Friday, December 30, 2005
Gite Bookings
Normally we get lots of enquires and booking for our gites during January for people wanting Summer holidays. This season things seem to have started a couple of days earlier than usual with interest in the gites already increasing even before the New Year. I think it is most probably because the holiday companies have already started advertising on the television and it has reminded people to book their summer holidays. Traditionally TV adverts for holidays usually show after the New Year but like everything these days, it is starting earlier and earlier. I've also noticed more holiday cottage, villa and gite type property advertising rather than the traditional 'package' holiday to Spain offers. The market does seem to be changing towards more independent tailored holidays rather than 'one size fits all'. Great news for the gite business.
| 8:03:54 PM
Gite Bookings
Monday, December 05, 2005
Gite renovation sabatical
As some of you may have guessed I've been taking quite of bit of time off recently from the gite renovation work. The first of the two gites, Fraise, was finished at the beginning of September and we've since had some guests to stay. Lots of nice comments about the finish and presentation make the hard work worth it and a little out of season income is always welcome in a seasonal business.
The second gite, Abricot, got a little attention, a bit of tiling and fitting sanitaryware, but the fatigue had set in. So, time for a break. A sabatical. Apart from catching up with a few odd jobs around the house and the inevitable repairs etc. in the existing gites I've been taking it easy. Much more socialising (good for my French) going to the cinema (first time for three years), and generally catching up for the three lost years whilst we've been building a business.
But, there is still about two months work (maybe three) to finish off the second gite and that is planned to start in the new year. So until then I going to continue to relax, have a lazy Christmas and do some more of the things we all came to France to enjoy.
| 3:31:36 PM Gite renovation sabatical
