Anybody running gites?
Discussion
I'm just curious, because we have a gite which has been very successful for the last two years but this year our bookings are massively reduced.
In 2014 we didn't start marketing until May but sold 14 weeks, last year we sold 23 weeks. This year at this point we only have two weeks sold, where we already had about 12 weeks sold at this point last year.
I'm assuming that both Brexit and the shenanigans at Calais are to blame, but is anybody else noticing this big drop in bookings, or is it just us?
In 2014 we didn't start marketing until May but sold 14 weeks, last year we sold 23 weeks. This year at this point we only have two weeks sold, where we already had about 12 weeks sold at this point last year.
I'm assuming that both Brexit and the shenanigans at Calais are to blame, but is anybody else noticing this big drop in bookings, or is it just us?
Plenty of available weeks here through the main summer season. It's picked up a little since I first posted, but we've still only sold six weeks... Hoping that once the vote has passed and the situation in Calais is no longer on front pages then people will realise that they actually need a holiday!
I only have one gite running right now, but two more hopefully finished by the end of this year. Once we have three gites I'll be more flexible on start/end days on one of them and see how it goes, but it's an interesting option.... I still think we'll have to impose a minimum three night stay otherwise the overheads are too great.
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