Lay My Hat

encourage guests to write review on trip advisor, most people will look on there first, plus it is a way to remind guests to book direct, thereby saving commission charges Hasn't TA started the same VRBO/HA thing (over across the pond as in America), by going to a commission based business model? O...

From position 24 it went down to 40 something for what reason only the google gods know, I was so disappointed, gutted actually, I did about a dozen tweeks, blindly, and after about a month we started creeping up, currently 14.7, go figure, no idea which tweek worked. Hit and miss is my method beca...

I am not going to read through the entire thread to see if someone recommended what I used to create my own site (not my present rental one) to promote my kid for a college scholarship. It turned out great if I do say so myself, and was instrumental in getting a lot of interest in him. I used Wix wh...

Thanks for your confirmation of what I feared! I can understand why since there is now an industry writing spurious reviews all over the internet, but it's a shame. Returning guests do not need to go via any booking platform and yet are also likely to be the most positive, giving good ratings and p...

Certainly in the UK, lets of over 31 days can be problematical as you risk creating a tenancy which gives the guests all sorts of additional rights and creates legal obligations on the owner to comply with a shoal of additional requirements. My own insurance policy does not allow me to let in exces...

I am somewhat perplexed at the concern and replies that seem to echo the same. My vacation rental typically books for 3 to 7 nights during most times during the year, and I only use a vacation rate (based on the season), not a monthly rental rate. However I make an exception during Jan & Feb sin...

Hello Peter, Frankly I am not even sure why I am on this forum since I apparently have been a member since 2013, last visited in 2014, and the one post I apparently made back then is not visible. However your thread intrigued me, as I am an owner of a rental property and have often wondered if there...