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Post scam emails to warn other rental owners, or if you are not sure if an enquiry is genuine, put it up here and see what others think.
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kevsboredagain
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Post by kevsboredagain »

Casscat wrote: I haven't had much luck with Spain-Holiday as yet - one booking from Danish holidaymakers - but when I listed my summer was already pretty much full.
30% of this years income for me came from SH. What I have found worked on two occasions now, was the special offer feature, which is free to use. Perhaps just luck but twice I've had a week still free that I really wanted to shift so put a discount offer on SH. Both times it worked. Yesterday, the last week in August, which refused to sell was snapped up by such an offer. I gave about 8% off. The enquiry was typical Spanish, arriving at 2:30am and demanding an urgent response. Then communications were a bit weird but it's all paid for now.

Another Spanish one in May sounded very suspicious, wanting just 2 days. I quoted them 80% of the weekly price to scare them away and they took it!

Dealing with enquiries nearly always brings no further response but the Spanish are definitely different. I assume it's because they are mostly non English speaking but trying to find places through English owners and websites. Hence they don't bother looking at calendars or maximum occupancy.
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Post by Casscat »

I actually have a free week from 13 Sept because I had booked two weeks for myself but now have to cut short due to selling my UK property. Perhaps I should list a 'special' on Spain-Holiday and see if anyone bites. Thanks for the tip! :D
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Should not have spoken so soon! - today I got another query from a Spanish couple - they want the 5 days which are free on SH as a late offer and which have already had the price heavily reduced from the norm for the season - but then they are wanting an even further reduction because "there are only 2 of them" and they can't understand "how we arrive at the quoted price" - You just can't help some people!
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