What enquiries, what bookings?
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Hells Bells
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Yes, as we have a year round 'season' - not just the Summer months, and as most of our bookings come from Americans, who tend to book at the last minute...Gascony Goat wrote:Interesting Feathers - your market must be a bit different there - great news, and sounds as if Sept will soon be going the same way!
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Alan Knighting
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Stu & Syb,
You are saying pretty much the same as are two of my neighbours.
One has a camp site and it is regularly full to overflowing without much effort on his part. I understand he only has his own Web Site and the enquiries keep flooding in; mostly from the continent, not so many from the UK.
The other has two gites and they are heavily booked for this year, almost exclusively by repeat guests. He is on a number of Listing Sites and through them he’s had very few enquiries.
I’m not even getting many repeats this year but why should I? Far too many of my previous guests have bought houses of their own.
Fluffy
You are saying pretty much the same as are two of my neighbours.
One has a camp site and it is regularly full to overflowing without much effort on his part. I understand he only has his own Web Site and the enquiries keep flooding in; mostly from the continent, not so many from the UK.
The other has two gites and they are heavily booked for this year, almost exclusively by repeat guests. He is on a number of Listing Sites and through them he’s had very few enquiries.
I’m not even getting many repeats this year but why should I? Far too many of my previous guests have bought houses of their own.
Fluffy
That's always a problem Alan. We've been counting, and there's at least 10 groups of guests in the past year that have bought here in France! Too many Brits wanting to believe that the UK's not a good place to be anymore, and too many 'ex-pats' fueling the fire! Should we just keep shtum?Alan Knighting wrote:Stu & Syb,
I’m not even getting many repeats this year but why should I? Far too many of my previous guests have bought houses of their own.
Fluffy
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Alan Knighting
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The double whammy is that so many of them start running their own gites. More supply + less demand = Oh! bugger.Stu & Syb wrote:That's always a problem Alan. We've been counting, and there's at least 10 groups of guests in the past year that have bought here in France! Too many Brits wanting to believe that the UK's not a good place to be anymore, and too many 'ex-pats' fuelling the fire!
Alan
genie
Hi all,
At least I'm not the only one that is wondering where are those bookings, getting the hits but no follow through. Perhaps what is needed is some impartial and objective points of view.
Be gentle with me I'm new.
Genie
www.holidaylettings.co.uk/26563; ownersdirect.co.uk/s7227.
At least I'm not the only one that is wondering where are those bookings, getting the hits but no follow through. Perhaps what is needed is some impartial and objective points of view.
Be gentle with me I'm new.
Genie
www.holidaylettings.co.uk/26563; ownersdirect.co.uk/s7227.
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tree-peony
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Hi Geneie your OD one isnt on right try pasting this
www.ownersdirect.co.uk/spain/s7227.htm
www.holidaylettings.co.uk/26563
cant get your HL one either..Make sure this is your if it its really nice
www.ownersdirect.co.uk/spain/s7227.htm
www.holidaylettings.co.uk/26563
cant get your HL one either..Make sure this is your if it its really nice
Last edited by Big Sis.. on Tue Jun 05, 2007 1:47 pm, edited 1 time in total.
the semi-colon is the problem with the HL link - remove that and it works.
Looks lovely and prices are reasonable. You seem fairly booked up for July and August with just a few gaps where you have done mid-week to mid-week. That's the problem with being flexible, you can end up with a few days you can't let, but we have done the same - when you are new you have to take all the bookings you can! A booking in the hand......
Looks lovely and prices are reasonable. You seem fairly booked up for July and August with just a few gaps where you have done mid-week to mid-week. That's the problem with being flexible, you can end up with a few days you can't let, but we have done the same - when you are new you have to take all the bookings you can! A booking in the hand......
What enquiries.
Thank you so much ladies for your time, can’t do much about the web link now as I can’t past over the existing information but will keep a note to change the details when possible. “Yes we have a nice looking calendar for August� unfortunately it is mostly family, need I say more!!!!! 
Genie
Genie
It's weird when that happens isn't it?Big Sis.. wrote:its odd as Ive had 2 phone calls and 2 emails this week for these dates....]
I had a call from an Estate Agent last Sunday morning, he was looking for somewhere for a client. I had availability for his dates so agreed that he could forward my details.
By 6pm that evening I had received another booking for the same dates, they enquired, confirmed and transferred the money all within a couple of hours so I had to email the Agent asking for my details to be withdrawn.