Are you an ‘all-inclusive’?

Do you include everything in the cost of your property up front? Or do you advertise the bare bones cost and then add on fees? If you are the latter, you may be losing business.

Advertise your holiday home for free

In our aim to consistently drive renters to your door, we are always looking at different resources that can help with both the Optimization of your website and finding you those enquiries direct. Below we profile the most popular trio of ‘free ads’ websites outside of Craigslist (the God of online ads) – VivaStreet, Gumtree and Adzooks.

Flight News Monthly

In June’s Flight News Monthly Ryanair continues expanding from its UK cities. OpenSkies forms a new code share partnership with BA, who also recently announced daily flights to Venice. India’s Kingfisher is planning its international debut and SriLankan Airlines are slatted to fly to the Maldives.

Combat costly car rentals

Car rental costs have risen noticeably over the past year and industry experts expect the rise to continue throughout 2008 and 2009.  If you are a property owner that can advertise no rental car required this may be your lucky day! Read more about how costly car rental can work for you.

Tips on preparing your holiday home for guests

Your guests are arriving, have you made the proper home preparations? Have you ensured that your holiday property is properly presentable to make a glowing first impression? Is everything working? Is the home tidy and welcoming to the guests? Have you checked the water heater?

Spanish holiday trends | Marketing to Spaniards

Spaniards are still the largest group of holiday makers who holiday in Spain after British and German visitors. If you own property in Spain, check out these interesting trends to find out how you can better attract this large market to your holiday rental.

Looking for more rental enquiries?

Do you want to be number one on Google, Yahoo! and MSN? Do you want to increase your enquiries from French and Spanish nationals? Do you want to know where your marketing works best for you? Members of IndependentOwners.com can make all these happen using the bolt-on tools we provide!

City in the Spotlight | Orlando holidays

Orlando is home to the famous Disney Magic Kingdom and is undoubtedly the world’s theme park capital extraordinaire.  Orlando holidays are inspired by imagination and will enthrall your senses.

List your holiday property on Craigslist

Listing your holiday property on Craigslist is yet another way to gain exposure, reach a broader audience and increase enquiries all of which ultimately lead to more rentals. Now throw in the fact that it is free and that Craigslist generates over 9 BILLION page views per month and perhaps now you are asking yourself: “Why don’t I use Craigslist?”

This summer’s best and worst sun creams

Are you taking a holiday to your rental property to spend some time enjoying the sun, or are you simply looking forward to relaxing at home this summer?  No matter where you find yourself absorbing the glorious rays, watch out for sun creams that promise to protect you, but fail to deliver.