Holiday firm to auction holidays online for two charities
Howard Lake | 25 May 2011 | News
Holiday home rental website Holiday Lettings™ is to run its first charity auction, Bid4holidays, aiming to raise £100,000 for Cancer Research UK and the Oxford-based hospice, Helen & Douglas House.
Every day during June a week’s stay in up to six homes will be auctioned off. All homes in the auction are advertised on Holiday Lettings and have been kindly donated by the home owners. All auctions start and finish at 9pm, running for 24 hours.
Kate-Stinchcombe-Gillies, spokesperson for Holiday Lettings, said: “The principle behind Bid4holidays is very simple but packs a punch; by bidding for the holiday you want, eBay style, you could potentially change someone’s life. Our advertisers have been incredibly generous offering their homes for the cause and we simply hope that people will get behind this campaign while securing a wonderful holiday at the same time.”
Holiday Lettings lists over 46,000 privately owned holiday homes in 116 countries around the world and accommodation is booked directly with the owner or manager of the home.
Between now and 31 May, people can sign up for alerts each morning with details of what is up for auction that day.
About Howard Lake
Howard Lake is consultant editor of UK Fundraising. He founded the site in 1994 and successfully sold it in 2022. As director of Giving X Ltd he is exploring growing giving on a massive scale.
He is the founder of Fundraising Camp and co-founder of GoodJobs.