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Bookings · 2 min readDirect booking: taking back control
What platforms cost, what direct booking really brings back, and a five-step method to get there without losing bookings.
- One lodging: do you need a channel manager?
- What commissions really cost
- Gîtes de France: what it really costs
- Being found on Google
- Getting guests to come back
- Getting your former guests' addresses: what is still possible
- A Google listing for a gîte: what is true and what is not
- Running a gîte day to day: cleaning, linen, arrivals, disputes
Bookings · 2 min readPricing a holiday let without underselling it
Start from the income you need rather than the neighbour's price: how to calculate, set seasons, handle extra fees, and avoid the mistakes that cost a season.
Legal obligations · 2 min readA French holiday-let owner's obligations
Registration, tourist tax, tax treatment, energy rating: what a French holiday-let owner actually has to do in 2026, with official sources quoted.
Invoicing · 2 min readFrench e-invoicing and holiday rentals: what actually changes
The two dates, who is concerned, and what a small French rental business really has to do. Official sources quoted.
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