List and Showcase Your Properties on Google Vacation Rentals with iGMS
Connect your iGMS website to Google's meta-search for short-term rentals and boost your direct bookings effortlessly.
What is Google Vacation Rentals?
Google Vacation Rentals allows property managers to list their short-term rentals alongside organic search results, providing broad exposure to millions of daily travelers.
Listings are integrated with Google’s meta-search, displaying detailed information such as rates, availability, and amenities.
With no fees for referrals or bookings, travelers are redirected to book directly on your website. This feature enables users to filter listings based on price, property type, and more, helping them find the ideal vacation rental.
How to List on Google Vacation Rentals
With iGMS, you can easily connect your direct booking website to Google Vacation Rentals, gaining exposure to millions of travelers at no extra cost.
Unlike OTAs, iGMS allows you to receive bookings directly without paying high commission fees.
Expand your reach and grow your bookings effortlessly by integrating with Google Vacation Rentals.
Your property’s availability, rates, and details will be automatically synced, and bookings will be processed directly through your site, with no investment in promotion required.
How to Make Your Google Vacation Rental Listings Stand Out
iGMS integrates your review scores from platforms like Airbnb and Vrbo into Google listings, boosting your credibility.
Each listing includes a dedicated landing page featuring your property’s logo, description, prices, availability, and more.
This increases your visibility and appeal to potential guests.
To rank higher in Google Vacation Rentals search results, ensure your data is accurate and up to date, including high-quality images, detailed amenities, and relevant property information.
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FAQ
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The key difference between Google Vacation Rentals and Airbnb is their function. Google Vacation Rentals acts as a metasearch engine, directing users to book on the property manager’s or OTA’s website, while Airbnb is a full online travel agency (OTA), facilitating bookings directly on its platform. Google aggregates listings from multiple sources, while Airbnb acts as a middleman between short-term rental owners and guests, offering a marketplace where bookings are processed directly on its site.
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Currently, individual hosts cannot create listings directly on Google Vacation Rentals (GVR). Only property management companies with over 5,000 properties and a tech team can directly integrate with GVR. However, property owners can work with approved partners like iGMS or list their properties on OTAs that partner with Google, such as Booking.com, Expedia, or Tripadvisor, which may result in their rentals appearing on GVR. This indirect integration allows properties to be visible on Google Vacation Rentals through the OTA listings
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Listing on Google Vacation Rentals significantly boosts visibility by tapping into the world’s most popular search engine, helping you reach millions of potential guests daily. Travelers who find your property are redirected to your website, allowing you to secure direct, commission-free bookings. With Google’s global reach and trusted reputation, your vacation rental business gains credibility, attracting international travelers and longer-stay guests. This integration helps enhance your property’s reputation and increases booking opportunities without additional promotional costs.
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Google Vacation Rentals partners with vacation rental website providers and major property management companies. These partners’ direct booking websites are featured on Google Travel and Google Vacation Rentals, allowing them to gain exposure and direct bookings without third-party fees. iGMS is one of these official partners, offering seamless integration with Google Vacation Rentals to help property owners maximize their reach and secure commission-free bookings.
