What We Do That's Different
Advertise your holiday accommodation or business on LovetoEscape
Welcome to our management and marketing solution for owners of Holiday Accommodation and Attractions. Whether you are already advertising your business or not, below are at least five reasons why you should advertise with LovetoEscape.
LovetoEscape - The better way to make holidays happen.
1. Delivering Referrals
Market-leading geographical and thematic indexing.
Bringing you more traffic from many different angles.
2. Easy to use
Better, easier tools to manage your business.
Simple bookings, payments and calendar features; and with smartphone capabilities for you, the owner.
3. Personal
A friendly voice at the end of the phone.
While we embrace technology, we are human in the way we help manage your online presence, and our support team always welcomes your call.
4. Active Community
An anchor within the local region and community.
Bringing you more specific and more informative reciprocal links with local businesses and attractions.
5. Onsite Presence
Better, easier tools to improve your onsite presence.
Everything you need to showcase your property in the best possible light.
To set up your advert and benefit from increased referrals
View our Advertising Plans
Manage your business with our complete management and marketing solution.
As a holiday accommodation owner you can list and successfully promote your business, manage your enquiries & bookings and maintain an advanced booking calendar. All members can also add their favourite attractions, save their favourite accommodation listings and take advantage of the numerous special offers in lovetoescape.com.
Attraction and tourism business providers please see below for our PREMIUM MEMBERSHIP For Attraction Providers & Business Owners.
PREMIUM MEMBERSHIP
For Accommodation Providers
Loaded with functionality - our optional extras come as standard, all in one price.
- At least 50 direct referrals in your first year (phone enquiries, email enquiries, calendar views and web click-throughs).
- Listings receive an average 2,000 page views a year.
- A summary listing which appears on up to 200 Google-indexed pages on the site.
This is just a summary of all the benefits for you when you advertise with us as an accommodation provider.
Read more about all the high-level benefits.
To set up your advert
as an Accommodation Provider
£180 per annum
(excl. VAT)
An all-inclusive Premium Membership
costs less than 50p per day.
PREMIUM PLUS
Benefits of the Premium Membership plus using the Online Booking System.
- Take bookings and secure payments 24/7 with this automated system.
- Listings with online payment facility rank highest, meaning more exposure.
- Low cost, huge benefits - all for only 5.00%+VAT commission per Booking.
Read more about our Book and Pay Online solution.
Free Optional Upgrade on a Premium Listing
(Must Qualify)
PREMIUM MEMBERSHIP
For Agencies and Multiple Acccommodation providers
If you are an agency or have multiple properties and would like to advertise or would be interested in our affiliate marketing programme, please contact us.
By advertising your holiday accommodation through our agency membership you can benefit from all the features in our Premium Membership for Accommodation Owners and at a reduced rate.
PREMIUM MEMBERSHIP
For Attraction & Business Providers
- Benefit from your own full page listing in our attraction directory with full contact details, map and photos, as well as a customised listing on our mobile site that also features on our iPhone & Android apps too.
- We average between 4,000 and 6,000 unique visitors to the site every day, with over 11,000 on peak days.
- Extensive Editorial facility to beautifully present your listing(s).
To set up your advertas a
Business/Attraction Owner
£180 per annum
(excl. VAT)
An all-inclusive Premium Membership for Business and Attraction Owners.
Everything in one complete package
"Premium (adjective): Having or reflecting superior quality or value."
We only have one advertising product level, which we call Premium. We do not charge you extra amounts for different levels of ranking on our search engines, nor do we charge you any extra for options such as special offers.
All inclusive Benefits, Features, and Options - ALL FOR £180+VAT/yr:
Showcase your Accommodation
- Easy 4 step registration process, set up your property listing/s without obligation.
See how powerful the system is, and create an attractive listing, see it as site users would see it before having to make a payment. If you do decide to proceed, simply click for online payment, and your listing will be on our search engines and ready for enquiries. - Fully Self Publishing Accommodation Profile
- Maximum Exposure
Feature on our Main Site and www.lovetoescape.com/mobile as well as the LovetoEscape iPhone and Android App.
- One or more accommodation listings accessed from same control panel.
- Promote Special Offers.
