Vrbo reviews all new listings for accuracy then approves them for publication. According to Vrbo, this manual process takes an average of 48 hours. In our experience, anything less than 48 hours is an exception with the actual time frame closer to 72 hours.

Read the Connect a Unit to Vrbo Knowledge Base Article

No, Vrbo does not allow you to connect to more than one account through BrightSide or any other property management software.

Yes, click on the Vrbo tab in your unit and scroll to the bottom of the page. The status of your property (Active) will be in large letters. Below that you will see the Listing ID, a series of numbers and letters. Click on the number and a new window will open and take you to your Vrbo listing.

Vrbo does not update in real time. They do not immediately update your property listings when you make changes in BrightSide. Vrbo only requests information from our servers once every 24 hours, usually late at night. After receiving the new data, they begin updating properties, which may take an additional 12 hours. This delay is due to the way Vrbo implements their updates, it is not due to BrightSide doing anything incorrectly.

Vrbo allows just 80 characters in the “Headline” for your property. If you enter more than 80 characters in BrightSide, the field will be outlined in red as a warning.

The unit summary on Vrbo allows up to 80 characters. If you do not enter a summary, Vrbo will use their standard language.