Escapia Wrapped: A look back at 2025’s top features + product updates

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Looking for the fastest way to improve performance in 2026? Start by understanding the tools that already moved the needle for thousands of Escapia property managers in 2025. This year saw major releases designed to reduce manual work, boost booking visibility, and strengthen insights across your entire business.

From Flex Reporting and Guest Guides to Vrbo Promotions that deliver ~40% more bookings, Escapia’s 2025 product innovations were engineered to tackle the biggest challenges PMs face today.

This Escapia Wrapped breakdown shows you exactly what launched, why it matters, and how these features can give you a competitive edge going into the new year. 

Guest Guides: A Branded, Mobile-First Guest Experience Built Right Into Escapia

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Guest expectations are more mobile and more self-service than ever — and Escapia answered with Guest Guides, a polished, mobile-friendly hub for every stay. 

Guest Guides allow you to:

  • Share unit photos, stay details, and custom content
  • Auto-fill property info using templates and merge tags
  • Offer downloadable PDFs for offline access
  • Automate delivery through Escapia's Communications Hub

By eliminating the need for third-party tools, Guest Guides help property managers deliver a consistent, branded experience that reduces guest questions and elevates the stay from arrival to departure.

Reservations Agenda: A Modern, Mobile-First Way to Manage Bookings

2025 also brought a major upgrade to reservation management with the launch of the Reservations Agenda — a streamlined, mobile-friendly view of upcoming and active bookings. 

Property managers can easily access:

  • Full reservation details
  • Guest and payment information
  • Agreement statuses
  • A clean, centralized view on mobile and desktop

This feature was built directly from customer feedback and solves a core industry need: quick, on-the-go booking visibility. 

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Escapia User Day at ECVR 2025: A Record-Breaking Year of Community Innovation

This year, more than 170 property managers joined us in Austin for Escapia User Day at ECVR — our largest community event to date. 

The day covered:

Your insights continue to shape our innovation, and we’re grateful for the collaboration that makes Escapia stronger every year. 

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Flex Reporting: Unified, Customizable Insights for Confident Decision-Making

2025 was the year Escapia reimagined reporting. Flex Reporting brings all your performance metrics into one fast, customizable workspace — no exporting, stitching, or guesswork required. 

With Flex Reporting, property managers can: 

  • View revenue, bookings, occupancy, ADR, RevPAR, and more at a glance
  • Filter by channel, renter type, unit, region, or date range 
  • Build and save report templates tailored to their workflow
  • Use the Flex Accounting Report to consolidate 10+ legacy accounting reports into one unified dashboard 

Designed for real-time clarity and actionable insights, Flex Reporting helps you make informed, data-driven decisions with confidence. 

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Notifications: Real-Time Alerts That Keep Teams Agile and Proactive

Escapia launched Notifications to ensure teams stay ahead of fast-moving operations. These alerts surface the updates that matter most — when they matter — helping teams act quickly and avoid missed details.

You can receive alerts for:

  • New bookings
  • New traveler messages
  • Housekeeping tasks due
  • Issues reported by housekeepers

Notifications appear in your dashboard, inbox, or via SMS, giving your team visibility wherever they’re working. 

Vrbo Promotions: Built Into Escapia to Boost Visibility and Revenue

One of the most impactful updates of the year: Vrbo Promotions are now natively integrated into Escapia, giving property managers a proven way to attract and convert high-intent travelers. Promotions are now driving ~40% more bookings and ~10% higher revenue on average across the Vrbo network. 

Escapia supports all four of the promotion types:

  • Early Bookings: attracts advanced planners
  • Last Minute: fills near-term gaps fast
  • Member-Only: reaches high-value One Key loyalty travelers
  • Mobile: captures the 60% of Vrbo guests booking on mobile

Promotions also display badges, filters, and strike-through pricing to supercharge visibility.

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On-Demand Webinars: Training Designed for 2025’s Biggest Trends

To help teams stay ahead of industry shifts, Escapia released a full slate of on-demand webinars, including: 

These sessions give PMs direct access to expert guidance on pricing, automation, distribution, and performance.

Looking Ahead to 2026

This year was defined by smarter automation, improved visibility, and tools that reduce friction for both property managers and guests. And we’re just getting started. 

In 2026, Escapia will continue investing in reliability, performance, reporting depth, channel optimization, and new capabilities that help professional PMs stay competitive in an evolving market. 

Here’s to another year of growth, innovation, and exceptional stays.