I am Amanda Stecker, the Founder of Holiday Letology. I have achieved a multi-six figure turnover with my holiday cottage business Unique Cotswold Cottages. The business launched in 2018 and has won awards and consistently seen significant growth in income and earnings. My cottages have appeared in the national press and magazines including the Daily Mail, the Express, Prima and Your coffee break .
Prior to becoming a holiday rentalpreneur I had a successful career as a marketing consultant advising clients in marketing best practice and I have applied this knowledge to run Unique Cotswold Cottages. I focus on providing an excellent guest experience from the point of booking through to guests stay and afterwards. As such the business has beaten industry standards and in particular, higher than average occupancy and nightly rates
Unique Cotswold Cottages was awarded the best holiday cottage group in the Cotswold 2023.
Unique Cotswold Cottages Awarded Best Rural Start up for the South West Region 2021/22 in the prestigious Rural Business Awards sponsored by Amazon
I set up Holiday Letology and developed the FastTrack method so that I could share my knowledge and experience with those who want to enter the holiday let market, fast track their success, achieve a consistent high income and run a high quality successful holiday let business that will be highly rated by happy guests.
Interview with Rural Business Awards
After winning best rural start up business in the South West of England for 2021/22, it was a pleasure to talk to the Rural Business Awards about how Unique Cotswold Cottages started, the history of our beautiful properties and the satisfaction I receive from guests leaving wonderful reviews 🥰✨
Speaking engagement: How to drive bookings in a post covid 19 world!
Panelist at HOST 2020. The (virtual) two day event for the short stay rental industry. Member of the panel discussing how to drive bookings in a post (or current) Covid world, talking specifically about how to build trust with guests and using tech to maximise your bookings. The session achieved the largest audience of the whole 2 day event.
Speaking engagement: Direct Booking Success Summit
Speaker at the Direct Booking Success Summitt 2021. The (virtual) three day event for the short stay rental industry. Invited to speak about how to turn a drab and dated property into a delightful and desirable one.