Optimisation Task: Review Distribution - Send your Reviews to VRBO
Module 12: Reviews, Reputation & Guest Retention
OwnerRez can share reviews it holds with channels that accept external reviews, such as Vrbo, which helps a newer listing on one platform benefit from guest feedback earned elsewhere. Review syncing has to be turned on in each channel's settings, and not every channel accepts outside reviews. Checking every channel individually makes sure your review history is shown wherever it is allowed.
What this lesson covers
- Why Send Your Reviews to Vrbo?
- How Review Distribution Works Behind the Scenes
- Layer 1: where the review lives
- Layer 2: OwnerRez decides what is shown
- Layer 3: each channel decides what it accepts
- Before You Start: A Five-Point Checklist
- The Steps, Explained in Plain Words
- Stage 1: Look at your reviews (steps 1 to 4)
- Stage 2: Show the reviews (steps 10 and 11)
- Stage 3: Check the channel (steps 12 to 17)
The full lesson is for clients
Clients get every step, the live walkthrough videos and our exact settings and templates from Skye’s Beach House.
Questions people ask
Can I show my Airbnb reviews on Vrbo?
Vrbo can display reviews imported from a channel manager like OwnerRez when review syncing is enabled, though hosts cannot reply to those imported reviews.
Does every booking channel accept synced reviews?
No. Only some channels accept external reviews, so the review sync setting needs to be checked for each channel connected to OwnerRez.
Why sync reviews to a new channel?
A new listing with no reviews can struggle to win trust, so showing existing guest reviews helps it start with credibility.
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