Away From Home on the Holidays - 5 Ways to increase Bookings at Your Rental This Holiday Season

Marketing your vacation property? Start the holiday press now.

Each special promotion, activity, or ornamentation is like a gift for your renters - a minute holiday home adventure. Elucidate the special flair that each home reflects when it is all decked out for the holiday season. The internet is a great place for holiday advertising because it's so instant; swiftly switch in the middle of fall foliage to Christmas & Hanukkah and then transition to New Years Eve. Remember that article is king on the internet so your want to be sure to include all things that keeps your article relevant and fresh.

Here are four simple tips to make your rental stand out in the holiday season.

1) Make sure your site has a holiday look and feel - easier if you have a Cms or dynamic site. There are so many ways to showcase your home, especially on those special occasions, like Thanksgiving, Christmas, Chanukah, Kwanzaa or even New Years Eve. Picture the holiday at a new destination that celebrates another notion of holiday living, of sharing family or friends in a separate perspective. Think of an old New England hamlet or the gentile south, a Western ranch or a beach on a coast

2) Remember to post visitors about any local holiday events or specials you are running at your properties

Be sure to include local events colse to town in sightseeing or dining, or nightlife, or society fun, from town hayrides or clam bakes to holiday parades or the Christmas specials or to the ballet. The anticipated weather, throngs of citizen anticipated this holiday season, or even the privacy that they can have if they 'd rather. This could be a time of establishing a new holiday tradition.

3) If you've got it, flaunt it!

Make sure your advertising reflects any special promotions you are running, this will let it stand out from other listings. Tis the season of giving...remember that electronic gift certificates are even best than regular guests. Not only do you get the sale, but also a new guest! Use your marketing and website to remind customers of holiday specials, any discounts or deals, gift certificates or holiday pricing.

4) Don't forget to open your presents!

Utilize easy to post and free ads such as Craigslist.org and BackPage.com because citizen look there to see whats happening now, not just to plan for the future.

Craigslist is a must, but eBay Classifieds and BackPage.com are similar platforms. Craigslist has been ranked as the 10th most beloved website in the U.S., according to Alexa.com; and this makes it a ready platform to originate responses. Posting Craigslist ads repeatedly can get tiring, but the return on investment (they are free!) is unbeatable. This makes Craigslist advertising an productive but simple tool that makes increased revenues and bookings... And that's a special gift for you!

5) Make sure to let everybody know!

Your vacation rental website is the 'home-base' for your enterprise online. Make sure to keep your website updated with your specials, promotions and holiday theme! If your website isn't easy to update, and you can't swiftly change prices and promotions, it may be time for an upgrade!