Resources for Bed and Breakfasts

Email is the only channel through which the owner of a rural home or rural hotel can communicate directly with their guest—without algorithms getting in the way, without paying for each impression, and without any platform controlling the relationship. This makes it one of the most cost-effective channels in the tourism sector—and also

A well-located vacation rental with good reviews can generate an average return on investment of between 8% and 10%. But there is a wide gap between that average and what is actually possible—and that gap is almost always determined by management, not the property itself. The average annual occupancy rate for accommodations in

Starting a rural bed-and-breakfast in Spain doesn’t begin with choosing decor or uploading photos to a website. It begins with understanding what the law requires of you—and that varies from Andalusia to Aragon, and from Castile and León to Catalonia. The regulations governing rural bed-and-breakfasts in Spain fall under the jurisdiction of the

Some listings for rural homes generate bookings from day one, while others have been posted for months with hardly any inquiries. The difference, almost always, isn’t in the accommodation itself—it’s in how it’s presented and whether the owner is making good use of the channels available to them. This guide doesn’t cover the websites where you can list your property—

Before welcoming your first guest, before posting the listing on any website, and before you even start thinking about prices and availability, there’s one step you can’t skip: registering your vacation rental and obtaining authorization to operate as a tourist accommodation. The process isn’t complicated in most cases, but it is

Every time a guest books your rural home through Booking, a portion of that revenue never makes it into your account. That’s the platform’s commission, and although it may seem small on a per-booking basis, by the end of the year it adds up to one of the biggest expenses affecting the profitability of a rural accommodation. The good news is