Share Is Your Vacation Rental Packaging Attractive? There’s something about a nicely packaged gift. The attractive wrapping; ribbons; tissue paper peeking out of a bag – all add to the excitement and anticipation of wondering what’s inside. […]
Share How to Make Word-Of-Mouth Marketing Work Results from a 2007 Yahoo Travel survey revealed ’that 61% of those questioned now go online for vacation recommendations. Travellers are no longer just searching for a hotel based on […]
Share Five Complaints That Can Easily Be Prevented Put yourself in your rental guests’ shoes. Perhaps you live in a high-rise condo building. You have a small balcony overlooking another high-rise condo building, so the only time you […]
Share Are High Maintenance Guests Your Best Assets? It is likely that most of your vacation home rental guests will be of the low maintenance variety. They book; pay their money; arrive at the designated check-in time; leave […]
Share Seven Keys to a Happy Rental Season Hopefully, your rental season has kicked off on a positive note, and all will run smoothly through the summer. Your renters will all be totally knocked out by your property, […]
Share Friends And Relatives As Renters I talk frequently with cottage owners who are considering renting and are understandably a little apprehensive about the prospect of strangers in their property. A common decision is to start […]
Share What Do You Leave In Your Cupboards? We manage the rental of about 120 cottages at CottageLINK Rental Management so weekends are pretty busy here in the office as families check in. We ask that guests let […]
Share What Should Your Guests Bring To The Cottage? New owners often ask what they should provide for renters to ensure their cottage rental vacation gets off to a good start. I like to hear this because it tells […]
Share It’s Just a Cottage! I’ve heard the expression, ‘it’s just a cottage’, too many times. Used to make excuses for tired and mis-matched furniture, saggy mattresses, ancient appliances and 70’s décor, it’s a cop […]
Share How To Fill Those Last Minute Weeks Hot on the heels of the Globe and Mail article, I got a call from another freelance journalist looking for insights into rising gas prices and how it may (or […]
