Vrbo Refund Reversal in Maui Was an Exception

• Vrbo shifts refund policy for Maui wildfires but not for Hurricane Hilary; host policies determine refunds.
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Vrbo reversed its longstanding guest-refund policy for the wildfires in Maui – for the first time, guests would be entitled to full refunds. But that won’t be the case with Hurricane/Tropical Storm Hilary, which this week ripped through Baja California, Mexico, and then turned to Southern California and elsewhere in the U.S. Southwest. A Vrbo […]