0 Shares Going Green Can Create More Business It was interesting to read this article from ABTA discussing sustainability in travel, and the growing number of tourists seeking socially and environmentally responsible travel experiences. The key points I picked up from the article are that creating and maintaining a ‘green’ policy for holiday accommodation not only benefits the environment but also appeals to […]
0 Shares Washing bedding in vacation rental homes How often do you wash the bedding in your vacation rental property? I don’t mean the sheets and pillow covers that are more likely to come into direct contact with guests’ skin – I’m also referring to blankets, comforters, duvet covers, mattress and pillow protectors. Should they be washed after each rental? When we first […]
0 Shares 10 Rules for Renting a Vacation Home Vacation rentals are hitting the media big time and owners need to be aware of what our prospective guests are being told in online and print publications. We’ve received a lot of requests for cottage previews recently and finally tracked down an article in a magazine that advised anyone thinking of renting a property for […]
0 Shares Vacation Rentals & Internet Access – Is There Demand? Finding a cottage rental in UK that has hi-speed internet is not an easy task as we found out recently when looking for a couple of rentals for our upcoming trip. The challenge we faced was not only to find a place that was available for the time we wanted, but to check the internet […]
0 Shares Save Time & Create Confidence with a Vacation Rental FAQ Page This week has been busy with the topic of vacation rentals when an article in the New York Times tweeted & retrweeted, reposted on Facebook and the subject of much forum discussion. “Questions to Ask About a Vacation Rental” was a response to a couple of earlier NY Times articles, one that discussed how vacation […]
0 Shares Trip Advisor Vacation Rental Annual Survey There is no doubt that the market in vacation rentals is growing as it becomes more of a mainstream method of vacationing and not that quirky thing that the neighbours do. This has been helped by the publicity generated by celebrity renters, of whom the US President is one. Constant coverage of the Obama vacation […]
0 Shares Free Internet Connectivity For Vacation Rentals Yesterday had a WiFi flavor on my Twitter stream as the argument against hotels charging for the service featured in a rant or two. This came at a time I am considering installing a satellite internet system in my rental cottage since there is no wireless or cell signal available for my guests. I’m not […]
0 Shares Toilet Paper Not Included – Cottage Rental Gone Minimal I consider myself a professional vacation rental owner in that I consider my guests to be paying travellers who deserve respect and trust. So it was with a degree of shock that I recently spoke with an owner of a rental property with an alternative perspective on the industry. His initial approach was to tell […]
0 Shares Avoid Negative Trip Advisor Reviews With A Simple Changeover Checklist Every so often I spend an hour or so reading reviews on Flipkey and Trip Advisor and look at what vacation rental clients are griping about. We can learn so much by these reviews if we use them as a research resource to educate and inform on what we could be doing better. Many of […]
0 Shares Delight Your Guests with Beautiful Beds I wouldn’t normally blow my own trumpet but as a lead-in to a bit of a rant, I have given myself permission on this occasion. And anyhow, it’s my blog and I can do as I please so here is a snippet from one of my Osprey Cottage reviews on Flipkey: “What I liked the […]
