Advertising Page
       
for accommodation and travel related businesses located in the South west of Victoria plus the South East - of South  Australia

Accommodation Listings
To assist prospective advertisers who may wish to list their properties on this site
we offer the following information

It is not our objective to list every property in the region, our aim is to present a selected range of accommodation options that offer value for money and friendly service.
Our approach to advertising is to present an attractive and accurate description of the businesses we promote and to ensure guest will be delighted with their accommodation choice and depart satisfied that they have received good value for money.

We believe this is the best way to ensure people will return to this web site and if you would like to promote your business in the same way and would like to be associated with this site then please contact us at  audioengineering@bigpond.com   


Our Premium Listing for Accommodation Properties

The premium accommodation listing ( as per below ) links to your web site - lists your e-mail address. Plus telephone number and postal address - it also helps guests quickly qualify your property with a short description, photo and price indicator - plus gives you free access to the on line vacancy search system - prices start from $7.00 per week

 

YOUR PROPERTIES NAME     + Address   + Phone number + e-mail link    
  • Rating, number of rooms + how to book
  • Location , Attractions and Special Deals
  • Main features of your business
  • short description of the property highlighting secondary features such as Air Con, undercover parking etc. plus a clear link to your web site

 

 

Tips on how to improve your profit
by advertising on this web site


The first step to successful advertising is "being found" - It's stating the bleeding obvious, but if people don't know you exist then you won't get any bookings!!

The quickest and easiest way to fix this problem ( especially if you have a business in Western Victoria ) is to list on our new On-Line search system which allows potential guest to find your property, see if you have a vacancy and also get an indication of your tariffs.
The on-line search links direct with your own web site ( unlike many other advertisers ) which means that there are no commissions or fees associated with this system

If you need more information then please send an e-mail to the following address - with your name and a request for information   audioengineering@bigpond.com

 

On Line Booking systems

Stand alone or connected to an existing web site as per the following examples
( click the image to see how they have been set up)

Sample Site - Portside Motel - Stand Alone - click the picture to see how Portside Motel is set up - Sample Site -Heytesbury Ridge Winery - Linked to their web site - click the picture to see how Heytesbury Ridge Winery web site is linked to the booking engine

 

On-Line booking system options

1/ Full system with Front Office - a complete system that will manage all your bookings. The Front Desk system manages all reservations including walk in and phone booking and automatically updates on-line inventory, plus on-line bookings will update room availability locally. Front Desk is a powerful, comprehensive Windows based Property Management System (PMS) designed for Hotels, Motels, Guesthouses, Bed and Breakfast accommodation and hostels of all sizes. It has many features to enhance efficiency and productivity, extensive reporting, and is fully integrated with our online reservation software

2/ On-Line Stand Alone - a complete web site system including on-line bookings - a cost effective on-line booking option for businesses who would like to retain their existing manual booking system but would like to add on-line reservations. It has all the features you are ever likely to need including room availability checking, real-time updating, full search capability, reporting and sales analysis, plus a huge number of other features

3/ On-Line plus - adds a booking system to existing web sites - all the features of the stand alone system but can be integrated into an existing web site

4/ On-Line Mobile - either of the above systems can be set up on a palm top computer to provide a complete on-line booking system that be managed virtually anywhere you have mobile phone reception. Ideal for apartment owners who would like to carry their booking system with them.

 

 

Contact
Bruce Henderson
10 Carmell Drive
Warrnambool


Ph 03 5562 5147 e-mail audioengineering@bigpond.com


 


Good Photography
should be given your highest priority in advertising. Photographs help create that vital first impression. If your photos are second rate then it creates an immediate poor impression to potential guests

Photography
Good architectural photography need not cost a fortune - our interior and exterior photo packages deliver attractive and accurate images of your property

 

Floor Plans are a quick and easy way to show prospective guests the layout of your property. We can create, high resolution, web optimised floor plans

Interactive Floor Plans are a combination of a floor plan and photographs and together they create a powerful sales message -

There are a number of properties on this web site using our interactive floor plans ( click the links below to see how they work)

Interactive Floor Plans are a far more effective than so called 360 degree tours in that they are-:

  • much faster to load
  • cover more than one room
  • cheaper to produce
  • easier to alter if you change furnishings or decoration

View Demo 1

View Demo 2