Talking to Guests of your Vacation Rental
From a management prospective, i think it is essential to talk to each guest. I deal with a lot of group bookings, and sometimes the groups try to over-max the property, but we would never know this if...
View ArticleHow to Help Your Vacation-Rental Property Manager Work for You!
It’s often said that “the Internet changes everything.” Certainly it has changed–even disrupted–the traditional relationship between vacation-rental owners and their property managers. At the very...
View ArticleBarack Obama selects beachfront Kailua Hawaii vacation rentals
Greetings vacation rental owners: This week I was amazed by how much attention has been paid to the fact that Barack Obama selected a vacation rental to stay in for the Obama family vacation in Kailua,...
View ArticleNew FindVacationRentals.com Website Released – Feedback?
Hello Fellow Vacation Rentals Owners: Late last week, FindVacationRentals.com released a completely revamped website with new features designed to attract and keep renters attention. It also offers...
View ArticleBay County Tax Rate Change
Panama City-Bay County International Airport For those of you in Panama City Beach, Laguna Beach, Mexico Beach, Grand Lagoon, and elsewhere in Bay County, FL: The county commissioners just raised the...
View ArticleHow to Avoid Last-Minute Cancellation Headaches
by Alfred & Emily Glossbrenner of FullyBookedRentals Here’s a sad scenario: The day before your next guests are due to check in, they call with bad news. One of them is too sick to travel. Or...
View ArticleCustom Gooogle Maps with Points of Interest
Every vacation rental property owner gets questions from prospective renters like: How far away from the beach is your unit? How do I get to your property? Where is the nearest grocery store? Do you...
View ArticleHotels Cost 300% More than Vacation Rentals: I’ll Prove It!
The verdict on the true cost of spending your vacation in a hotel versus staying in a vacation rental is in, and I have the proof. For a family on a vacation, a vacation rental provides great...
View ArticleProviding tenants with Custom GPS Point of Interest Files
With more and more people owning GPS units you may want to think about providing pre-built POI files that can be loaded on most modern GPS Units. These can include not only the location of your unit...
View ArticleAnswering Renter Inquiries and Updating Your Calendar
Although it’s a tough thing to ask owners to constantly keep their calendars updated, or respond to renters when they send an inquiry for a date range that the owner already has booked, it is an...
View ArticleHoneymoons in a vacation rental?
In last Sunday’s Boston Globe, there was an article talking about staying in a vacation rental for a great honeymoon experience. The article really got me thinking about how vacation rental owners are...
View ArticleRenting a vacation rental to a under 25 spring break crowd?
For those of you renting in a spring break area (I have a condo on the Gulf Coast), will you rent to “spring breakers”? When I first started renting and had a hard time keeping my condo booked, I would...
View ArticleMarketing Local Attractions with your Vacation Rental
Recently, I came cross this article excerpt written by industry expert think PhoCusWright. The jist of the article is that the traveler community does not select vacation rentals only on obvious...
View ArticleManage your rental from anywhere in the world
Good afternoon, As a second home owner renting out your property throughout the year I am pleased to bring you the safest and simplest way to manage your home from miles away without the needs for...
View ArticleHow to Get More Traffic and Bookings in Any Season
Something I hear from vacation rental owners frequently is, ‘How can I bring in more traffic to my listing?’. The answer can be simpler (and cheaper) than you might think. What we hear from visitors...
View ArticleProperty Management for your Vacation Rental – Is it right for you?
I am often asked by owners that are listed with us at FindVacationRentals.com whether or not we have recommendations for Property Management companies. Or, should individual vacation rental owners use...
View ArticleHow Craft Fairs, Conferences, and Onion Festivals can increase your bookings!
Vacation Property Marketing With the Spring months here, and families and couples planning their Summer vacations most vacation rental owners are already turning down requests for prime-season Summer...
View ArticleMake your guests feel at home in your home-away-from-home!
With so many tips about how to market your vacation rental available in forums and websites, vacation rental owners can overlook the basic elements to bring your guests back year after year and...
View ArticleA Photograph is Worth a Million Words… and Vacation Rental Inquiries
In our business, we provide lots of advice about effective vacation rental marketing – posting reviews, marketing specials, and good follow through with your renters. But arguably, the most important...
View ArticleFindVacationRentals.com: New, Improved, and Better than Ever!
A Brand New Look and Feel Vacation Rental Owner – FindVacationRentals.com is new and improved! FindVacationRentals.com introduced their completely redesigned website early last week, opening to rave...
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