By Kris Lande, Product Marketing Manager
One of my favorite things about attending the annual VRMA conference is the chance to see many of Escapia's amazing customers. We always have a great group of customers attending each VRMA event and I love catching up with them. This year I was excited to record video testimonials from some clients attending the VRMA conference. Below is the video of customer responses when I asked them "What do you like the most about Escapia?"
By Kris Lande, Product Marketing Manager
Curious what EscapiaWEB is all about? Check out our feature overview video below.
We've also put together overview videos of our clients' websites for EscapiaWEB Portal Sites and EscapiaWEB Custom Sites. Check them out to see EscapiaWEB in action!
By John Suzuki, VP Sales
Help the consumer beware!
A scam involving a woman posting vacation rentals on Craigslist was reported in Oregon. She did all of the right things: Advertised the vacation homes, took phone calls for reservations, built web sites with pictures of the homes on them, and even collected the guests' money. There was only one problem: She was a fraud. Dozens of guests were bilked out of their hard earned money, then she skipped town just ahead of the authorities.
Betsy LaBarge, owner of Mt. Hood Vacation Rentals, wrote an article on her blog - Important Tips When Renting a Vacation Home - and was gracious enough to let us share it with you. This is yet another classic example of why renting from a reputable professional vacation rental manager is so important, and why this message needs to be communicated to your prospective guests.
And if you're ever looking for a spectacular vacation in the mountains of Oregon, give Betsy a call (http://www.mthoodrentals.com)! She's definitely someone you can count on!!
By Kris Lande, Product Marketing Manager
The OC Register recently published this article on vacation rental companies in Orange County that are using deals to stay afloat during the recession. The article revealed that in Orange County, the vacationers are still coming - they are just waiting until the very last minute to book their vacation rentals.
Escapia customer Craig Batley of Burr White Realty stated "What's happening is rather than people planning a trip 92 to 100 days ahead, we are getting a good amount of last-minute people." Burr White found that bookings are down 10 to 15 percent this year, so to fill those vacancies, they are offering last minute discounts and deals of up to 15 percent.
Discounts? Last-minute deals? Yep - you know where I'm headed, to one of our favorite things: Yield Management using Escapia's Advanced Rate Engine. The economic climate has most definitely changed the landscape of travel recently, so being able to offer discounts and deals to take advantage of last minute bookings is key. Just ask the OC!
By Kris Lande, Product Marketing Manager
I recently had the pleasure of sitting down with Sara and Lorena of Paramount Destinations to talk about their experience with Escapia. Paramount Destinations is a full service property management company that prides themselves on their high level of customer service. They manage vacation homes on the Outer Banks of North Carolina from Corolla to Southern Shores. Watch the video below to learn about Paramount Destination's choice to go with Escapia.
By Kris Lande, Product Marketing Manager
Curious about Escapia? Ask our customers!
Over the past few weeks on the road, I've been filming Escapia customers on various topics. The first topic was "Why did you Choose Escapia?" See the video below:
Stay tuned to our website and blog for more customer videos to be released!
