» Online Bookings http://www.liverez.com/blog Mon, 19 Jul 2010 22:47:06 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.5 en hourly 1 Week-to-Week Vacation Home Rental Only? More power to you if you can pull that off. http://www.liverez.com/blog/index.php/2009/week-to-week-vacation-home-rental-only-more-power-to-you-if-you-can-pull-that-off/ http://www.liverez.com/blog/index.php/2009/week-to-week-vacation-home-rental-only-more-power-to-you-if-you-can-pull-that-off/#comments Wed, 11 Feb 2009 00:34:48 +0000 admin http://blog.liverez.com/?p=156 Recently I had a conversation with a vacation manager about her strategy of week-to-week rentals.  We agreed that although that was a good strategy in the past, it might not be what she wants to do for 2009.  As a matter of fact, she already changed her business model to adapt to the changing traveler booking habits.

Here are some noteworthy stats – based on 2007/2008 bookings:

  • For 1 Week 25% 
  • For 6 days 20%
  • For 3/4/5 days 15%

My expectation, and what i am observing across our many vacation managers is that the % of 7 day rentals is decreasing and travelers are looking for more flexibility.  While not being able to afford the full 1 week vacation, they do not want to forgo the vacation completely and a few days is much better than no vacation home at all.

So my advice is, put the old ‘week-to-week’ rental only strategy on the shelf while the economy and travelers are in recovery mode.

Ralf
www.LiveRez.com

]]> http://www.liverez.com/blog/index.php/2009/week-to-week-vacation-home-rental-only-more-power-to-you-if-you-can-pull-that-off/feed/ 0 The Potential Dark Side of SEO Tricks – Link Buying, Domain Buying http://www.liverez.com/blog/index.php/2009/the-potential-dark-side-of-seo-tricks-link-buying-domain-buying/ http://www.liverez.com/blog/index.php/2009/the-potential-dark-side-of-seo-tricks-link-buying-domain-buying/#comments Wed, 28 Jan 2009 00:19:35 +0000 admin http://blog.liverez.com/?p=142 Now this guys looks like he knows his SEO facts.

Now this guys looks like he knows his SEO facts.

If you are like me, and most of the vacation home rental managers I talk to on a daily basis, you are always looking for an edge to get visitors to your website.  In the spirit of getting an edge, I ran across a great educational post about walking the fine line of kosher SEO tactics.  Beware the risks.

Dirty SEO tricks you should avoid by Rich Cherecwich