Reading Time: 6 minutes Unfortunately, the best-laid travel plans of holidaymakers who book self-catering cottages can be ruined when owners cancel at short notice – leaving them with few rights of redress. The holiday cottage has been sold, double booked or due to reasons outside their control; there are many reasons an owner or agent might cancel a holiday booking. Here are some tips …
Reading Time: 9 minutes Creating a list of house rules and booking terms and conditions is not the most rewarding part of running a holiday cottage, but they are essential. They’re a professional way of stating what guests can or cannot do, what is expected of them, and what the possible consequences are if the rules are disregarded. Clarity in your rules also let …
Reading Time: 6 minutes To say that the past few months has been a difficult one for the holiday letting industry would be an understatement. With thousands of holiday home business owners forced to close their properties for months due to the coronavirus, there is at least some light at the end of the tunnel now, with the recent announcement that self-catering cottages can …
Reading Time: 7 minutes Owning a holiday home isn’t just about securing bookings, there are many essential tasks that coincide with running a holiday rental. One of which is ensuring guests safety. As a responsible holiday home owner, you have a duty of care to keep your guests safe and to carry out a risk assessment. What is a risk assessment? A risk assessment …
Reading Time: 8 minutes A Summary of UK Travel Habits in 2020 and Trends for 2021 The state of the travel industry in 2020/21 is a complicated affair. Even amidst a crisis, current data can give us helpful insights into how people feel about travelling at home and abroad, and how we in the industry can best support and reassure tourists and holiday cottage …
Reading Time: 5 minutes Humans are curious creatures, and we’re always going to want to explore the world around us to broaden our experiences of life and to better understand different cultures. But it’s a hard fact that the way in which we travel currently is having an impact on the planet. Here is where slow travel comes into play. “Slow travel, also known …
Reading Time: 13 minutes (Updated 17 July) Note: This is not official advice from Schofields, but is intended to provide guidance which may help. Official advice is being updated constantly and can be different for England, Scotland and Wales, so check the recent government guidance. These are difficult and unprecedented times that we all find ourselves in. The coronavirus is significantly impacting the travel …
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