Summary
A listing in Host Tools can be connected to several channels at once — Airbnb, Vrbo, Booking.com, Houfy, and more — so one calendar, one set of prices, and one messaging setup drive every channel you sell on. When you import listings from a channel, Host Tools connects them to your existing listings automatically wherever the addresses match, and you can always connect a channel by hand.
Connecting a channel to an existing listing
Click your profile picture in the top right-hand corner.
Choose
Settingsfrom the drop-down menu.From the
Listingspage, press the+button to the right of the listing.Choose the channel you want to add for this listing and follow the prompts.
If the channel asks you for a verification code
If your Vrbo account has two-factor authentication turned on, Vrbo asks for a one-time code before it will let Host Tools connect. After you enter your password, Host Tools shows you the verification options Vrbo has on file for your account — a text message or a phone call — so you can choose how you'd like the code sent.
Pick the option you want and continue.
Wait for the code to arrive by text or call.
Enter the code in the
Vrbo Verification Codefield and continue.
Once the code is accepted, the connection finishes on its own and your Vrbo listings become available to import.
[SCREENSHOT: the Add Account modal showing the verification step with the text-message and phone-call options]
If the code doesn't go through, the message you see tells you what to do next:
The code was incorrect — check it and enter it again. You get three attempts; after that, start the connection again from
Settings > Listingsto have a new code sent.Your verification session has expired — too long passed between the code being sent and entered. Start the connection again and Vrbo sends a fresh code.
Vrbo couldn't verify this device automatically — Vrbo turned down the request itself rather than the code you typed, so a new code won't help. Our team is notified automatically when this happens; contact support and we'll take it from there.
💡 If the code never arrives at all, start the connection again from Settings > Listings and pick a different delivery option.
When Host Tools connects listings for you automatically
When you import listings from a channel, Host Tools compares each incoming listing's address against the listings you already have. If one of them is a confident match, the channel is connected to that existing listing rather than a duplicate being created — the same result as pressing + on it yourself.
An address matches when the street number, street name, and postal code all agree, or when the two addresses sit within about 100 meters of each other and share the same street number. Where a channel gives Host Tools an apartment or unit number, that has to agree too, so two units in the same building are never mistaken for one another. Only your own listings are considered, and only ones that don't already have that channel connected.
When the import finishes, you'll see a summary of what was connected, for example: "We automatically connected 1 channel listing to an existing listing by matching its address."
This applies everywhere listings are imported — the setup wizard, the Listings page in Settings, and an owner import link you've shared. For an owner import link, only the listings in that link's listing group are considered, so an owner can never affect the rest of your portfolio.
💡 Address matching relies on the address on each listing, so it works best when your listings have complete, accurate street addresses — including the apartment or unit number for a multi-unit property.
What happens if two of my listings share an address?
Nothing is guessed. Where the channel supplies an apartment or unit number, Host Tools uses it to tell the units apart, so each one connects to the listing it belongs to even though they all share a street address.
If two or more of your listings are still an equally good match — for example, several units at one address with no unit number on any of them — the incoming listing is imported as a new listing instead. You can then press + on the correct listing and connect the channel yourself.
Which listing's name and photos are kept?
Your existing listing stays in charge. Its name, photos, and settings are kept exactly as they are, and the incoming listing's content is discarded. Only the channel connection is added — the same behavior as connecting a channel by hand.
Will re-importing a listing change where it's connected?
No. A listing you've already imported keeps updating its own record, so running an import again won't move it onto a different listing.