Further advertise your promotions e.g. seasonal special offers, discounts, cancellations and last minute availability, at no extra cost and as often as you like throughout the year. This brings additional exposure to your accommodation by being listed on further pages of our site.
- Easy 4 step registration process, set up your property listing/s without obligation.
Manage your Enquiries & Bookings
With our Enquiries and Bookings Manager you can view your email enquiries as well as manage bookings, booking requests and payments, if required. You can create and maintain your booking calendar(s) and check availability for your accommodation at a glance.
- Review, edit, add, and filter all the information you need in a few clicks:
- Summary listing of recent enquiries - with click through links for more information;
- Summary of upcoming bookings - with click through links for more information (with colour coded status indicators (Booked/Reserved/Cancelled/Pending Approval).
- Payment/Accounts Manager
- Review/filter payments: past, due, and overdue;
- Add payment manually.
- Mobile management
Access to your dashboard from your iPhone, Android, or mobile device
- Review, edit, add, and filter all the information you need in a few clicks:
Monitor your performance on LovetoEscape
- Reports & Accounts Manager
Track your performance with Statistics which show you page views and referrals, like email enquiries, phone enquiries, website click-throughs and calendar views (if applicable). For Premium Listings we guarantee at least 50 direct referrals per year!
- Reports & Accounts Manager
- Page view statistics summary broken down by 'all-time' and calendar year to date.
- Referral summary broken down by 'all-time' and calendar year to date:
- Email enquiries;
- Phone enquiries;
- Web-site click-throughs;
- Calendar views;
- Bookings.
- Setup Status
An automated appraisal and scoring system for your accommodation listing to help you get the very best from LovetoEscape. This is us helping you to present holidaymakers with the best information about your accommodation.
- Intuitive easy to navigate log-in area with powerful owner services marketing and management solutions.
- Multi-categorisation for holiday-maker types (eg. Romantic, large groups, eco-friendly etc).
- Summary description - 250 character description to introduce holidaymakers to your listing.
- Detailed description - up to 5,000 characters of text with a great, easy to use text editor.
- Location editor
- Location and regional information for our on-board search engines;
- Online map with easy to use accurate pin-pointing;
- Location description - you can write in any useful information here;
- Selection of travel/transport guidance options for holidaymakers.
- Contact options and how you would like them displayed (eg multiple phone numbers day/night/mobile)
- Languages spoken notes;
- Website link facility (including automated code that you can put on your own website. We also provide an automated 'Check Link' button to test it is working OK);
- Virtual tour links (for example if you have any videos on YouTube etc);
- Terms and Conditions Link (for any of your terms and Conditions that you would like holidaymakers to see);
- External Booking Calendar link (if you are not using our own powerful calendar/booking system).
- Accommodation Editor
- Flexible Booking Price management (pricing and booking period flexibility);
- Capacity options:
- Maximum capacity number;
- Pets allowed option;
- Number of floors in property;
- Number of bathrooms.
- Bedroom details:
- Room editor - add rooms, indicate whether each is ensuite or not.
- Accommodation Features editor, with many options
- Tourist Rating editor allowing you to add any tourist ratings that have been awarded to your accommodation. They will then automatically be displayed on your listing graphically.
- Area editor: you can provide information about the local area, in and around the location of the accommodation. You can help advise holiday makers on what there is to see and do within the surrounding area.
- Things to do editor: You can select as many attractions and things to do in your area as you wish. This will help holidaymakers with their decision about where to stay. These are then automatically added to your own map (and in list format) to present your accommodation in the most attractive and informative way possible.
- Photo Manager: A very powerful and easy to use facility which allows you to add and edit photographs of the property and surrounding area. You can add captions, change the sort order, and even upload photos from your smartphone or tablet.
To set up your advert as an Accommodation Provider
All inclusive Benefits, Features, and Options from the Premium Membership plus:
Increased Bookings
There is a shift towards more and more holiday makers preferring to book accommodation online. Potential guests expect to find real time rates and availability, they want to seek out the right accommodation and book it there and then 24/7. Increasingly you will limit your booking potential if you don't provide the option to book and pay online.
Increased exposure
Accommodation listings using our availability calendar and online booking solution will feature in our new availability search. Those with the online payment facility rank highest.
