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by kevsboredagain
Thu Aug 25, 2016 8:40 pm
Forum: OTAs: Airbnb, Vrbo, Booking, Tripadvisor, etc.
Topic: HA Bashing?
Replies: 102
Views: 8519

FFS even a tongue in cheek remarks gets people going.
by kevsboredagain
Thu Aug 25, 2016 6:21 pm
Forum: Website reviews
Topic: Is it time for a redesign?
Replies: 9
Views: 4424

Possibly. It certainly doesn't work well on a phone and I gave up earlier trying to view it. Now on a desktop: I like the visual side of it but it's a bit unstructured. It doesn't seem to flow from a headline and summary to the individual properties and the widgets are somewhat overused and add to t...
by kevsboredagain
Thu Aug 25, 2016 6:06 pm
Forum: Managing your guests
Topic: Oh help...what do I do!
Replies: 27
Views: 6808

Sam V wrote:So he won't be coming after all.
That would have been a flop of a porn movie then :lol:
by kevsboredagain
Thu Aug 25, 2016 6:04 pm
Forum: OTAs: Airbnb, Vrbo, Booking, Tripadvisor, etc.
Topic: HA Bashing?
Replies: 102
Views: 8519

I read these threads looking for ideas and ways forward but always end up annoyed at so many pointless statements and the same old crew sticking the knife in. I know I'm not the only one tiring off the lack of productive discussion. But you chipped in on a thread about double booking and when I ask...
by kevsboredagain
Thu Aug 25, 2016 1:28 pm
Forum: Managing your guests
Topic: Oh help...what do I do!
Replies: 27
Views: 6808

If they turn out to be good guests you could ask them to come again
by kevsboredagain
Thu Aug 25, 2016 12:16 pm
Forum: OTAs: Airbnb, Vrbo, Booking, Tripadvisor, etc.
Topic: HA Bashing?
Replies: 102
Views: 8519

The trouble with continual moaning and venting is that it saps energy rather than giving it, and the energy it saps could be much better utilised in coming up with creative ways of working. Exactly what I'm trying, unsuccessfully to say. I read these threads looking for ideas and ways forward but a...
by kevsboredagain
Thu Aug 25, 2016 11:57 am
Forum: Managing your guests
Topic: Oh help...what do I do!
Replies: 27
Views: 6808

You might be entitled to royalties
by kevsboredagain
Thu Aug 25, 2016 11:05 am
Forum: Spain
Topic: Life after HA etc
Replies: 15
Views: 4053

pepsipuss wrote:
If you want to join Rentalia would you allow me to recommend you for a discount on my renewal?

:D
Sure; I'm willing to give another site a try and you can benefit too then I'm happy to let you. Just PM me if you need a contact detail or anything.
by kevsboredagain
Thu Aug 25, 2016 9:44 am
Forum: Spain
Topic: Life after HA etc
Replies: 15
Views: 4053

I'm still with Spain Holiday. Looking at my spreadsheet they gave me just one booking this year but it was out of season so the advert just paid for itself. I've been with them since 2008 I think.
by kevsboredagain
Thu Aug 25, 2016 8:54 am
Forum: OTAs: Airbnb, Vrbo, Booking, Tripadvisor, etc.
Topic: HA Bashing?
Replies: 102
Views: 8519

casasantoestevo wrote:
Felt the same when you kept on about Brexit. Thankfully you saw the light..
I saw no light but came to realise there was no light on.
by kevsboredagain
Thu Aug 25, 2016 7:16 am
Forum: Spain
Topic: Life after HA etc
Replies: 15
Views: 4053

It’s good to hear some positive stories for a change and news from someone who has voted with their feet rather than their mouth. This is the only action which will have a real impact on these companies. For my Spanish place I had to ditch HA and Homelidays a few years ago but Spain Holiday stopped ...
by kevsboredagain
Thu Aug 25, 2016 5:37 am
Forum: OTAs: Airbnb, Vrbo, Booking, Tripadvisor, etc.
Topic: HA Bashing?
Replies: 102
Views: 8519

I put my hands up to being one of the 'bashers'. But, are you suggesting Kev, that we say nothing and let the listing sites believe that we are all blissfully happy and ignorant of all their shenanigans? What would be the point of that? They may ignore us, but equally, silence gets you nowhere. Sur...
by kevsboredagain
Thu Aug 25, 2016 5:04 am
Forum: Website reviews
Topic: Feedback on new website
Replies: 3
Views: 2936

Try to balance the pages visually. The right sidebar extends way lower than most page content leaving a huge empty void. Imagine your pages as pages in a magazine. Would you expect to see big empty spaces with no content?
by kevsboredagain
Thu Aug 25, 2016 5:01 am
Forum: OTAs: Airbnb, Vrbo, Booking, Tripadvisor, etc.
Topic: HA Bashing?
Replies: 102
Views: 8519

Not one person willing to discuss why the topic of the original post may have been introduced and exactly how it effects the listing site as a whole. How does it effect the customer experience when looking for properties? Not one. Just ridicule and put me down for daring to try to see an issue from ...
by kevsboredagain
Thu Aug 25, 2016 4:42 am
Forum: OTAs: Airbnb, Vrbo, Booking, Tripadvisor, etc.
Topic: Holiday Lettings 'all cottages must be listed, not just 1or2
Replies: 49
Views: 4551

Thanks Andy you've made it much clearer now. I can totally understand your frustration and HL are indeed being very unfair and inflexible. I was not in fact wrong in my understanding of what you are doing right now but at the same time I can see why you've been pressured into this situation.