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Did you know that over 80% of travel research is done online prior to a booking being made and that over 393 million (almost 50%) of Europeans are internet users. Compare that with just 5% in Africa and you see how crucial being web savvy and visible online really is to attracting some of the 1.7 million overseas visitors who visit the Western Cape each year.

As a holiday home owner you should consider the internet as your no.1 marketing tool. Rand for Rand it’s the cheapest form of marketing you can do. If your holiday rental accommodation doesn’t already have a website then get one, it’ll be the best few grand (quid) you’ll ever spend on your Cape Town holiday accommodation! If you need help or advice on building or upgrading your website or making it more search engine friendly then contact us and we’ll point you in the right direction.

We’ve all done it. Been to the estate agents, given them our details and taken home a whole bunch of leaflets and sales particulars of potential properties. A couple of A4 sheets with room sizes, features and a short line of prose telling us that this is a very exclusive sought after property in one the best streets in Town. We then sit at the kitchen table and narrow them down to the ones we want to view. Then with sales particulars in hand we visit the properties only to find that pinocchio had a hand in writing them … hmmm. Read more

2009 promises to be a fab year for owners of holiday accommodation in Cape Town. Why? Because onelocation finally (sheesh about time too!) opens it’s doors. We’ve seen a couple of new years come and go since we first thought of the idea but this time the champagne corks and fireworks are for real. Read more