Vrbo is owned by Expedia Group (the United States, NASDAQ: EXPE), which acquired the brand on 15 December 2015 for $3.9 billion.[1][2] Vrbo was founded in 1995 in Austin, Texas and was independent until 2015.
Evidence: Expedia Group, Inc. Annual Report on Form 10-K filed 2026-02-13, SEC EDGAR, 13 February 2026. Verified from filings; last checked .
Vrbo, for Vacation Rentals By Owner, was founded in 1995 by a couple letting their Colorado ski condo, a decade before Airbnb existed. Expedia acquired it with HomeAway in 2015 for about $3.9 billion, and it concentrates on whole properties rather than spare rooms.
Sentences about Vrbo from Expedia Group's latest annual filing[1], copied word for word.
Vrbo operates an online marketplace for alternative accommodations with localized websites around the world, as well as other regional alternative accommodation brands.
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Expedia Group controls 9 brands on Brandtree, 9 of them in internet & digital.
The 19 brands in accommodation & rentals on Brandtree belong to 5 owners. The largest is HomeToGo, with 11.
Expedia Group is a publicly listed company headquartered in Seattle, Washington, United States, founded in 1996. Brandtree records 9 brands under its control, and it is listed as NASDAQ: EXPE.
Expedia began in 1996 as a division of Microsoft, was spun out in 1999, and passed through Barry Diller's IAC before becoming independent again in 2005. It owns most of the American online travel brands that appear to compete with each other, which is why comparing Expedia against Hotels.com and Orbitz compares three products from one company.
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Brandtree records a controlling owner for 2,570 brands that began in the United States. 492 of them (19%) are now controlled by a company headquartered in another country; Vrbo is not one of them.
Expedia acquired HomeAway, owner of the Vrbo vacation rental marketplace, for about $3.9 billion in cash and stock. The purchase gave Expedia a whole-property rental business as Airbnb grew.
The parent company of Vrbo is Expedia Group, a publicly listed company headquartered in the United States.
Yes. Vrbo originated in the United States in 1995 and its owner, Expedia Group, is also headquartered in the United States.
Expedia Group completed its acquisition of Vrbo on 15 December 2015, after announcing the deal on 4 November 2015. The deal was valued at $3.9 billion (enterprise value).
Vrbo was an independent company from its founding in 1995 in Austin, Texas until Expedia Group acquired it in 2015.
Yes. As of 29 October 2026, Vrbo is still owned by Expedia Group. The ownership record was last checked against primary sources on that date.
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