Airbnb Wins Claim Against Vrbo for Nick Saban Commercials

It wasn't Nick Saban's fault, but Vrbo will have to discontinue those commercials or modify some of the language.

Vrbo needs to modify or take down its Nick Saban commercials after Airbnb won a challenge against the campaign with the BBB's National Advertising Division.

That division found that the campaign falsely "conveys the message that Vrbo competitors, like Airbnb, always require cohabitation with hosts," according to a National Advertising Division announcement.

It said the claim is unsupported and called on Vrbo to remove the "host-free" claim in the commercials or change it.

The Vrbo commercials – called "Rules" and "Host" – stated: "When other vacation rentals make you share your turf with a host,