Overview

Vrbo offers both “promotions” and “discounts” to help property managers attract more bookings and maximize occupancy. These tools allow you to set up special offers for your properties based on specific criteria, such as booking window, guest type, or device used. This guide explains the types of promotions available, how to configure them, and important rules and best practices.

Key Concepts

No stacking: While multiple discounts/promotions can be created for the same property for overlapping dates, the highest discount/promotion is what will be applied to the booking. The discounts do not stack.
Where to set Vrbo promotions & Discounts in Boost: You can set promotions on the Channel Settings Page (applies to all properties) or on the Listing Settings page of an individual property. You must choose one method per property—combining both is not supported.
Activation/Deactivation: Promotions can be enabled, disabled, or edited at any time. Promotions cannot be deleted; you can only disable them by setting them to ‘Inactive’
Bulk update is not supported for promotions; set up each property individually if needed.
New Listing Discount is counted as a promotion for stacking logic.
Changes take about 15 minutes to appear on Vrbo.

Types of Vrbo Promotions

Promotion Type	Description

Promotion Type	Description
New Listing Discount	This is a 20% discount for new properties on Vrbo. It is not configurable aside from enabling or disabling for a property
Early Booking	Applies a discount amount to reservations that are booked within 60 - 500 days from today’s date. Meant to give deals to bookers who book far out in advance of their check in days
Last Minute	Applies a discount amount to reservations that are booked within 1 - 30 days from today’s date. Meant to give deals to bookers who book check in dates close to their booking date.
Mobile Only	Applies a discount amount to reservations that are booked by a guest using a mobile device. Meant to give deals to bookers using a mobile device to browse and book
Member Only	Applies a discount amount to reservations that are booked by a Vrbo member, ie someone signed into Vrbo while browsing. Meant to give deals to Vrbo status holders

Merchandising & Guest Experience

Merchandising is how OTA’s advertise discounts/promotions to guests, using call outs in the user interface as well as strike thru pricing.

Merchandising Examples from the Vrbo user interface

Early booking

Last minute

New listing discount

Mobile only

Member only

How to Set Up Vrbo Promotions

Vrbo Promotions can be set on the Channel Settings Page or on the (individual) Listing Settings Pages in boost.

Setting Vrbo Promotions on the Channel Settings (All Properties)

Go to Channel Settings in your dashboard.
Scroll to Pricing and click Add Promotion.
Name your promotion and select the promotion type.
Configure the required fields (see below for field details).
Scroll to the bottom and click Save Changes.

Setting Vrbo Promotions on the Listing Settings (Individual Properties)

Select the property you want to edit.
Click Pricing > Edit Pricing.
Scroll to the bottom and click Add Promotion.
Configuration is the same as Channel Setting (outlined above).
Scroll to the bottom and click Save Changes

Note: If you are using Channel Settings for promotions but want to switch to a listing-level promotion, set the “Source” to “Override” at the property level and Save Changes

Promotion fields & configuration details

The Boost user interface provides options to set discounts. Depending on the selected promotion type, different configuration options appear. Required fields are marked with an asterisk (*), and help text indicates minimum or maximum values.

Expand the text box below for details on each field and its function

Field Name	Field Description	Required?	What promotions does this apply to	Other notes and restrictions

Field Name	Field Description	Required?	What promotions does this apply to	Other notes and restrictions
Name	A detailed name describing to the user what this promotion is	Yes	All	Use a descriptive name
Promotion Type	Type of promotion (Early Booking, Last Minute, etc.)	Yes	All
Promotion Status	Active/Inactive	Yes	All	Set to Inactive to disable
Discount Configuration
Discount Type	Whether the promotion is active or not. Vrbo does not allow to delete promotions for properties, so a user must set promotions to inactive if they want to turn them off	Yes	All except Member Only	Defaults to active. Can create promotions initially as inactive and then update them as well
Discount Unit	Percent or flat amount	Yes	All
Supplier Discount ID	ID from your PMS or source system	Yes	All	Recommended to match the Name
Day of Week Discount	Discount for specific days of the week	Yes	Day-of-Week discounts	Useful for weekend/weekday offers
Tier Discount (Member)	Discount by Vrbo member tier (blue, silver, gold)	Yes	Member Only	Must be at least 10; blue < silver < gold
Travel Date From/To	Stay dates when the promotion applies	Yes	All	Check-in/check-out dates
Minimum/Maximum Nights	Stay duration required for the promotion	No	All
Min/Max Days in Advance	Booking window for Early/Last Minute promotions	Yes	Early/Last Minute
Applicable Nights	Interval of nights for multi-night discounts	Required	Multi-night discounts
Recurring Discount	Whether the discount recurs on intervals	No	Multi-night discounts
Mobile Only	Targets mobile device bookings	No	All except Mobile Only
Blackout Dates	Dates when the promotion does not apply	No	All	Can set multiple blackout ranges

Disabling or Opting Out of Promotions

Disabling a Promotion on Channel Settings

Navigate to the Channel Settings page and scroll to the specific promotion you wish to disable
Set the promotion’s status to Inactive
Scroll to the bottom of the page and lick Save Changes

Disabling a Promotion on Listing Settings

From the Listings page in Boost, click the listing name you want to update.
Click on Pricing and then on Edit Pricing
Scroll down to Promotions and set Promotion Status to Inactive
Scroll to the bottom of the page and click Save Changes

Opting Out of Channel Promotions

Navigate to the property in Boost and find the promotions under Pricing > Edit Pricing then scroll down to Promotions
Change the Source’ from Channel Settings to Override
Scroll to the bottom of the page and click Save Changes

Vrbo - Promotions (Discounts)