Private House Stays Christmas Card

Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year from all of us at Private House Stays, Anna who works on our social media and videos has created this clever ecard, do take a look?

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PHS Talks - January Webinar| How to Get Your Customers Attention & Keep It!

PHS Talks is back in 2023 with another great webinar. Michelle Macfarlane is back with us to discuss the customer buying journey. Are you planning your social media marketing to grab the attention at each stage, or are you getting stuck in just one spot? Michelle will take you through each step of the customer buying journey and what content you need to plan!

Cassie Bouverie, Founder of Private House Stays, will share her knowledge in how to keep your customer's attention and her experience in providing the best possible customer service.

This event will be online via Zoom; a joining link will be sent out nearer the time of the event. Book your tickets now on the link below.

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Private House Stays hits the Scotsman!

Private House Stays was recently featured in The Scotsman, discussing the business growth grant we recently received and what it means for our future, as well as discussing Cassie's personal experiences running her own B&B, in Edinburgh for 12 Years. Please click the link below if you want to read the whole story.

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Private House Stays New Features

Private House Stays have started implementing new features. Google translate is now live on our website. You can also replicate your seasons to the following year.

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Replications of Seasons

Scottish Tourism Industry Conference 2022

Cassie enjoyed attending the Scottish Tourism Industry Conference in Edinburgh. TV and Radio presenter Jennifer Reoch hosted the event. The event was attended by 1000 members and run by The Scottish Tourism Alliance, ASVA (Association of Visitor attractions) HIT Scotland (Hospitality Industry Trust)

Some of Cassie's Highlights:
Justin Reid from Trip Advisor
Daniel Levine from the Avant- Guide institute
Nil Wyness from The Tank Museum
Fabio Monterio from the Summit one Vanderbilt

Cassie was delighted to meet John Swinney Deputy first minister who joined Cassie briefly whilst having breakfast with Paul Skrgatic from Crescent House in Edinburgh. Paul was thrilled to win a regional Thistle award for Crescent House Edinburgh – Boutique B&B for Best B&B or Guest House Experience Lothian & Borders, sponsored by Abbey UK

If you want to read more about the event, click below.

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PHS Talks| Short Term Lets Legislations

Did you miss our last webinar? covering The Short-Term Lets licensing fees.

If you missed our webinar it is now live on our YouTube and on the Private House Stays Video page. If you want answers to your worries around the new legislation you can hear from Marc Crothall MBE Chief Executive of the Scottish Tourism Alliance and Patrick O' Shaughnessy Industry Manager for Visit Scotland.

There has since been an update regarding the short term licensing which is as follows. Existing hosts must apply for a short-term let license from 31st March 2023 to 30th September 2023. This is a one off 6 month extension recognising the wider economic circumstance's of the cost of living crisis.

If you have any questions regarding the new updates you can email Megan who will be happy to assist you.

Private House Stays Team Photo Shoot in Portobello

The Private House Stays Team were delighted to meet up last week in Portobello in Edinburgh for our team photo shoot. Kerstin Gruenling put us all at ease and we enjoyed a lovely lunch at the Beach House Cafe on the beach's promenade. We enjoyed a lovely lunch at the Beach House on the beach's promenade. We were also happy to have Oscar Megan's son come along for the photo shoot.

Featured Island Shetland

Cassie visited the the beautiful Shetland Islands in March 2022. These wonderful Islands are breath-taking with warm and welcoming locals. Nestled between Norway and mainland Scotland, this archipelago is made up of around 100 different islands. We now represent clients in Lerwick and the island of Fetlar- Cassie will be writing a blog post about her visit along with all the special places she visited in the coming weeks

The islands have some of the most incredible landscapes in the UK. You can find our properties below.

Bethany, Fetlar.
Ortolan House B&B.
Herrislea House Hotel.
Fetlar Lodge.
Gord Guest House.
Peerie House.

We Would Love to Hear From You

Do you have any suggestions, compliments, or complaints?
Thank you for being part of the Private House Stays club.We would love to improve in our Quality, Service, and Accommodation, and you can help us do that. So drop us a note if you have any feedback, we'd love to hear from you. Wishing you a very happy Christmas.

For your convenience you can contact: Adam for technical queries, Megan for Admin and customer enquires and Anna for graphic design and Cassie is always available via email or phone.

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