kteee wrote:I have confirmed bookings for Jan-Feb, April, June and September 2007. All repeat clients who have been coming every year for 4 years now!
We heard of a cottage in Cornwall where once you got there for the first time, this was "your week" and would be held until a point in the year when you had to confirm that you were coming. Woe betide you if you didn't confirm, as you would never get there again.
We've had one family five times in three years - twice on cheap e-Bay late bookings.
We love repeat bookings..as return guests 'just get on with it'...they know the villa and the surrounding area from before and we are more relaxed about not getting called out for 'silly' reasons.
I have a booking for FEEB 2007, but they've made such a dogs dinner out of paying the deposit by Paypal, I wonder if it's worth it. I spent almost half an hour talking her through the paypal form,and then she got to the end and it said she needed a paypal account (she said she hadn't ever used PP before, but I think her hubby must've done without her knowledge). Now I have to wait for it to be verified before she can pay me. I have given her an extra 3 days, but if any enquiries come in, I'll be tempted to cancel her booking.