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title: "Bookabach vs Vrbo: Which is more popular by branded search in New Zealand?"
description: "Which is more popular in search, Bookabach or Vrbo? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Holiday home rentals set in New Zealand. Branded searches tell you how often people look for a brand by name or related terms. Comparing these searches across competitors helps you see how popular each brand is over time."
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publisher: "Brandwave"
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# Bookabach vs Vrbo: Which is more popular by branded search in New Zealand?

Which is more popular in search, Bookabach or Vrbo? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Holiday home rentals set in New Zealand. Branded searches tell you how often people look for a brand by name or related terms. Comparing these searches across competitors helps you see how popular each brand is over time.

## Key facts

- **Compared**: Bookabach and Vrbo
- **Competitive set**: Holiday home rentals
- **Market**: New Zealand
- **Month measured**: Aug 2026
- **Bookabach Share of Search**: 6.8%
- **Vrbo Share of Search**: 0.92%

## Which is more popular in search, Bookabach or Vrbo?

- In August 2026, Bookabach had more branded searches than Vrbo among holiday home rentals in New Zealand. Bookabach was estimated to have 20.4K branded searches compared to Vrbo’s 2.8K, and held a 6.8% Share of Search versus Vrbo’s 0.92%.
- Bookabach was ahead of Vrbo in every measured month of the 11 months ending August 2026.
- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, Bookabach’s estimated Share of Search among holiday home rentals in New Zealand moved from 8.1% to 6.8%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 21.6K to 20.4K.
- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, Vrbo’s estimated Share of Search among holiday home rentals in New Zealand moved from 1% to 0.92%, and its estimated monthly branded searches held steady at 2.8K.

## How did search popularity change for New Zealand holiday home rentals in August 2026?

- In August 2026, Vrbo rose from 5th to 4th among holiday home rentals in New Zealand.

## Month by month

| Month | Bookabach estimated searches | Bookabach Share of Search | Bookabach rank | Vrbo estimated searches | Vrbo Share of Search | Vrbo rank |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Oct 2025 | 21.6K | 8.1% | 3 | 2.8K | 1% | 5 |
| Nov 2025 | 20.4K | 7.6% | 3 | 2.9K | 1.1% | 4 |
| Dec 2025 | 21.7K | 6.9% | 3 | 3.4K | 1.1% | 4 |
| Jan 2026 | 28.4K | 7.2% | 3 | 4.3K | 1.1% | 5 |
| Feb 2026 | 21.7K | 6.6% | 3 | 4.1K | 1.3% | 4 |
| Mar 2026 | 21.8K | 6.7% | 3 | 3.5K | 1.1% | 4 |
| Apr 2026 | 16.7K | 6.2% | 3 | 2.3K | 0.86% | 4 |
| May 2026 | 17.7K | 6.3% | 3 | 2.5K | 0.87% | 4 |
| Jun 2026 | 17.7K | 6.2% | 3 | 2.3K | 0.78% | 5 |
| Jul 2026 | 20.4K | 7% | 3 | 2.2K | 0.75% | 5 |
| Aug 2026 | 20.4K | 6.8% | 3 | 2.8K | 0.92% | 4 |
| Sep 2026 | — | — | — | — | — | — |

## How each brand is measured

Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using Bookabach’s and Vrbo’s names. When viewed over time, estimated search volumes for these branded terms can be used to understand whether interest in the brands is growing, holding steady, or fading.

- **Bookabach**: Measured on the search terms “bookabach”, “bookabach app”, “bookabach co nz”, “bookabach com”, “bookabach holiday homes”, “bookabach near me”, “bookabach new zealand”, “bookabach nz”, “bookabach pohara” and “omaha bookabach”, summed into one figure.
- **Vrbo**: Measured on the search terms “vrbo”, “vrbo cabins”, “vrbo com”, “vrbo holiday homes”, “vrbo home rentals”, “vrbo near me”, “vrbo new zealand”, “vrbo nz” and “vrbo rentals”, summed into one figure.

- [Bookabach profile](/demand/nz/brands/bookabach)
- [Vrbo profile](/demand/nz/brands/vrbo)
- [All holiday home rentals in New Zealand](/demand/nz/categories/nz-holiday-home-rentals): The set both shares are measured inside, 5 brands.

## Methodology

- [How is branded search demand measured?](/demand/methodology): Where the figures come from, what they compare, and how they may be reused.

## Frequently asked questions

### Which is more popular in search, Bookabach or Vrbo?

In August 2026, Bookabach had more branded searches than Vrbo among holiday home rentals in New Zealand. Bookabach was estimated to have 20.4K branded searches compared to Vrbo’s 2.8K, and held a 6.8% Share of Search versus Vrbo’s 0.92%.

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