Share To greet or not to greet – that is the question “When renting a vacation rental, do you want a detailed meet and greet from the owner or would you rather just get on with your holiday?” This question appeared on […]
Share Handling Cancellations Without Tears Do you have a cancellation policy? Is it clearly stated on your web site; on your Terms and Conditions, and in your Rental Agreement? Do you know what you will […]
Share Twitter and Vacation Rentals – A Good Marketing Mix? OK – I have just shut my Tweetdeck down, finished all the @replies and retweets I’m doing this morning and am working on getting my followers up to 500 by […]
Share 6 Comments Vacation Rental Owners Want to Hear Getting positive reviews should be one of the primary goals of your business. Prospective guests love to read reviews and hear what other guests have said about their stay in your vacation rental property. They can be hard to come by though, but when you do get them, treasure each one and shout it from the rooftops!
Share 20 Ways to Make a Difference to Your Rental Guests In these heady days of social networking, if someone experiences something negative they will shout it out to the world and in many cases, much of the world will hear. […]
Share Can’t Sell? – Then Reap The Benefits of Vacation Rental The UK Times Online has addressed the issue of second home ownership in its article Strangers in Paradise. This mirrors the difficulties cottage owners are facing here in Ontario […]
Share A Bill of Rights for Vacation Renters? I haven’t had a rant for a while so think it’s time to get something that’s been bothering me recently out in the open. Don’t go into this business if […]
Share Could Twitter Be Your Competitive Edge? Every day I talk to people who want to rent a vacation home. Mostly, they are frustrated and confused with so many sites; so little information and so much uncertainty […]
Share How to Handle Guests With Colic You check your property at the end of a rental and find some damage. First of all you decide if you’ll accept it as normal wear and tear and simply […]
Share The Early Bird Could Catch the Booking How quickly do you respond to an enquiry? I was reading a thread on Lay My Hat this morning and was interested in the range of issues this raised. Some […]