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Vrbo security deposits and lots of updates to the Tasks App! July 31, 2026

  • July 31, 2026
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Alan Sincich
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We’re excited to help you protect your property and business with security deposits now available for Vrbo bookings! We also have some great Tasks Apps updates that will help you onboard your team. 

Vrbo

Support for security deposits for Vrbo Partner Connection bookings 🔐

  • You no longer need to fill the gap of no integrated damage protection for Vrbo Partner Connection reservations
  • Your guests can now complete a security deposit task in the guest portal after booking
  • The deposit is secured 2 days before check-in we show the guest a refundable damage deposit total at checkout

Operations

See teammate payout verification status 🏦

  • There’s now an improved interface for your teammates overview and details page
  • It will now display the verification status of teammates’ payout methods

Teammates with only a phone number can now join the Tasks App 📞

  • Your teammates no longer need an email to join Tasks App
  • You can create a Hospitable account for them with just a phone number

Task App invites in Spanish 🔣

  • You can now choose a language for your teammate when sharing a task via email or SMS
  • If the teammate already has a preferred language set up, it will be used as the default
  • If no preferred language is set up, the language assigned by the manager will be used in the task sharing notification

Mobile App

Mobile menu now opens as an overlay 📱

  • This helps keep your place and preventing page reloads
  • It also opens over the current screen instead of replacing it
  • There’s now smooth slide-up animation and easy back button closure

Booking.com 

Allow secondary users to create Booking.com listings 🏡

  • Secondary users with property permission can now create Booking.com listings
  • Eligibility checks now run against the team owner's account instead of the secondary user's
  • Your secondary users must have property permission with access to specific properties in order to create listings

Owners Portal

Clearer property management changes for owners ✅

  • When an owner assigns properties to a bank account, the manage properties modal now explains that future payouts and payments will be affected, not current ones
  • The modal nows stay open after saving and confirms the changes that have been made, showing which properties will now route to which account
  • This helps provides clearer understanding of how property management changes will affect payouts and payments

API and MCP

Owner and owner statement data available 💜

  • You can now seamlessly integrate owner and owner statement data into your custom AI trust accounting solution
  • Easily access transactions and create new ones through the public API