Okinawa, a chain of islands with a subtropical climate in southern Japan, is the No. 2 trending destination for 2026, per ...

If you have plans to book a vacation rental in the U.S. before the end of the year, American Express is offering an easy way to save. Through December 22, 2025, targeted Amex cardholders can earn a ...

It really wasn’t that long ago that if you were traveling somewhere and needed a place to stay, your only option was to book a hotel (or motel or bed & breakfast). But after its 2008 founding, online ...

Airbnb has more properties, but Vrbo is more customizable. We'll help you decide which hotel alternative is best for your trip. Managing Editor Alison DeNisco Rayome joined CNET in 2019, and is a ...

When you search for a place to stay you look for things like the number of bedrooms, the price and, of course, the location. But 5 on Your Side wants travelers to focus on who you book with and their ...

Vacation rental service Vrbo is telling unit owners not to downplay the coronavirus threat in dealing with travelers trying to cancel reservations, threatening to ban those who don't comply. The ...

When Cheryl Mander's Vrbo rental in Hawaii is uninhabitable, the rental platform agrees to cover her new accommodations. But then it backs out. What happened? My family and I recently rented a house ...

Vrbo can pick its spots to compete with Airbnb. But it's not a zero-sum game and parent company Expedia has no expectation of "beating" Airbnb. Vrbo took some not-so-veiled shots at the quality of ...

DEAR TRAVEL TROUBLESHOOTER: I booked a vacation rental in Paris through Vrbo. Vrbo charged $863 to my credit card. A day later, the owner contacted me, saying the house was not available. He said that ...