Archive for July, 2010

  • Getting bookings from Brazilian and Portuguese travellers

    Posted on July 30, 2010 | 3 Comments
    Portuguese just became the third native language for our baby, LetMeGo. The launch of LetMeGo in Portuguese will allow our hosts to reach travellers from Brazil and Portugal. If you are not fluent in Portuguese, just like me, you don’t have to do anything. We will...

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  • Adding your booking cancellation policy and booking agreement

    Posted on July 29, 2010 | 2 Comments
    When LetMeGo matches your listing with an itinerary, your Booking Cancellation Policy and Booking Agreement will be included in the offer that is submitted to the traveller. In addition to any prepayment required upon booking, it is important to provide the details of your Booking Cancellation...

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  • Olá mundo! LetMeGo now in Portuguese

    Posted on July 26, 2010 | 5 Comments
    LetMeGo keeps learning new languages! A few weeks ago we announced LetMeGo in Spanish. Today I am happy to announce LetMeGo in Portuguese. LetMeGo will have three sites in Portuguese targeting users from Brazil and Portugal: meudestino.com – led by Christiane Cançado boraviajar.com – led by Martin...

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  • Has the Internet favored your business?

    Posted on July 23, 2010 | 7 Comments
    Last week, The Economist published an article called “The click and the dead” that concludes that ecommerce favors large companies. While that may be true in some instances, we think that there are plenty of exceptions. In fact, one of the reasons we founded LetMeGo...

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  • Setting your preferences for invitations to submit offers

    Posted on July 21, 2010 | No Comments
    At LetMeGo we completely understand how important your time is! To keep the process of submitting your offers quick and efficient, we have a feature that you can use to set your minimum itinerary budget preferences, for the invitations that you receive from LetMeGo...

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  • Allowing others to manage your LetMeGo listing

    Posted on July 20, 2010 | No Comments
    You can easily enable others (for example, the front desk personnel at a hotel) to manage your listing. These people will be empowered to submit offers and process bookings on your lodging’s behalf. Simply invite them to manage your lodging listing. There are several benefits...

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  • How would you make a lodging photo-ready?

    Posted on July 9, 2010 | 3 Comments
    Christine Haugney, New York Times writer, goes behind the camera with real estate photographers and learns their techniques for making apartments look great in listings. Check out the article, get some ideas for photographing your lodging, and then share your comments and additional tips with...

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  • Reasons to complete your listing details

    Posted on July 7, 2010 | 4 Comments
    The most important factor in successfully promoting your lodging on LetMeGo is to ensure all the details of your listing are optimally presented to travellers. LetMeGo takes each detail you provide into account when matching your listing with the itineraries we receive.   When you highlight the...

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  • Complete Your LetMeGo User Profile and Attract More Travellers

    Posted on July 6, 2010 | 4 Comments
    If used correctly, your LetMeGo user profile page can help you get more bookings. Taking the time to upload a friendly picture of yourself and your staff, as well as writing a good personal description can help guests feel confident that there is a real...

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  • Water-free urinals: ecological boon or passing fad?

    Posted on July 2, 2010 | 7 Comments
    Waterless urinals seem to offer an ecologically sound alternative to traditional urinals. Are you thinking of upgrading your lodging’s facilities? Check out this interesting article from Wired Magazine examining this topic. What do you think? Photo By TheGiantVermin

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