Low cost
For only 5%+VAT commission on your advertised/chosen rental price you have the facility to accept online payments. The new Online Booking & Payment System is a standard feature within our current Premium Listing. There is no set up cost or additional subscription cost to the current Premium level advertising. What's more there is no obligation and no minimum term contract.
- Receive booking payment quickly
You will receive your owed booking payment in to your chosen/own bank account after 7-11 working days from when the booking and payment was made. Furthermore, Comprehensive Cancellation Insurance cover is provided by default on all booking from UK Residents staying in UK accommodation.
- No restriction on bookings
We do not limit your booking potential!- You can still accept unlimited bookings (via external sources) and by email, phone and web referral as well as collect payments via other methods at 0% commission, as you have always done with your Premium Listing.
- Set your own accurate pricing for your potential guests. We only add a standard £10+VAT booking fee per booking, payable by the holiday maker. There are no hidden costs on top of your advertised rental price, in keeping with your actual booking price and to avoid conflicting rental prices which you may have advertised elsewhere.
To set up your advert as an Agency
All inclusive Benefits, Features, and Options - ALL FOR £180+VAT/yr:
Showcase your Attraction
- Easy 4 step registration process, set up your property listing/s without obligation.
See how powerful the system is, and create an attractive listing, see it as site users would see it before having to make a payment. If you do decide to proceed, simply click for online payment, and your listing will be on our search engines and ready for enquiries. - Fully Self Publishing Business/Attraction Profile
- Maximum Exposure
Feature on our Main Site and www.lovetoescape.com/mobile as well as the LovetoEscape iPhone and Android App.
- One or more attraction listings accessed from same control panel.
- Promote Special Offers.
Further advertise your promotions e.g. seasonal special offers and discounts, at no extra cost and as often as you like throughout the year. This brings additional exposure to your business by being listed on further pages of our site. - Mobile management
Access to your dashboard from your iPhone, Android, or mobile device
- Easy 4 step registration process, set up your property listing/s without obligation.
-
Feature on Premium Holiday Accommodation Listings
In addition your listing will automatically be featured on all the premium holiday properties listed in your area.
Monitor your performance on LovetoEscape
Track your performance with Statistics which show you page views and referrals, like email enquiries, phone enquiries and website click-throughs'.
- Intuitive easy to navigate log-in area with powerful owner services marketing and management solutions.
- Multi-categorisation
- Summary description - 250 character description to introduce holidaymakers to your listing.
- Detailed description - up to 5,000 characters of text with a great, easy to use text editor.
- Location editor
- Location and regional information for our on-board search engines;
- Online map with easy to use accurate pin-pointing;
- Location description - you can write in any useful information here;
- Selection of travel/transport guidance options for holidaymakers.
- Contact options and how you would like them displayed (eg multiple phone numbers day/night/mobile/fax)
- Website link facility (including automated code that you can put on your own website. We also provide an automated 'Check Link' button to test it is working OK);
- Virtual tour links (for example if you have any videos on YouTube etc);
- Attraction Editor
- Office Hours;
- Photo Manager: A very powerful and easy to use facility which allows you to add and edit photographs of the property and surrounding area. You can add captions, change the sort order, and even upload photos from your smartphone or tablet.
To set up your advert as a Business/Attraction owner
What do others say
LovetoEscape is becoming more popular each year
LovetoEscape has been described by others as a breath of fresh air in the world of Accommodation/Business Management Services. We like to think of ourselves, simply, as The better way to make holidays happen.
An open letter from Gavin Mitchell, Founding Partner
Welcome to LovetoEscape,
If you are an accommodation owner who wishes to improve the number and quality of your referrals, you've come to the right place.
As owners ourselves, the three founders of LovetoEscape know that the personal touch is key to satisfying our guests. Traditionally, that means a warm welcome, everything you'd expect and more - whether that's clean sheets and a hearty breakfast, or sound advice on the best local restaurants.
But in today's increasingly connected world, the quality of your web presence is just as important to the success of your business. (You may have seen the recent report that describes the UK as the 'most E-commerce-based' of all the world's developed economies).
LovetoEscape.com has been specifically designed to provide the most stress-free and accurate 'dating agency' for accommodation owners and holiday seekers to connect.
