Online Bookings - Lodging Newsletter July 2nd, 2009

By William May
Published: 07/01/09 Topics: Lodging Newsletter Comments: 0

We can't believe the 4th of July is upon us. And the good news the number of email, website and telephone inquiries seems back to normal. Maybe people are loosening up or maybe its all the advertising we're doing.

William May & Penny Taylor
Sunspot Inns, Resorts & Vacation Rentals

ADVERTISING:
We have finished some updates to our automated/mandatory advertising system that allows us to post more ads faster and on a property by property basis. We have a full time person doing nothing but that. Some ads are even free but they all take 10 to 60 minutes post so this is an ongoing job. In today's economy there is no limit to the amount of advertising that is needed.

OCEAN SHORES:
We have partnered with folks at Ocean Shores, Washington to offer rentals in that area and north. The Press Release is attached. And remember Owners get a discount on rentals in other locations. Is it time to visit the beach? Take a look at www.OceanShoresSunspots.com.

WESTPORT:
And we are officially opening in Westport Today. Collin May, esteemed nephew and veteran of the Central Reservations Department, will be heading up the charge. (He has also taking a basketball coaching position at Grays Harbor College for his spare time!) We are now adding properties and offering the first ones at www.WestportSunspots.com.

ONLINE BOOKINGS:
Our ace programmer Salman Arshad just completed installation of our Payment Plan system into our online booking. This system is built into the proprietary back-office phone reservation system and allows guests to pay part now and the rest later if they are booking months in advance. This has become necessary in the business and now it displays automatically online.
This is very sophisticated programming and will increase online bookings. Sunspots.info is working and all destination websites and individual property websites will have it online by next week. No one else has anything like it. Let's cross our fingers.

Author: William May – Manager, Vortex VIP
Blog #: 0107 – 07/01/09

Sponsor: Vortex VIP – – VortexVIP.com