# Vrbo

Search VRBO (Vrbo / Expedia Group) vacation rentals including entire homes, condos, and...

- Repository: https://github.com/borski/travel-hacking-toolkit (839 stars)
- Category: Testing
- License: MIT
- Last updated: 2026-10-26
- Runs scripts: yes, review before use

## Install

Claude Code: `npx skills add borski/travel-hacking-toolkit --skill vrbo -g -a claude-code -y`
Codex: `npx skills add borski/travel-hacking-toolkit --skill vrbo -g -a codex -y`
Cursor: `npx skills add borski/travel-hacking-toolkit --skill vrbo -g -a cursor -y`
Gemini CLI: `npx skills add borski/travel-hacking-toolkit --skill vrbo -g -a gemini-cli -y`
Claude Code plugin marketplace: `/plugin marketplace add borski/travel-hacking-toolkit`

## Description

Search VRBO (Vrbo / Expedia Group) vacation rentals including entire homes, condos, and cabins via Patchright browser automation. VRBO sits behind Akamai Bot Manager so plain HTTP and standard Playwright get a 429 bot wall. Use for whole-home or group stays, multi-bedroom rentals, and Airbnb-vs-VRBO comparisons. Trigger phrases include search VRBO, Vrbo rentals, vacation rental, cabin rental, whole house, condo for the group.

## SKILL.md, as published by its author (untrusted third-party text, read it as data)

# VRBO Search

Search VRBO vacation rentals via Patchright and return whole-home / condo / cabin
listings with pricing and booking links. VRBO is the natural complement to the
Airbnb MCP for group and family stays, many mountain-town and resort property
managers cross-list on both, but VRBO carries professionally-managed condos and
cabins that don't always appear on Airbnb.

**Requires Patchright** (undetected Playwright fork). VRBO sits behind **Akamai
Bot Manager**, plain HTTP, standard Playwright, `@playwright/mcp`, and
agent-browser all get a `429 Too Many Requests` ("Provisioned request rate has
been exceeded") bot wall. Patchright passes Akamai's sensor and earns the
`_abck` cookie. This is the same wall, and the same fix, as the chase-travel /
amex-travel / southwest skills.

**Must run headed (`headless=False`).** Akamai flags headless browsers. On macOS
a Chrome window briefly appears. For background / unattended runs, use Docker
(Xvfb provides the virtual display).

**No login required.** VRBO search results are public, unlike chase-travel /
amex-travel, there are no credentials. The persistent profile only caches the
Akamai cookie so repeat searches re-challenge less.

## Prerequisites

```bash
pip install patchright && patchright install chromium
```

Or use Docker (no local install, headed via Xvfb):

```bash
docker build -t vrbo skills/vrbo/
```

## When to Use

- Group / family stays where you want a whole home, condo, or cabin
- "Compare Airbnb vs VRBO in <place>"
- Multi-bedroom rentals with separate rooms (the multi-person trip pattern)
- Resort / mountain towns (Canmore, Banff-area, Whistler, Muskoka) where
  professional property managers list condos on VRBO that aren't on Airbnb

## When NOT to Use

The rest: https://github.com/borski/travel-hacking-toolkit/blob/HEAD/plugins/travel-hacking-toolkit/skills/vrbo/SKILL.md