We have received hundreds of enquiries for people looking for rental holidays in Cornwall.

We have focused our efforts to market VisitDevonandCornwall.com through Cornwall today which has increased our profile and enquiry rate.

The holiday rental market is becoming very competitive, therefore every avenue open to you needs to be explored and used to assure rental enquires for your holiday accommodation.

Have a look at Junes Cornwalltoday for out latest advert.

I guess the ultimate way to spend your holiday would be in a luxury holiday cottage.

The whole idea of going away is to relax and live in a way you normally cannot. Be it on a river, on a moor, tasting wine for a week, next to a warm pool, whatever your desire is the holiday is where we indulge in selfish extravagance.

The icing on the cake can often be staying in a luxury holiday cottage. A quality cottage will provide you with real comfort and decadence. Often found in accommodation of this ilk are luxury hot tubs and heated pools, with dressing rooms and covered BBQ areas. The quality of the equipment provided should be first class, washing machines and tumble dryers should be included, Broad band internet and a dishwasher should now be standard in any luxury holiday cottage.

The location of the cottage is also an important factor. Luxury cottages should have a bearing, boast a view, nestled in a valley – there should be something that gives you that wow factor and makes it stand out from the rest.

I always consider that if I want a luxury cottage I think would this be my ideal home if I could afford it? If the answer to this is yes then its probably right for your ideal holiday.

VisitDevonandCornwall offers free advertising for owners and agents with holiday lettings they wish to further market on the internet.

Running for almost 3 years now this site has undergone a lot of changes and recent improvements to establish a strong position on the internet, and we a striving to be recognized amongst the top 10 holiday lettings web sites for Devon and Cornwall.

We are constantly updating our coding to appeal to the search engines for our most popular search terms to draw all the visitors we can from the internet to our lettings pages. The summer Holiday season is the busiest time for us and we are preparing ready for the influx of traffic.

We are also just about to be published for the second time in Cornwall Today as well as running a flyer campaign to get new holiday lettings on the site ready for the summer visitors. Both campaigns have proven very successful and we look forward to much more success as the season opens.

Bude located in North Cornwall is an area we are excelling in currently with our range of holiday accommodation in Cornwall.

We have the following holiday accommodation available in Bude,

• 4 Self catering properties

• 1 Bed and Breakfast

The self catering ranges from bungalow type accommodation to holiday cottages and the bed and breakfast is a Victorian farm house offering “Delightful Accommodation”

Bude is a popular resort for the family and offers great beaches and superb surf.

We are able to announce that we have 2 new Cottages for rent in Padstow.

Padstow is one of the most popular holiday destinations in Cornwall that we get asked for so this is great news for the site and of course the many users to the site. Of the total of 5 properties one is a bed and breakfast and the others are self catering accommodation.

The town as I have said before is ever growing and the facilities are constantly improving to make for a more complete holiday experience.

Remember that if you have any holiday accommodation in Padstow this site is totally free for you to advertise.

I spent the last week doing some promotion for VisitDevonandCornwall.com spending a day visiting a range of available holiday cottages in Cornwall.

I took the time to attend local Cornish holiday resorts and speak to the owners / agents in that area. We are keen to raise the profile of the web site and make sure it’s the number one accommodation booking site for Cornwall. I wanted peoples opinions on the actual market and ways to improve our marketing strategy. All of our current users find the site from natural search results, in the likes of google, yahoo and msn, but this needs to be improved on so I was keen to understand how people are searching on-line for their rentals as well as how owners looking to advertise their cottages were finding new avenues.

I spent most of the morning discussing this with 2 private owners of rental cottages in Porthleven. They were very keen to help and when I informed them that the service visitdevonandcornwall.com offers is free with no catches they were more inclined to help me out.

After recording all the new information, I have been able to build a marketing plan for the summer of 2007 aimed at increasing the amount of online traffic. I am armed with proven ideas as to how this can be best achieved and already results have started to roll in with new holiday cottages in Cornwall already on the site.

Look out for us also in a few magazines dedicated to Cornwall and Cornish life.

Newlyn is located beside Penzance in South West Cornwall. It’s a town formed on a fishing fleet that used to be one of the country’s major players. There is atill a heathy fishing industry here with a thriving fish market. I understand that the harbor is about 40 acres in size holding a fleet of crabbers, long liners and beam trawlers.

Enjoying views over mounts bay the towns of Newly and Penzance were once separated by open country side. The area is steeped in history and walking the streets of the town you can feel the history and imagine the olden days with sailors returning with their catch carrying kit bags through the streets.

The town now has art gallery’s, shops and a good range of places to eat. The food provide in the town is mainly fare from the sea, but other types of cuisine can be found.

Self catering accommodation is plenty ioin this town with options to suite everyone from the family group to the romantics amongst you.

Well in Cornwall really, but many people think it in Devon for some reason.

A Victorian holiday maker destination, Bude is a traditional seaside resort with all you require for a beach / surfing holiday.

There are fine sandy beaches which enjoy some great Atlantic swells making for great surfing conditions. There are also shops for new fins and wet suites as well as a school for learning to surf. There is a beach life guard service in the Holiday season.

The South West Coastal path runs across this  seaside resort and to feed the hungry traveller there is a super market or if you require to be waited on there are eateries to suite most tastes.

The Bude Canal can also be enjoyed. A 19 th century feat of engineering and design.

There is holiday accommodation to match your requirements, from B&B to Hotels as well as the ever popular Self catering cottages where you can be in charge of your holiday every step of the way.

Enjoy Bude, it has plenty to offer making for a great holiday destination.

To increase our effectiveness and improve the information we offer we have decided to run the web site for the foreseeable future as a free service.

We will be making a revenue from third party advertisers and marketing schemes. We are also investing in flyers and magazine marketing in the Cornish region of our market place married together with our improved SEO we are now getting great results for search terms in the 3 main search engines.

Cottage holiday accommodation is our main stay of current available property but we will be hoping to broaden the base of our holiday accommodation, including more hotels, B&B, apartments, hostels and caravans.

The holiday season in Cornwall and Devon is almost upon us so I hope you are all ready to make the most of what promises to be a hot summer.

Christmas Cottage is located in Helford Village and sleeps upto 4 people. This delightful cottage is actually located on a stream that feed the renowned Helford river.

Children are welcome to this property and a high chair and cot is provided for your use.

Helford is tucked away although it has a small shop and a great pub The Shiprights Arms, where good food and fine ale is served.

To book this Cottage in Helford click here