Stay in a Pub – Important New Updates

News | Pub | Pub Accommodation | Posted 2018.05.11

Yorkshire Life Food & Drink Awards 2018

Stay in a Pub have agreed to sponsor a brand new category, ‘Restaurant with Rooms‘ at the prestigious Yorkshire Life Food & Drink Awards this September. We will be featuring both digitally and in their lifestyle magazine over the coming months and have chosen this publication because:

  • They have a monthly print readership of 115,000
  • Around 90,000 followers on social media
  • Circa 22,000 newsletter subscribers

We are focusing on Yorkshire because pub accommodation is already well established in this county and we hope to encourage consumers living here to visit pubs in other parts of the UK.

You can vote for this or any other category on their website now.

Profitable Beds

Stay in a Pub are hosting a profitable beds in pubs forum at the Counting House, London on Wednesday 4th July. If you are interested in attending please email [email protected] as there are limited spaces available.

Competitions

Every month we are now organising a competition to enable our consumers to win a fantastic pub stay. A recent competition which we ran for 10 days gained the following results.

  • 230,000 Twitter impressions
  • 2,000 new followers on social media

If you would like to get involved and schedule a competition later this year please email [email protected].

Who Is Using Stay in a Pub?

The top 5 places consumers are viewing the website from are:

  • London
  • Leeds
  • Birmingham
  • Manchester
  • Bristol

(Sydney, Australia were 17th on the list)

*Data from the last 12 months

Book Direct

We continue to drive the Book Direct message so you achieve bookings commission free. This can be achieved through Stay in a Pub.

We also offer monthly consumer statistics and full social media support to pubs choosing to work closely with us.

If you would like to discuss this and how we can maximize your exposure with us please contact [email protected]. Our new and improved offers section is now launched.

ACT Studios

We are delighted to announce a partnership with ACT Studios. They deliver photography that entices people to holiday homes, hotels and pubs showcasing accommodation, facilities, the location and experience. ACT recently invested in Stay In A Pub by helping enable the website redevelopment for mobile and improved imagery.

ACT’s small team of photographers travel across the UK providing images and also ‘Step-In’ photography – bringing each image to life allowing viewers to walk inside the picture online. Please see: http://www.act-studios.com/step-in/ for more details. You can see an example on The Millbrook Inn Pub listing.

Charlie Baker, Millbrook Inn owner discusses Stay in a Pub and ACT Studios here.

Please get in touch with Andrew at [email protected] if you would like fantastic photos of your pub.

Diagonal Walking 

We are now working with Nick Corble author and creator of Diagonal Walking who has embarked on a million step walk slicing through the heart of England. Read about his journey and how you can get involved here.

Social Media

As a reminder do follow and tag Stay in a Pub in all your social media posts. If you pay the annual subscription we will share your updates with our growing followers.

  • Twitter – @stayinapubuk
  • Instagram – @stayinapub
  • Facebook – @stayinapub

YouTube

Our pub designs can now feature your YouTube videos. Almost 5 billion videos are watched on Youtube every single day. An example can be viewed here and this video has been added to their design here.