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Explore practical insights and expert advice from SuperControl and industry leaders. Learn from real-life success stories in self-catering, with tips and strategies that truly work.
Market intelligence, Self-Catering Resources
Industry analysis: 2015 in review
5th January 2016At the beginning of 2015 inflation continued to fall in the UK (even dipping into deflation for a brief moment), and interest rates remained close to…
Booking engine, Enquiries, Knowledge base
Handling enquiries
21st December 2015It’s day twenty-one of the Support team’s top tips in our countdown to Christmas. Make sure you don’t miss out on turning enquiries in to bookings – Jackie tells you…
Guest management, Knowledge base
How to look up your previous guests
20th December 2015In today’s top tip, Christine tells you how to look up your past guests in your SuperControl account. Just another way we help you look after your guests and save…
Booking engine, Knowledge base, Pricing
Using price seasons to manage your pricing
12th December 2015It’s day 12 in our Christmas countdown and Jade’s back with a fantastic time-saving tip to make managing your pricing much easier.
Knowledge base, Reporting and analysis
Tracking your booking sources
10th December 2015Jackie tells you how SuperControl helps you track your booking sources – where to add them in and then where you can keep an eye on how they’re working for…
Booking engine, Bookings, Knowledge base
How to remove a property from a booking and how to cancel a booking
3rd December 2015In the third installment of our Christmas countdown, Jackie shares a top tip to help you make the most of SuperControl:
Booking engine, Bookings, Knowledge base
Find a booking quickly using Quick search
2nd December 2015Day two of the Support team’s top tips in our Christmas countdown and today it’s from Christine …
Market intelligence, Self-Catering Resources
The shocking cost of not taking bookings online
24th November 2015We ask guests who book their holiday online through SuperControl to complete a survey. Their feedback helps us continue to build and develop SuperControl to ensure that the guest’s user…
Self-Catering Resources, Work Smart
How can agencies help boost your self-catering business?
19th November 2015How do you get your name out there? Have you thought about advertising with any agencies or channels, or do you prefer to do all your marketing yourself? When it…
Booking engine, Enquiries, Knowledge base
Make the most of custom fields on your booking and enquiry forms
3rd November 2015Are you aware of all the benefits of customising your booking and enquiry form fields within your account (Properties > Booking and enquiry form fields)? Benefits to you 1. It…
Self-Catering Resources, Work Smart
How to attract last-minute bookings
22nd October 2015Do you want to know what availability was most searched for on your calendars in the past seven days? We have taken a look at the top 100 dates and…
Market intelligence, Self-Catering Resources
The average cost of self-catering accommodation in Britain
19th October 2015We received a huge response to our blog last month on the average prices charged by self-caterers using SuperControl. So, we have broken down our stats region-by-region in order to…
Self-Catering Resources, Work Smart
Do you offer value for money?
18th September 2015Do you think you offer value for money? No matter how luxurious or amazing a property/holiday/ location/experience, guests can be pretty harsh when asked to rate the “value” of their…
