In Part 1 of this blog topic we looked at what you need to put in place if you want to move away from an agency. In Part 2, we talk to owner Katie Bessant, who understands exactly what that involves. Katie used to work in the marketing team at one of the biggest...
If you’ve handed your holiday accommodation over to an agency to market it for you, how’s that going? We have seen more and more owners joining online conversations saying that they’ve had enough. It’s typically down to two reasons: The agency...
Thinking about booking a professional photo shoot of your holiday accommodation? There’s a few things to consider to make sure you get the very best results. And that can take a bit of planning. Luckily, our experienced team have some top practical tips to help,...
The Virtual Coffee & Chat calls with owners are getting slicker every time! The most recent one focused on getting more from your social media pages and we were joined by Katie from The Holiday Hive. As well as being a fellow holiday accommodation owner, Katie...
The topic of the second virtual coffee and chat session we had with owners was OTA listings. Love them or loathe them, Online Travel Agents (like Booking and Airbnb) have a fantastic reach – and not many can compete with their marketing budget. Plus...
At ACT Studios, we spend a lot of time speaking to many holiday accommodation owners. Both here in the UK and increasingly more in the USA. So we get to chat about how things are going, if booking trends are changing, the type of guests they attract, booking sources...