Vrbo's Built to Stay report found 56% of travelers expect a response within an hour. How do you maintain that level of responsiveness across every listing, every channel, all at once? Meet Escapia's official API partner, Enso Connect 🔵. Enso Connect runs the guest experience on top of your Escapia operations: 🔹 One API key connects bookings, guests, and listings, no CSV imports, no manual re-entry 🔹 EnsoAI answers guests 24/7 in your brand voice, escalating only on your rules 🔹 A branded guest app handles check-in, verification, and smart locks 🔹 Upsells post revenue straight back to Escapia, averaging $40 per stay Operators running Enso Connect on Escapia see an 8% revenue increase and automate 70% of guest messages. See how it works with Escapia ➡️ https://lnkd.in/e8pN2EEy
Escapia
Software Development
Austin, Texas 2,974 followers
Escapia is the vacation rental software trusted by over 1,000 professional property managers.
About us
For more than 25 years, Escapia has powered professional property management businesses with technology built for real-world complexity. Today, we continue to evolve—delivering tools that help property managers operate more efficiently and scale with confidence. As part of Expedia Group, Escapia combines deep Vrbo integration with ongoing product innovation, dependable performance, and U.S.-based support teams who understand the demands of professional operations. We’re built for enterprise teams who need proven technology and expect it to keep getting better.
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http://www.escapia.com
External link for Escapia
- Industry
- Software Development
- Company size
- 51-200 employees
- Headquarters
- Austin, Texas
- Type
- Public Company
- Founded
- 2010
- Specialties
- Vacation Rental Management Software, Channel Partner Distribution, Guest Management System, and Technical Support
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FAVR Xtravaganza wrapped, and it did not disappoint. Great conversations with vacation rental pros from across the industry and some catch-up time with our teammates at Vrbo. For the Escapia team, the highlight was sitting down with our users in person. Hearing firsthand about what is working for your business—and where you need more support—is exactly what drives our product forward. A huge thank you to everyone who stopped by our booth or caught us for a chat in the hallways. This industry truly thrives on relationships, and events like this are a perfect reminder of why we do what we do. Next stop: Vacation Rental Management Association (VRMA) International in Nashville next week. We look forward to seeing many more of you there. 📸: Ted Sniderman Kirsten Charanian Matthew Desotel #Escapia #FAVR #VRMAInternational #VacationRental #STR
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The Escapia team is officially set up at Booth 8 for FAVR's Vacation Rental Xtravaganza in Orlando, and we'd love to see you. Stop by to take a look at the modernized Reservation Grid and grab some Escapia swag before it's gone. Walking the floor today? Drop a comment or swing by Booth 8 to say hello. #VacationRentalXtravaganza #FAVR2026 #VacationRental #PropertyManagement #Escapia
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Your July rate is still live in October. Your owner is asking why the calendar looks quiet. That maintenance ticket from June? Still open. Shoulder season has a way of exposing exactly where your systems are held together with workarounds and good intentions. But it is also your absolute best window to fix them. According to Vrbo Built to Stay research, 86% of travelers will pay a premium for a higher-quality listing. Shoulder season gives you the exact pocket of time you need to get ahead on that. To help you audit your operations during shoulder season, we put together a 9-point checklist covering pricing, maintenance, guest comms, listings, and owner accounting. Link to the full checklist is in the comments below 👇
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Fill shoulder-season gaps with paid visibility. When demand softens, visibility closes the gap faster than price cuts do. Vrbo Sponsored Listings puts your shoulder-season dates, new properties, or high-quality units that need more exposure higher in search — right when travelers are comparing options. You only pay when a guest books. No upfront spend, no risk on inventory that doesn't convert. More visibility. Same margin protection. Learn more: https://lnkd.in/ecKn8RiP
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86% of travelers would pay more for a vacation rental with a higher-quality listing. Among Gen Z, that number jumps to 92%. For professional property managers, quality is a direct revenue strategy for 2027. The real challenge? Delivering that premium level of confidence across every single property in your portfolio, not just your top tier. Discover the 5 traveler trust standards to integrate into your 2027 planning. Full breakdown for property managers: https://lnkd.in/eqf95Mvf (Vrbo Built to Stay Report, 2026) #PropertyManagement #VacationRentals #ShortTermRentals
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Behind every confident property manager is someone making the tech easier to learn — meet Kat. As our Learning Content Specialist, Katherine Guzman builds the e-learning content and support resources that help vacation rental property managers get the most out of Escapia every day. Kat partners across Support, Training, Product, Quality, Operations, and Marketing — turning performance data and training metrics into learning experiences that actually stick. Her work is a great example of what happens behind the scenes so Escapia users can run their businesses with confidence. #LifeatExpedia
Every great travel experience starts long before the trip. It starts with people like Katherine Guzman. As Escapia’s Learning Content Specialist, Kat helps make travel technology clearer, more practical and easier to use. Her day-to-day work includes: 📚 Developing e-learning content and support resources for customers and internal teams 🤝 Collaborating across Support, Training, Product, Quality, Operations, and Marketing 📊 Turning training metrics and performance insights into stronger learning experiences Kat’s work helps vacation rental property managers access the knowledge they need to run their businesses and feel more confident using Escapia every day. In doing so, she’s helping Expedia Group build what’s next in travel, one learning experience at a time.
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Great conversation with my friends at Good Morning Hospitality, A Skift Podcast on our fall product launches across Vrbo and Escapia. Always appreciate the thoughtful perspectives and healthy debate! Worth a listen for partners looking to level up on Vrbo or streamline their operations with Escapia.
On this episode of Good Morning Hospitality, A Skift Podcast, Michael Goldin, Brandreth Canaley, and Jamie Lane sit down with Tim Rosolio, VP of Vacation Rental Partnerships at Expedia Group, to unpack what the expansion says about Vrbo’s strategy for the vacation rental market. They dig into Sponsored Listings and the economics of paying for premium search placement, new pricing and promotional tools, One Key member deals, Expedia package distribution, and whether AI-powered search is already changing how travelers discover vacation rentals. Tim also addresses concerns around hosts effectively buying their way up search results, Vrbo’s new Host with Confidence program, and why Expedia continues investing in Escapia as the property management technology landscape becomes increasingly competitive. It’s a look beyond the product announcements at how Expedia Group is building a broader demand, merchandising, and technology ecosystem around professional vacation rentals.
Vrbo’s Biggest Product Push Yet, and What Hosts Need to Know
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Relax your cancellation policy with Roam. Roam directly connects to Escapia, syncing reservation and checkout data automatically. No manual entry, no separate dashboard to reconcile. Cancellations and rebookings flow straight back into the system you already use. The payoff: guests get a flexible, frictionless checkout. Owners get protected income. You get higher conversion, longer booking windows, and consistent cash flow — without absorbing the financial risk yourself. Explore the Roam x Escapia integration: https://lnkd.in/e4ZEBuvJ
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More than half of travelers expect a response within an hour when something goes wrong during their stay. That window is tight, and for teams managing properties across multiple channels, staying responsive used to mean managing multiple inboxes at once. Escapia's Communications Hub brings email, OTA messages, and SMS together in one place. Automated messages and Guest Guides handle the routine details — check-in instructions, parking, Wi-Fi — before guests even have to ask. Fewer screens to watch. Faster responses when it counts.
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