Have you seen an increase in last minute bookings?

In team discussions since the announcement of the snap general election, we have had clients communicate they are seeing an increase in last minute bookings. Numerous factors can affect a customer’s decision on when to book holiday accommodation but is the political turbulence read more ->

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How to fill your last minute availability for summer?

This time of year is the busy period for almost all holiday accommodation businesses. Schools about to break up and families start to enjoy the summer wanting to create memories. The internet offers a fantastic opportunity for late bookings. Here read more ->

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7 Steps To Ensure GDPR Compliance With iPro Software

What GDPR means for those using iPro holiday rental software The General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) is set to have a large impact on the holiday rental industry in the EU. Coming into force on the 25th May 2018, GDPR read more ->

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Short-Term Holiday Let Legislation UK

Private Short Term Rental or Holiday Let? What’s the difference? A surprising number within the travel industry do not know the difference between a private short-term rental and a holiday let. And it’s not surprising – they are very similar! read more ->

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Holiday Rental Bookings: How To Deal With Bad Reviews

It doesn’t matter how long you have been working in the holiday rental business, the importance of reviews has always been prevalent – and this has only increased since the dawn of the digital age. In fact, a Phocuswright study read more ->

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14 Conversion Tips For Getting More Online Bookings

Visitors go through a series of stages when they’re planning on booking a holiday, and your holiday lettings need to become the ultimate solution. These ‘customer journey’ stages include the following: Awareness, Consideration, Purchase, and Delight. Passing through these stages, read more ->

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Our tips to nurture repeat bookings

Customers are a potential continued revenue for your holiday rental business. Actions taken by your guests after and during a stay can help gain new guests or nurture repeat bookings. Gaining customer loyalty and good feedback is a goal of most holiday read more ->

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Why Is My Occupancy Rate So Poor?!

Despite economic and political fluctuations across the UK this year, the average occupancy rate for holiday rental accommodation remains strong. According to Serviced Apartment Providers (ASAP) and STR, the UK serviced accommodation sector achieved 81.7% occupancy in 2017 and this read more ->

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Is Your Holiday Management Website Mobile Friendly?

Unless you’ve been hiding under a rock for the last few years, it is a fairly common knowledge that having a mobile-friendly website can be the difference between staying ahead of the competition or falling behind. It was back in read more ->

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Could business travellers boost revenue?

The business travel has evolved in the last few years with companies choosing to use services such as Airbnb and HomeAway to book business trips with. Work patterns have changed and  some business travellers like to extend business stays to read more ->

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