Holiday homes don’t come cheap, in fact, they’re likely to be one of the biggest investment you have. As a holiday homeowner it’s vital you keep your property safe or you could be looking at a financial disaster. One major risk for holiday homeowners is electrical safety. Faulty electrics can result in serious injury, death or fire. If you fail …
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 responsible holiday home owner, you have a duty of care to keep your guests safe by carrying out a risk assessment. A risk assessment is a written document that outlines potential …
How the design of your property looks will be one of the key factors that will influence holidaymakers to book your property. However, getting the right look isn’t easy. How do you design a holiday home that everybody will like? The simple answer is: you can’t. But are you trying to attract everyone? You’re likely to have a niche or …
Consumers want instant gratification and there is an increasing demand for products and services to be available anywhere at any time. Customers visiting your website will expect to find live rates and availability and to be able to book their holiday there and then. If not, you will lose bookings because they will go from site to site until they …
According to Phocuswright, 70% of people that stay in holiday homes can’t remember who they stayed with. That’s a huge amount of people who are unlikely to be a repeat guest. Of course, your new bookings might still thrive, but at a cost. Businesses spend a small fortune to attract new customers, whilst neglecting their past customers. On average it …
Why Every Holiday Rental Owner Needs to Blog A blog is an essential marketing tool for your holiday home business. It gives you the opportunity to show the “human” side of your business, connect with readers on a personal level and prove that you’re not just another rental owner. Most people will research a destination before choosing their accommodation. According …
It isn’t cheap running a holiday let due to the ongoing costs such as cleaning, utilities and maintenance to name a few. Altogether these can result in you making a loss, just about breaking even or making only a nominal profit. Increasing your occupancy or rental rates isn’t the only way to boost profits. By simply cutting your expenses you can …
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