Bookings slow
Bookings slow
Anyone else found that bookings have dried up recently, all I keep getting are requests for 2 night breaks for 4 or 5 people which for us are impractical as I have to drive 3 1/2 hr round trip to change the beds. I think it might be the petrol prices putting people off.
V quiet on the bookings front at the moment - loads of enquiries, but like you my enquirers tend to be seeking the impossible (9 day bookings, 16 guests for a cottage that sleeps 8, a group of 17/18 year olds etc etc etc).
Are you getting many foreign enquiries?
Are you getting many foreign enquiries?
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Similar situation here with August. Very odd. I did take a booking for 3 weeks in August, but the deposit was never sent (booking form was) and it ended up having to be cancelled. I don't understand why people make a booking like that, and then decide they can't muster up the deposit. *sigh*
Kendal Holiday Cottages Ltd., Kendal, Cumbria - between the Lake District & the Yorkshire Dales.
Slow
Half terms are booked up but August is empty at the moment. Nothing for this month (March) so far.
March very quiet still, but I have had four enquiries for end March into early April, so fingers crossed that a couple of them materialise.
I have the first two weeks left in July which are priced as peak weeks. Not sure if that is what will hold them back?
Two weeks in August left but just accepted my first short break for the peak season, so hopefully only 10 days left. I will now price up a 10 day break in case that tempts someone, otherwise it leaves me a weekend and a week left to sell.
I have the first two weeks left in July which are priced as peak weeks. Not sure if that is what will hold them back?
Two weeks in August left but just accepted my first short break for the peak season, so hopefully only 10 days left. I will now price up a 10 day break in case that tempts someone, otherwise it leaves me a weekend and a week left to sell.
August and July were last to sell here, which is very starnge. I was worrying about June...not July!
Just sold the last week in August (I think I have, client asked for booking form etc. 4 days ago and still no word...so chased and she confirmed they want to go ahead, just hadn't got around to sorting out the deposit yet).
Also the 10 day man in July came back to book at the increased price and for 11 nights. Still waiting for him to do the bank transfer though (he didn't know how and wanted to pay by cheque).
Paws crossed they both come through and then I can relax and buy my De Longhi coffe maker, toaster and kettle
Mousie (hoping)
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Just sold the last week in August (I think I have, client asked for booking form etc. 4 days ago and still no word...so chased and she confirmed they want to go ahead, just hadn't got around to sorting out the deposit yet).
Also the 10 day man in July came back to book at the increased price and for 11 nights. Still waiting for him to do the bank transfer though (he didn't know how and wanted to pay by cheque).
Paws crossed they both come through and then I can relax and buy my De Longhi coffe maker, toaster and kettle
Mousie (hoping)
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Don't worry about August. We started advertising a rental first week of July and had it fully booked from last week of July thru to Oct. July was the peak month for viewing our website.
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It is better to remain quiet and have one think you are stupid, than to open your mouth and remove all doubt....
The biggest mistake we make in life is thinking we have time.
The biggest mistake we make in life is thinking we have time.
The Dutch lady who's just booked a week in September says she's put pictures of the cottage on her Facebook and they're getting a lot of appreciative comments so fingers crossed we'll get a flurry of enquiries from Holland. Last year we had two Dutch bookings in August. Maybe I should ask her to add a note to the effect that we still have availability for August