VR connectivity partners: Starter guide overview

This illustration demonstrates a connectivity partner managing multiple vacation rental properties.

You are considered a connectivity partner if you currently receive or manage rates, rooms, and availability for one or more vacation rentals property managers, and belong to one or multiple of the following categories:

  • Software provider for the vacation rental or hotel industry
  • Channel manager
  • Booking engine
  • Website builder/Designer
  • Integration provider

Benefits of becoming a vacation rentals on Google partner

Hundreds of millions of travelers around the world search for vacation rentals and other lodging on Google every day. As a Google's vacation rentals partner, you’ll:

  • Expand your reach: Easily engage with more customers.
  • Widen distribution channels: Display your aggregated vacation rental listings on Google Search, Maps, Assistant, and other services on both desktop and mobile.
  • Promote your listings at no cost: Becoming a Google's vacation rentals partner is free, with no advertising spend required.
  • Gain performance insights: Learn more about listing performance and user interactions, and apply data insights to boost bookings.
  • Broaden your audience: Share vacation rentals with Google to reach new travelers who are interested in lodging options beyond hotels.
  • Own your customer relationships: Support your customers throughout the transaction, and maintain customer relationship touchpoints.

Connectivity partner benefits

Help your customers grow their direct business Increase your range of connectivity channels Expand your customer relationships
Publish your customers’ inventory, and use their own logo to increase visibility and drive traffic to direct-booking property manager websites. Add Google as an additional distribution for your customers. Grow your relationship with your customers by connecting them to more channels and features.

Learn more about why users book vacation rentals through Google

Getting started

The integration process typically takes between 8 and 12 weeks after we receive your property list, but some partners have taken as little as 4 weeks to complete their integration and go live on Google.

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