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3 Essential Steps to Writing an Effective Holiday Rental Listing
We see it all too often on the holiday rental sites; in a rush to get a new rental listing out via as many channels as possible, owners succumb to the urge to write the advertising copy as quickly as possible, rather than taking time …
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Self Catering Web Awards: Why the winning websites made it
So the results are in! After a marathon of reviewing, browsing, note taking and scoring, the winners of the Self Catering Web Awards 2013 were finally announced last week. Well done to the winners and everyone who took the time to enter their self catering …
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Revealed: The Extras Your Holidaymakers Want
Self-catering holidays used to be simple affairs: rudimentary facilities and little opportunity for holidaymakers to find out much about where they were staying before they arrived. That’s all changed with the rise of the internet and social media. According to data captured by specialist French …
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What Happens When You Aim for A Holiday Niche… And Deliver!
A couple of weeks ago I received a lovely email from one of our villa owners in Spain, with a glowing testimonial from some repeat guests she had staying. The villa is marketed by an agency we work with, family holiday specialists Tots to Travel …
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Welcoming Guests this Summer Holiday Season
I know many owners here in Europe are preparing to welcome their first holiday rental guests of the season as the Easter break begins. The old adage “first impressions count” is never more important than when trying to run a holiday business, so why should …
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Adding something special to your family friendly holiday property
By now, many owners have realised that targeting your holiday rental to the family market is a good idea. Parents with preschool children in particular are one of the main groups who book their holidays in those harder to fill off peak weeks. It is …
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Buying a property to rent overseas – video guide
This is the time of year when people inevitably start thinking of new horizons and sunnier climes. We have the usual raft of “Wanted down Under” and “Holiday Home Sweet Home” type programmes gracing our daytime viewing, and thoughts may well turn to the “wouldn´t …
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