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Guests will pay more for special events and occasions, so don’t miss out on opportunities to apply special rates to your vacation rental. Take care not to over reach though. It’s a fact that some people will pay extraordinary special rates for extraordinary experiences. Some are willing to part ...
As dissatisfaction grows with the major listing sites, Homes and Rooms offers owners help to claim their independence from the powerful listing giants and run their own successful vacation rental businesses. And those owners get to keep more of their income. ‘The proverb warns that, “You should not ...
A recent report shows how behavioral science may help to boost those vital repeat bookings. Repeat bookings should be your holy grail! That was the message we put out in this blog almost a year ago and it’s even truer today. Now, as the big listing sites bid for even more control of vacation rental ...
Airbnb has been quietly delisting some property owners in New York and London. How could this affect your vacation rental property? An Airbnb delisting was the last thing Airbnb host William expected. For three years he has successfully rented out two small flats in a historic 1730 house he owns in ...
Traditional travel agents have been a major casualty of the rapidly changing vacation rental landscape in the past decade. Now they’re set to shrink further. Should vacation rental owners be bothered? The days have long gone when most intending holidaymakers pored over a bunch of glossy brochures ...
HomeAway promises increased revenues for vacation rental owners, yet many see these changes to the service fee as a threat to owner independence. Following the takeover by Expedia in December, listing site giant HomeAway is introducing what they describe as a small service fee of up to 10 percent ...
In this, the final instalment of Homes and Rooms ‘Independent Vacation Rental Owner’s Guide to Listing Sites’, we look at how to choose and use listing sites and keep your independence. Choose your listing sites carefully. Even though choosing may seem a daunting task, we don’t recommend the ...
In this, the 4th in our series ‘An independent vacation rental owners’ guide to listing sites’, Homes and Rooms looks at who calls the shots. The world of online bookings and listing sites can seem like a world of Davids and Goliaths from an independent vacation rental owner’s point of view. The ...
In an age of online marketing, must vacation rental owners rely on listing sites for their success? In this third instalment in our series ‘An independent vacation rental owner’s guide to listing sites’, Homes and Rooms considers the alternatives. First stop for any guest seeking a vacation rental ...
In this second instalment in our series ‘An independent vacation rental owner’s guide to listings sites’, Homes and Rooms looks at who's who in the industry. There are many hundreds to choose from, too numerous to list here. We focused on the better known sites. The bigger listing sites are well ...
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