booking for summer 2017
- barbersdrove
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booking for summer 2017
Can we book for June 2017? Well they are returners from OZ so I've said I will pencil in the dates they want and remove from the online booking service. I can't see an issue with that so far in advance. Some people are very well organised.
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- barbersdrove
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Butter them up, SandyBeaches, give them a little extra to what you offer normally, plus a special offer - not necessarily a discount but delayed payment or this year's prices for next year. Returnees (providing you WANT them back, of course!) are good news. They know what to expect, and so do you. We've got a couple who are coming back this year for their 3rd time, same 2 weeks. Hopefully, they'll book for next year before they've left this year.
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We had February guests who said the same thing for our peak ski week, which is UK half-term. Four years down the line after booking for 4th time, they cancelled due to redundancy after I had turned down many other booking requests. I did return their deposit once I had secured another booking, but it did take a while. They've never been back.
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yes 2016 is ahead but 2 of those bookings are from Germany where Sykes has launched their website. luckily I speak German but I guess most guests speak a good level of english. Interesting that Sykes have moved into Germany. A friend who works foe Dr Martins shoe care says this is a target market for retailers-much more so than France for example
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Re: booking for summer 2017
Just picked up on this thread. Great for you, barbersdrove! I'm Australian and it isn't unusual for Aussies to book way in advance. Because it's such a long way from Oz to Europe, trips are usually planned and booked well ahead and mostly people stay away for 4-6 weeks, or longer, to make that long (and expensive ) flight worthwhile.barbersdrove wrote:Can we book for June 2017? Well they are returners from OZ so I've said I will pencil in the dates they want and remove from the online booking service. I can't see an issue with that so far in advance. Some people are very well organised.