The result is a genuine community, centered around our premium customers, bringing them more site traffic, more quality referrals, more happy customers and more repeat business.
Please read on to see what we can offer you. I'm sure you will benefit from joining the LovetoEscape community.
With best wishes,
GAVIN MITCHELL, Founding Partner, LovetoEscape
Testimonials
'I found that referrals from your site kept me busy, even during low season. Well worth the subscription!'
Mrs Lally,
Ireland
'Your site is brilliant and I have had a lot of enquiries'
Mrs Mordue
Northumberland
'It features well on the search engines and as a result I have had many enquiries. I also advertise on two other websites which are more expensive, but have had nothing like the return I have on yours'
Mr Jackaman,
Kent
'We have had countless customers mention the fact that they found our boat trip on lovetoescape. This has been great for our business.'
Mr & Ms Mackininon
Elgol, Skye
To set up your advert and benefit from increased referrals
1. Advertising
2. Availability Calendar
To block off dates/make unavailable (please note they will appear as in red as 'booked' on the live site)
- Click on ‘Enquiries & Bookings’
- Click on ‘Booking Calendars’ on the left hand side
- Hover over the start date of the booking then click on 'Edit Availability/Price' on the right hand side
- Then fill in the ‘Set Availability/Price’ form and click ‘Save Availability’.
- Log in, Click on ‘Enquiries & Bookings’
- Click on ‘Booking Calendars’ on the left hand side
- Go to ‘Price List’
- To edit individual weeks select ‘Edit Availability/Price’ next to the week
- Click on ‘Yes’ and enter min stay and daily price.
Please Note: Short breaks will work in parallel with your weekly price. Both short break (daily) price and weekly price will be displayed.
To change your Booking Start Day e.g. from Friday to Friday weekly bookings to Saturday to Saturday, you will have to create a new calendar and select your new preferred default Booking Start Day.
TIP: We recommend introducing such changes before a new season so if you are thinking of changing your booking start day for 2014 bookings, we recommend you create a new 2014 booking calendar rather than extend your current calendar.
If, for example, you offer Saturday to Saturday weekly bookings but are flexible on the booking start day, for a given period, you can show this on your availability calendar by allowing Short Stays of a minimum of 7 nights (to be in keeping with weekly bookings) for that period.
- Log in, Click on ‘Enquiries & Bookings’
- Click on ‘Booking Calendars’ on the left hand side
- Go to 'Price List' of your chosen calendar
- Click 'Edit Availability/Price' of your chosen period and select Do you allow visitors to book short stay holidays during this period? 'Yes'
- Enter Minimum Short Stay Length '7' and for the Short Stay Price, please enter your per night rate (i.e. your weekly booking price divided by 7)
- Click 'Save Availability'.
3. Online Payments
As well as advertising, we offer a powerful online calendar, booking, email management, and now an integrated online booking payment facility to complement all the other benefits and features of having a Premium Listing. Take bookings and secure payments 24/7 with this automated system. ALTERNATIVELY, you can approve your booking requests before accepting payment. (On your approval the holiday maker will receive booking confirmation via email with a built-in payment button for online payment). There is no need for you to have a merchant services account, we will process payments from guests wishing to stay in your accommodation, and you will be informed every step of the way as it all happens. We offer this at a very competitive rate which may save you money and, unlike many of our competitors, we will transfer your booking payments to you quickly.
Fast, efficient, and cost effective, why would you not want to use it?
3 Key Benefits that place our Online Booking & Payment System above our competitors.
- Low cost
The new Online Booking & Payment System is a standard feature within our current Premium Listing. There is no set up cost or additional subscription cost to the current Premium level advertising. For only 5%+VAT commission on your advertised rental price you have the facility to accept online payments. What's more there is no obligation and no minimum term contract.
- Receive your payment quickly
You will receive your owed booking payment in to your bank account after 7-11 working days from when the booking and payment was made. Furthermore, Comprehensive Cancellation Insurance cover is provided by default on all booking from UK Residents staying in UK accommodation.
- No restriction on bookings
We do not limit your booking potential!- You can still accept unlimited bookings (via external sources) and by email, phone and web referral as well as collect payments via other methods at 0% commission, as you have always done with your Premium Listing.
