Holiday Rental Websites – Reviews Sections – Are You Scared ?
Posted in Advice on 02. Dec, 2009 | 1 Comment
Don’t be afraid of holiday reviews
An increasing number of holiday rental websites are offering guests the opportunity to review accommodation after their stay.
Many second home owners are nervous of these reviews, fearing that poor feedback could wreck their reputation and future bookings. But there really is much less to fear than you imagine – [...]
Paypal for villa owners
Posted in Advice on 16. Jul, 2009 | 1 Comment
One of the things that came out of the discussion about the Morairaway rental scam was that holiday home rental customers might be looking to pay by credit card when they book their villa or apartment direct from the owner. It’s for this reason I have had a look into registering as a paypal “merchant” [...]
Essential Items For Your Holiday Home Rental
Posted in Advice on 30. Jun, 2009 | 1 Comment
Essential Items for a holiday home property
Here’s a list of items that most holiday letting properties should be stocked up with if you are going to have happy renters which of course can only help in terms of those important word of mouth referrals and indeed repeat guests.
Some of the items will depend on how [...]
Morairaway Scandal – Time for a bonding product ?
Posted in Advice on 24. Jun, 2009 | 25 Comments
The Morairaway villa fraud in Spain
Police in Spain are investigating the case of Morairaway.com – a fraudulent villa rental company which advertised and took bookings for high end villas in Moraira, Javea about 80km north of Alicante. It seems many families from all over Europe have paid thousands of Euros for bookings with Moraira – [...]
Buying Holiday Rental Property In Lanzarote
Posted in Advice on 13. Jun, 2009 | No Comments
Spain has long reigned as the most popular holiday destination in the world for British tourists. And despite the current economic climate and the weakness of sterling against the euro it will still be the number one foreign holiday choice in 2009. Making it an obvious location for anyone planning to invest in [...]
Potential Pitfalls with holiday rental by owner
Posted in Advice on 22. May, 2009 | No Comments
Potential problems with holiday rentals and how to resolve them
So you though the hard work was winning bookings for your holiday home ? While renting out your holiday villa or apartments is a great way to earn additional income, you are bound to come across certain challenges now and then. Courtney Wylie, Managing Director for [...]
Advertise on holidaylettings website
Posted in Advice on 20. May, 2009 | No Comments
Here’s how to get your property advertised on Holiday Lettings
To get underway (no obligation), visit holidaylettings.co.uk and sign up as a new advertiser. That’s pretty easy :
a) There is a registration box in the top right. Put in your name, phone number, email address and choose a password.
b) Enter your postal address, this is not [...]
Make your holiday rental property stand out
Posted in Advice on 16. May, 2009 | 1 Comment
Top tips to make your holiday rental property stand out
Why not add a fun extra to your property – an ice-cream maker, espresso machine, Belgian waffle maker, popcorn popper, smoothie maker, bread maker or even karaoke machine? Guests love playing with gadgets they don’t have at home. Get one of these and watch the booking [...]
Renting your holiday property
Posted in Advice on 01. Mar, 2009 | No Comments
When advertising your holiday home, make it stand out from the crowd. It is worth remembering that, in 2009 there are many more properties on the rental market than ever before. Due to the credit crisis we are all sick of hearing about by now, people are renting their second homes out of necessity.
Advertising Online
To start [...]
Holiday Home Rental Tips for Owners
Posted in Advice on 15. Feb, 2009 | 2 Comments
More holiday home rental tips for owners of a holiday home :
Prioritise getting the high-value weeks booked, and be prepared to do deals. In case you hadn’t noticed, there is a recession on, which means people will have less money to spend on holidays. You are also competing with a growing number of owners.
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