tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13331370.post116108260016155656..comments2023-10-21T14:45:00.295+01:00Comments on Travolution Blog: A new beginning for holiday home sitesTravolution Bloggerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14075713549142296853noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13331370.post-1162163504272740272006-10-29T23:11:00.000+00:002006-10-29T23:11:00.000+00:00Agree..holiday homeowners need good sites to help ...Agree..holiday homeowners need good sites to help them pomote their rental property for which they have made a significant financial investment.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13331370.post-1161088132219543182006-10-17T13:28:00.000+01:002006-10-17T13:28:00.000+01:00The .com boom is certainly upon us! ;) It's great ...The .com boom is certainly upon us! ;) It's great news that sites like Holiday Rentals & Villarenters are getting exposure in the press - this will only help a sector already undervalued by the travel industry.<BR/><BR/>Whilst they are a VERY VERY HIGH number of sites that are crap, they aren't necessarily all damaging the industry.<BR/><BR/>Whilst the holidaymaker's requirements for travelling has changed, and rental sites, just like travel agents need to change, people forget about holiday homeowners.<BR/><BR/>The requirements of the holiday homeowner hasn't changed - they simply want bookings to make their financial acquisition profitable.<BR/><BR/>Give them bookings and they will be happy, even if the site is a 1989 nightmare.<BR/><BR/>It'll be interesting to see who is still around in five years time - I've seen rental sites come and go in the past four years - one certain US cruise company delved into the sector, and lasted 9 months, when they started to get annoyed holiday homeowners shouting down the phone! :-)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13331370.post-1161083216697069612006-10-17T12:06:00.000+01:002006-10-17T12:06:00.000+01:00completely agree. the decent holiday rental sites ...completely agree. the decent holiday rental sites will be forced to up their game and it will be a survival of the fittest. but let's not beat around the busy here: a HIGH number of sites really are cr*p and are deeply damaging to the rest of the sector.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com