- Set your own accurate pricing for your potential guests. We only add a standard £10+VAT booking fee per booking, payable by the holiday maker. There are no hidden costs on top of your advertised rental price, in keeping with your actual booking price.
Once you have completed our online payments checklist, the LovetoEscape Support Team will verify your listing. Your online payments calendar will be live within two working days depending on the return of your activation pin. The activation pin is sent by first class post on the first working day.
A ‘Book and Pay Online’ notification appears on your listing together with credit/debit card image. Your accommodation listing will appear at the top of the search results.
Yes, you can accept cheques and bank transfer payments. You need to process the payment in your Log in area.
To add a booking: Log in, Click on ‘Enquiries & Bookings’, Click on ‘Booking Calendars’ on the left hand side , Hover over the start date of the booking then click on ‘Add a Booking’ and follow the steps to create the new booking.
To record a cheque or bank transfer payment: go to ‘Bookings’, click on the holiday makers name, click ‘Record Payment’ at the bottom and ‘Add a Payment’. You will be able to select cheque or transfer. Make sure to click on ‘Save payment’ to save.
Yes, as long as you have set up your short break availability in your calendar.
(Log in, go to 'Bookings & Enquiries', go to 'Booking Calendars', then 'Price List')No, unlike many of our competitors you will receive your money after 7-11 working days from when the booking and payment was made.
No, unlike many of our competitors, you do not need a merchant services account, as Lovetoescape does all this for you.
Yes, there is a standard £10+VAT booking fee to cover administration and processing.
To block off dates/make unavailable (please note they will appear as booked on the live site)
- Click on ‘Enquiries & Bookings’
- Click on ‘Booking Calendars’ on the left hand side
- Hover over the start date of the booking then click on 'Edit Availability/Price' on the right hand side.
- Then fill in the ‘Set Availability/Price’ form and click ‘Save Availability’.
As stated in Terms and Conditions ‘The Holidaymaker should notify LovetoEscape.com immediately in writing if the Holidaymaker wishes to cancel the Booking and in any event within 7 working days of the date the Booking was made. The cancellation only takes effect when LovetoEscape.com has received written confirmation from the Holidaymaker of the cancellation.
If the Booking is cancelled more than 7 working days after the date the Booking was made, the Holidaymaker acknowledges that the Holidaymaker shall not be entitled to reimbursement of the Accommodation Fee (including but not limited to the Initial Payment). In such instances where the Holidaymaker is not entitled to a refund of the Accommodation Fee, the Holidaymaker should consult their insurance provider to establish whether Insurance Cover is provided.’
Where the holiday maker has not paid the balance, despite final reminders and after a period of more than 1 week past the balance due date, LovetoEscape reserves the right to cancel the holiday. More likely that will be managed by the Accommodation owner at their discretion.
If LovetoEscape send out reminders PAST the due date, LovetoEscape are also entitled to seek ADDITIONAL £10+VAT late payment penalty from the Holidaymaker.
If the Holiday Maker cancels the booking (after the first 7 days), they are not entitled to a refund as per Agreement. If there is an issue, they have to take that up with the Accommodation provider.
If the Accommodation Provider cancels the booking, they may have to make a FULL refund to the holiday maker of the Accommodation element (insurance dependent). However LovetoEscape will retain their Service Fees, and levy a £25+VAT invoice (Cancellation Charge) on Accommodation Provider.
VisitScotland: 'From the end of June 2013, our national tourism website, www.visitscotland.com will integrate with a number of web booking engines. If you use one of the supported systems, then your own pricing and availability will display on your visitscotland.com web listing directly from the third party booking website, and the visitor will be able to book your room online instantly'.Yes, you can easily show the availability calendar you've set up with LovetoEscape on your own website by implementing the booking calendar widget code.
To add the LovetoEscape booking calendar to your website: Simply Log in, click on ‘Enquiries & Bookings’, click on ‘Booking Calendars’ on the left hand side, click 'Edit Setup', go to the 'Widget' tab and follow the instructions.
To set up your advert and benefit from increased referrals
Set up your advert today
Take the first step and register today.
If you are an accommodation/business owner or agency you can simply add your accommodation or attraction after registration.
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