Vrbo

Vrbo (Vacation Rentals by Owner) is an online marketplace that connects homeowners with travelers looking for vacation rentals. Vrbo is part of Expedia Group

Isreal and Apartheid

Expedia Group, the parent company of Vrbo, was included in the UN Database of businesses engaged in activities related to the Israeli settlements. This database was created following an independent international fact-finding mission, which aimed to investigate the impact of these settlements on the civil, political, economic, social, and cultural rights of the Palestinian people in the Occupied Palestinian Territory, including East Jerusalem. Despite the publication of this report back in Feb. 2020, Expedia Group has continued its operations and continues to benefit from activities in these occupied territories to this day.

Resources:

• OHCHR update of database of all business enterprises involved in the activities detailed in paragraph 96 of the report of the independent international fact-finding mission to investigate the implications of the Israeli settlements on the civil, political, economic, social and cultural rights of the Palestinian people throughout the Occupied Palestinian Territory, including East Jerusalem
• OHCHR Report of the independent international fact-finding mission to investigate the implications of the Israeli settlements on the civil, political, economic, social and cultural rights of the Palestinian people throughout the Occupied Palestinian Territory, including East Jerusalem