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We’ve also just launched the site for another local firm, although this one is almost exclusively for national clients. Cornish Cottage Holidays is the client, and we’ve been working with them now for several years providing all their Internet solutions. Revamping a site that we developed three years ago, we’ve just launched the new site which we’re very pleased with. More importantly, the client is too!

The site features a modern, fresh approach to design, employing carousels to highlight special offers and new products, innovative Flash based features to maintain user interest, and possibly one of the easiest booking systems of any accommodation provider, immediately responding to three key questions – When are you coming, how long will you be staying, and how many people are you bringing with you? Once these three basic questions are answered, the site displays all the accommodation that is specific to you, and then you can narrow this down further by selecting from a range of other options, all developed with the primary business focus of making it easy to book accommodation.

The site synchronises with their offline cottage booking management system, and shows a live report of what cottages are available in a highly intuitive visual calendar format. Once the visitor has found their accommodation the booking procedure is simple, with online payment options and confirmation of the booking to provide a completely professional customer experience without frustration which features in so many other holiday accommodation websites.

We also undertake all the online marketing for this client, and we’ve achieved some extremely impressive results, from a 100% occupancy rate for several months last year, to a significantly marked increase in Return On Investment when compared to traditional offline advertising returns.

Why not book your next holiday in Cornwall? It’s just like being in a different country but without the hassle. Cornwall has some superb weather, you don’t need to queue up at the border and take off your belt and your shoes, no visas to worry about, we use the same currency as the rest of the UK, we’ve got real Cornish pasties (yes, real ones – not the ones you’ve been used to), clotted cream, spectacular scenery, gardens, beaches, and on top of that we’re all friendly and won’t eat your children. I can’t say fairer than that.

Visit www.cornishcottageholidays.co.uk to experience the wonder. Oh, and another attraction for you, should you need one, is that we’re here too, so you could pop in to our offices on the banks of the River Fal estuary to discuss your company’s website while you’re here! See you soon.