Claus Sorensen
On April 16th I wrote about the phishing attempts that were targeting holiday rental homeowners. We now have more information about this and I strongly suggest you keep reading to learn how to avoid becoming a victim of this scam.

Read the entire post » Phishing and Email Scams – Update
Claus Sorensen
A new phishing scam is currently attacking holiday home owner’s email accounts. The scam is clever and we advise you to read this post to learn how it works and how to avoid an attack.

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Claus Sorensen
If there is only 1 review to an advertisement and that review is negative, it may put renters off. Nobody would benefit from this, and our review system was made to protect owners from ending up in such a situation. We have now modified the system slightly.

Read the entire post » All Reviews Online – Almost
Louise Juhlin
Our Support team receives many requests from groups of families wishing to go on holiday together. These clients consult us about properties located close to/ or next to each other, which enables them to enjoy their on private space while being within walking distance to the other families travelling within the same group. In order to help these families find the ideal solution for their holiday in Spain, and make sure that you get the bookings, we ask for your help.

Read the entire post » Properties located close to each other – Help us help you
Claus Sorensen
Just in time for the booking season, we have released a new batch of information videos. See below, if your area, province, coast or island has been filmed.

Read the entire post » More videos from Spain are now available

Change to review system

December 20th, 2011

Claus Sorensen
About one month ago we launched our review system. A minor change to the system has just been released.

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John Kramer
Something that is impossible not to hear about, or not have some bearing on your decision-making, is the current economic and political situation in the global economy. How has this affected your holiday rentals? Has the situation played an important part in your decision making? What difference is this making to YOU – the holiday home owner and the traveller?

Read the entire post » How has the economic/political climate affected your rentals?
Claus Sorensen
If you have a Facebook account or Google+ account you can easily give your holiday home advertisement a boost by sharing it with your friends.


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Introducing reviews

November 16th, 2011

Claus Sorensen
The ability to leave a review after staying in a property that has been rented on Spain-holiday.com is now available. Here is how it works.

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Extended owners profile

November 16th, 2011

Claus Sorensen
Why not be personal? After all owners and renters are dealing directly with each other. So we have decided to extend the owners online profile with a new addition called “Owner information”.

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Claus Sorensen
To achieve a more reliable SMS delivery, an additional SMS service provider has been implemented. This requires your action if you still wish to receive an SMS when we send you an enquiry.

Read the entire post » SMS system improvements – your action required

Several new features available

September 30th, 2011

Claus Sorensen
We have released a list of new features available on www.spain-holiday.com. These include changes to the Quality Score system, sms system, bunk beds added, display name etc…

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Claus Sorensen
Manually updating two different systems is both tedious and time-consuming. With our new web services, you can save both time and energy, by letting your website automatically update bookings and prices on Spain-holiday.com.

Read the entire post » Synchronize your calendar and prices with your own website
Claus Sorensen
We have a lot of potential renters who send 1 enquiry, then sit back and wait for your response. When they have done this 2-3 times,  they sometimes wonder what happened and then broadcast 10 enquiries.

Read the entire post » Please answer all enquiries, even if the dates are booked
Claus Sorensen
Trust and brand building is becoming increasingly important on the internet. Please note that Spain-holiday.com has changed and improved it’s design on some of the outgoing emails and newsletters. Here are a few examples.

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Claus Sorensen
Our successful portfolio of Spain videos is again being expanded. This new batch consists of 25 additional videos, making it 75 in total – all in 10 different languages. Check the list below to see if your area or region is included.

Read the entire post » More information videos are now in production
Claus Sorensen
Facebook has become an important business platform to keep in contact with clients. Not many companies are as strongly represented as Spain-Holiday.com. See below for our different accounts and how you can use them.

Read the entire post » Facebook – why not join us ?
Claus Sorensen
Why receive enquiries for booked periods? A few days ago we launched a new feature that will help to send you enquiries that you can easier turn in to bookings.

Read the entire post » Better quality enquiries to holiday homeowners
Claus Sorensen
Potential renters can search on availability on Spain-holiday.com. So it’s important that your calendar is frequently updated and can be trusted. We have made this easier for you.

Read the entire post » New feature! Quickly insert a booking into the calendar
Helene De Vlieger
On www.spain-holiday.com and on all our other language sites we have a special category for holiday homes that are wheelchair friendly. This category has become subject to some misunderstandings which we would like to try to straighten out. We are receiving an increasing number of complaints from people that, when searching within this category, they are coming across numerous properties that are NOT actually suitable for a wheelchair. More than just the entrance must be accessible with a wheelchair.

Read the entire post » Is your holiday home suitable for wheelchairs?