Vacant Moments is the result of extensive research
and close collaboration between an IT company, a licensed travel
agent and accommodation providers.
| Vacant Moments is: |
- an online service facilitating
direct accommodation bookings with property owners
or their representatives
- working for you the property owner
on a non commissionable basis
- working for you the guest to make your
holiday booking as easy and cost free as possible
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| Vacant Moments is not: |
- a wholesaler
- a directory service supplying only
a list of contact details
- an agency making money by charging a
booking fee
- a last minute site offering only short notice availability
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Why use Vacant Moments?
Our aim is not just to create a meeting place for guests looking for accommodation
and property owners wanting to fill beds.
We are creating a site that we think will be
not only the most advanced booking site to hit the world wide
web but also the most user friendly, up to date and efficient
site for both guests and owners.
It will be the easiest site
for both guests and owners to use.
What is the difference between Vacant
Moments and an accommodation directory?
A directory is a list similar to
a phone directory but offering more than just a phone listing,
such as property details and photos and an email address.
Vacant Moments gives you all of the above but
we also provide the following:
1. Availability calendar
A guest searches the Vacant Moments database by entering the dates they wish
to travel. Properties that are available for the selected dates are displayed
to the guest.
2. A saving of time and frustration
Because guests are only shown properties available according to the dates
they want they don't waste their time requesting bookings from properties
booked out, and property owners don't waste time reviewing emails that
are not a potential lead because the property is already booked out.
3. Quotes
The guest is given a quote based on when, how many people, and for how long
they are traveling. The quotes are automatically calculated according to
the rates that the owner enters into the database via a secure password
protected maintenance
facility.
4. Flexibility
Owners can update all their own information at any time 24hours a day 7 days
a week, and the updates are instantaneous. The online secure maintenance
facility allows owners to change photos, property descriptions, rates and
availability. It's like having your own web site at VacantMoments.com
For the technically minded, Vacant Moments is
a sophisticated database and search algorithm which enables
potential customers to search for accommodation criteria entered
into the database by accommodation owners or their representatives.
Searches may be conducted from the simplest level
up to very advanced levels where you may specify a wide range
of search criteria (desires).
The database and search algorithm have been almost
a year in development and are the result of extensive research
and collaboration with web developers, accommodation owners,
users of current online accommodation services, a licensed
travel agent and tour operator.
Booking of accommodation actually takes place
between the customer and the accommodation owner (or their
representative). Vacant Moments provides the initial (and optionally
ongoing) communication stream between customer and owner through
a specially designed online dialogue service. The final decisions
and process of booking are transacted totally between the
customer and the owner or their representative.
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