October 2011
6 posts
7 Tips to keep your guests coming back for more
Having a clean and presentable holiday home in a good location is all very well, but how can you keep your guests coming back to you again and again, and not trying out the villa or hotel down the road? Here are 7 ideas that might just give you the edge over the competition…
Get the basics right, like clean linen – its essential that bed linens and towels are fresh on change-over day, but...
Event: Bang Fai Phaya Nark festival
23 - 24th October is the Bang Fai Phaya Nark festival in Thailand. At the end of the Buddhist rains in late October on the night of the full moon, you can witness the Naga Fireballs – an amazing natural phenomenon in which hundreds of colourful fireballs rise from the Mekong river high in to the air. There are conventional theories as to what causes the fireballs, however legend has it that ...
Update to the bookings overview
Today I’ve launched a redesign of the bookings overview, which has changed from being a single calendar to a 6 month calendar and booking list.
At the top, just below the main navigation you will see a new date navigation, with back and forth links on the left and right. These will advance or reverse the booking calendar by 1 month at a time.
The calendars show availability. The...
10 reasons why renting a holiday home beats a...
It’s easy to book a package holiday without having to think very much about what type of holiday you are going to get at the end. But the experience can be mediocre, and not the amazing holiday experience you were hoping for. Here are 10 reasons why renting a holiday home or villa could turn your next holiday in to your dream get-away (and its easy once you know how!)
Live in a home that’s...
I'm building a web application for holiday home...
I’m Mitchell Bryson, a web designer from Sheffield, England. I’ve had the idea to build Holidaylodger for about 3 or 4 years, and I’ve only just had the free time to start building it!
I have a much larger vision for Holidaylodger from what it is right now. It allows you to manage your offline payments, bookings and guests in one place. This is useful for the organisation of...