Make sure you’re all set for posting in groups by….

  1. If you still haven’t done this, crack on and do it now. It’ll make tagging your page on groups where pages cannot be members much easier. Click on the orange button for a ‘how to’.

2. Adding your business page to your personal profile to show you’re legit. See the pic below for how.

Facebook holiday groups to start you off

NATIONALLY

https://www.facebook.com/groups/holidaycottages/ Holiday Cottages UK is the group where I have received the most bookings total (caveat to say I used to be admin there and there may be some skewing of my visibility there as a result)

https://www.facebook.com/groups/627924374521622/ Last Minute UK Staycation Cottages & Lodges

https://www.facebook.com/groups/PetFriendlyHolidayAccommodationUK Pet friendly

https://www.facebook.com/groups/lastminutepetdogfriendlycottageshottub for those with a hot tub and dogs

Lodges To Rent with Hot Tubs for hot tubs

Dog Friendly self catering accommodation IN UK best group for dogs

https://www.facebook.com/groups/482262575456983 Farmers Wives Holiday Accommodation (no need to be a F’s wife, just rural)

https://www.facebook.com/groups/2350832361782228 New Farming Wives Holiday Accommodation

https://www.facebook.com/groups/7023544997705702/ UK Staycations: UK Holiday Homes & Short Term Lets

https://www.facebook.com/groups/727200081069539/ WI unofficial

https://www.facebook.com/groups/456202251881074/ solo with dogs

 

 

LOCALLY (there are oodles more to choose from; these just give an idea of what to look for)

https://www.facebook.com/groups/237383441819554 West Wales Holiday Lets

https://www.facebook.com/groups/3563938966990912/ We’ve got room for you - Pembrokeshire

https://www.facebook.com/groups/lakedistrictaccommodation Lake District Accommodation

https://www.facebook.com/groups/cornwalanddevonholidays/ Devon and Cornwall (there’s the same in other areas, but this one is very active)

https://www.facebook.com/groups/accommodationindorset/ Only Dorset but good as an illustration - fewer than 1000 members but I've had many bookings from here because it's specific and small. People are already hot leads when they have found the group and there's a much smaller pool of respondents.

For Scotland:

Holiday Homes Scotland (one post per month but you are allowed to reply.

Lodges with Hot Tub in Scotland

Local groups

What can happen with local groups…

Challenge examples (only for those who have oodles of experience at the above!): niche groups