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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

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

Read the entire post » Change to review system

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?

Read the entire post » Promote your holiday home on Facebook and Google+

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.

Read the entire post » Introducing reviews

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.

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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

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…

Read the entire post » Several new features available

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

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

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.

Read the entire post » New look on all our outgoing emails

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

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 ?

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

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

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?

As you have read and seen on our blog, Spain-Holiday.com happily and proudly announced the launch of a series of videos of different areas across Spain. The videos have proved a huge success after becoming an Official Webby Honoree due to its international recognition at the 15^th Annual Webby Awards. Of more than 10.000 entries Spain-Holiday.com´s video of  Costa del Sol came in fourth place under the category Travel and Adventure!

Read the entire post » Spain Holidays video in fourth place at The Webby Awards

All finished, a total of 480 videos, in 10 different languages! We are very happy with the final result. We are also extremely pleased to see that they are appreciated by others. An increasing number of people have been embedding them onto their own websites and the number of videos being watched has been multiplying day-by-day. Help us spread the message and promote your area, share them with your friends on Facebook, Tweet your followers, or if you know of a website (or person) that would appreciate the quality, be sure to pass them on. Beneath, you can find links to all videos currently available – at no cost.

Read the entire post » 480 HD videos from around Spain

Spain is divided into a lot of different types of areas, one of them is SUBURBs. If your property is located in a suburb, then I suggest you modify your advertisment in your account to include it, as we now show suburbs online www.spain-holiday.com in different places.

Read the entire post » Suburb search now online

On Friday April 2011 1st we have scheduled a major service maintenance update. Therefore we expect that Spain-holiday.com will be down for approximately 1-2 hours between 6-9 in the morning.

Read the entire post » Note! Service maintenance scheduled for Friday