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Vrbo

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American vacation rental online marketplace

Vrbo ( VUR-boh) is an American online marketplace for vacation rentals and is owned by Expedia Group. Primarily based in Austin, Texas, VRBO was originally an abbreviation for Vacation Rentals by Owner, but since 2019 the company has been known as Vrbo.2 It was founded by David Clouse.1 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0

Last updated Oct 20, 2026.

Overview

1995Founded1
  • Industrytourism industry1
  • HeadquartersSpringfield, United States1
  • Websitewww.vrbo.com
  • Legal formLimited Liability Company3
  • LEI254900CJ50P36AFFYN853
  • StatusActive3
  • LEI statusIssued and current3
  • Registered addressC/O NATIONAL REGISTERED AGENTS, INC, 89701 Carson City, United States3
  • Registered withBusiness Center (Secretary of State), NV200514410873

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Vrbo ( VUR-boh) is an American online marketplace for vacation rentals and is owned by Expedia Group. Primarily based in Austin, Texas, VRBO was originally an abbreviation for Vacation Rentals by Owner, but since 2019 the company has been known as Vrbo.2

Corporate structure

Vrbo is part of a group headed by Expedia Group. 19 entities, 7 countries on record. Switch between the flow chart and the network, and select any entity to see its details.

  • Expedia Group Seattle, Washington, United States
    • Vrbo Springfield, Missouri, United States
    • CheapTickets Subsidiary · Hawaii
    • Ebookers.com Subsidiary · London, Finland
    • Expedia Cruises Subsidiary · Vancouver
    • Findatour.co Subsidiary · Tehran, Iran
    • HomeAway Subsidiary · Austin, Texas, United States
    • Hotels.com Subsidiary
    • Hotwire.com Subsidiary · San Francisco
    • Orbitz Subsidiary · Chicago
    • Travelocity Subsidiary · Dallas
    • Trivago Subsidiary · Düsseldorf
    • wotif.com Subsidiary
    • Abritel Subsidiary
    • Expedia Lodging Partner Services Sàrl Subsidiary · Switzerland
    • Expedia Treasury Services Limited Subsidiary · United Kingdom
    • Expedia.com Limited Subsidiary · United Kingdom
    • FeWo-direkt.de Subsidiary · Germany
    • Stayz Subsidiary · Australia

Built from parent and subsidiary links from GLEIF, the Global Legal Entity Identifier Foundation (CC0); subsidiaries listed in Exhibit 21 of annual reports filed with the SEC; subsidiaries, stakes and holdings from Wikidata (CC0). Each entity in the chart links to its source.

The story

Founded by David Clouse in 1995.1

Subsidiaries and ownership

Parent company

Owners

Former owners and parents

From Wikidata.1

Timeline

  1. Dec 2015Acquired Acquired by Expedia Group1
  2. 2006Acquired Acquired by HomeAway1
  3. 1995Founded Founded1

Sources

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