Airbnb was created in 2008 and was a game changer in the vacation rental agency world. It provided great tools for guests and for owners. This global company offers vacation rentals throughout the world and evidently has no local presence in Harbour Island. Airbnb lists properties without verifying the accuracy of the information provided, they…
Expedia, Booking, hotels.com are online Travel agencies. OTA’s started their expansion with the advent of the internet by adding flights, rental cars, and vacation homes. Vacation homes started to appear on OTAS around 2013, OTAS are simply listing vacation homes in exchange for a commission to be paid by the owner of the house. OTAS…
Harbour Island has the most beautiful beaches in the world with incredible waters. A great attraction for production companies is the proximity to Miami. The lush tropical landscaping provides for a fantastic atmosphere with incredible lighting throughout the day. Production companies have flocked to Harbour island to shoot their catalogs with top internationally renowned models.…
Each owner has its own way to maintain its house, as a rule of thumb the largest and more expensive homes in Harbour island should be the best maintained because they have the more disposable income and they know they can’t afford to have issues. Clients that pay the most usually are the most difficult…
Harbour island in the Bahamas is a very safe environment where criminality is virtually nonexistent. This is actually what makes Harbour island so attractive, families love feeling in absolute safety. Renting a house is very safe, still lots of houses have security cameras and alarms. Most vacation homes in Harbour island have safes so that…
The vacation rental industry is relatively new and exploded in the early 2000’s. As a nascent industry a lot of abuses were committed in large cities and resulted in a lot of frauds and abuses. Vacation rentals scams in Harbour islands have virtually been non-existent due to its small scale. Nowadays it is really easy…
Rates for a house rental in the Bahamas vary with the seasonality. During high season, the demand is high and rates are high. Owners are in the position of strength and can require longer minimum stays. Hotels are employing the same strategy to maximize their revenues. During low season they may have a 3 day…
Rates are established by owners or its representatives once a year they may be revisited periodically during the year. Clients, and it is their absolute right , may decide to enter a negotiation on rates for the house they want to secure in Harbour Island. They may negotiate through an agency or directly with the…
In the hospitality world rates vary with seasonality and occupancy rates. Hotels and vacation rental owners usually take into account client’s demand to establish their rates, the busiest the season the higher the price. This way of establishing rates is known as revenue management or yield revenue management. Most hotels are actively using yield revenue…
Each owner may freely decide which form of payment they accept or decline. Traditional modes of payments are available in the Bahamas but it does not mean that they are accepted by all. Some owners may accept some credit cards while rejecting others because of the cost that is associated with them. A lot of…