Holiday Rental Reviews: Our Obsession With Ratings
18 August 2012 , at 2:38 pm
Why do we obsess about reviews when they so often turn out to be misleading? I mean do any of us REALLY believe what we read? Don't we go on gut instinct? Past experience? Call the owner? Real friend ...
A Travel Ranter’s Perspective on Holiday Rentals from Darren Cronian
14 July 2012 , at 10:27 pm
Many of you will already know Darren Cronian from Travel Rants. For those that don't, he's a blogger and speaker who champions the rights of the holiday consumer. But take note: It's really not a ...
Managing Your Vacation Rental Through a Crisis
7 July 2012 , at 2:14 am
Over the last few weeks I've been following the Colorado fires from my PC. I get to watch video, read stories immediately as they break and see eye witness photos. The scenes look frightening and the ...
5 Ways to Promote your Holiday Rental Offline
2 May 2012 , at 3:22 am
Whilst most holiday rental owners will focus their energies on promoting their holiday home on the internet - via their own website and dedicated holiday rental home channels such as Getaway Earth - o...
Chico Marx, Holiday Homes & Word of Mouth
29 April 2012 , at 1:19 pm
Those of us who watch black and white classic films produced back in the days when people walked quickly, may recall Chico Marx, in the classic film Duck Soup, mischievously asking "Who are you going ...
My Holiday Rental Listing Score
22 April 2012 , at 3:14 pm
The idea is simple: Every holiday rental listing on Getaway Earth receives a score out of 100. The score is an indication of a listing's standard of presentation and information. It is most definitely not a judgement on the holiday home owner or their property.
What is the Point of a Holiday Rent...
Holiday Rentals versus Hotels
18 February 2012 , at 1:13 pm
As I relax back in my poolside lounger, armed with a glass of free happy hour Merlot and super fast free WiFi, I'm forced to face the truth: This is a hotel and I'm rather enjoying it. Coming from a d...
Holiday Home Video Service – A Sound Investment?
30 September 2010 , at 12:41 pm
For those of you that don't know, at Getaway Earth we have partnered with Dan Childs to try and capture the personality and emotion of the holiday home industry through video. We love to try new things out and had been playing with the idea for months. But we just didn't quite know how to execute it...
Vacation Rentals: HomeAway vs TripAdvisor
27 June 2010 , at 6:38 pm
Last week TripAdvisor announced the purchase of Holiday Lettings, one of the top UK vacation rental listing sites, for an undisclosed sum. What does this mean for the industry? Is it a step forward for owners and renters? Does it create value? Let's start with what the various stakeholders have to s...
