**The problem it solves** Vacation rental property managers want to distribute inventory across major OTAs, GDS channels, and private loyalty networks without maintaining separate API contracts, content mappings, and rate-sync processes for each platform. **What VacayHome Connect does** VacayHome Connect is a US vacation rental distribution and channel management platform founded in 2009 and headquartered in Chicago, Illinois, connecting property managers' listings to Expedia, Vrbo, Airbnb, Booking.com, TripAdvisor, and exclusive private and loyalty channels not available through standard aggregators. **How it works** The Channel Manager Plus platform is the distribution core, syncing content, availability, rates, and reservations across connected OTAs and sub-channels with minute-level updates and mapping amenities across 450-plus attributes to channel-specific formats. Rate management includes multiple rate plans, derived rates, yield management, and restrictions, a reservation hub centralizes booking intake, payment processing, and automated guest communication, and an optional direct booking website builder captures commission-free reservations. Service tiers layer on content and listing management, a 24/7 US-based call center, and a full-service option handling OTA contracts, payments, and tax remittance. **Who it's for** Professional vacation rental property managers and management companies needing multi-channel OTA distribution with optional full-service outsourcing, particularly those wanting access to exclusive private distribution channels alongside the major OTAs.
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