Promote your accommodation or business

We offer two kinds of promotion – listings and banner ads. You can have both.

To get your promotion live, or to make an enquiry, please contact us. Here’s what you need to know:

LISTINGS: ACCOMMODATION

Your listing will appear on the relevant ‘Stay’ accommodation page:

Self-catering (including cottages & holiday homes)

Bed & breakfast

Hotels

Campsites & motorhomes

Here’s an example regular listing. These appear in alphabetical order:

Listing image - example

Featured accommodation listings

‘Featured’ properties can appear higher up than regular listings. Please contact us for details.

LISTINGS: BUSINESS

If you have a non-accommodation business, you can list it on the Islay Info About Islay local businesses page, coming soon.

Here's an example regular listing:

Islay E-Wheels example ad

Listings fall into business categories and appear in alphabetical order, followed by basic text entries in alphabetical order.

Listing costs: accommodation & business

There’s an initial set-up cost, plus an annual subscription.

  Set-up cost Annual subscription Total
Year 1 £69.00 £45.00 £114.00
Year 2 onwards - £45.00 £45.00

Basic text entry option

Non-accommodation businesses can also choose a basic text entry for £20. These show your business name, e-mail address, phone number and website link, and run after the regular listings.

  Set-up cost Annual subscription Total
Year 1 £69.00 £45.00 £114.00
Year 2 onwards - £45.00 £45.00

Advertise with a banner ad

Maximise the visibility of your property or company. A banner ad is a cost-effective way to reach a large number of potential visitors. Ads on Islay Info are popular and are subject to availability.

There are two options – Premium and Standard. All are displayed at 300 pixels wide and include a link to your website. Which option you choose – and the nature of your business – determines how much your ad costs and where it will appear. Here are two examples:

Ellister Lodge ad.

Accommodation ad

For accommodation, your ad will appear on the home page and relevant Islay ‘Stay’ accommodation page, plus if you choose the Premium option, on the nearest ‘Key places’ page to you.

Islay E-Wheels ad.

Non-accommodation ad

For a non-accommodation business, we will place your ad on what we consider the most relevant page but are open to discussion.

BANNER AD COSTS: ACCOMMODATION & BUSINESS

The cost for advertising includes creating and producing your banner ad.

Ad option Annual cost Location on website
    Accommodation Other business
Premium £110.00 Home page
One accommodation page
One ‘Key places’ page
Most relevant subject or ‘Key places’ page. Contact us for details
Standard £80.00 One accommodation page
One ‘Key places’ page
 
Budget (existing advertisers only) £50.00 One accommodation page
One ‘Key places’ page
 

SPECIAL PROMOTIONAL PACKAGES

Combined package:

Take advantage of a combined package for £150. This comprises a regular accommodation or business listing plus a premium banner ad option.

VIP package:

You can also have your own website page that includes ads. Here’s an example for boat trips.
More information? Please contact us.

WHAT YOU’LL NEED TO PROVIDE

For listings:

  • Your property or business name
  • Location
  • Your business category (for our guidance – we can discuss this)
  • Brief description (maximum 350 characters including spaces)
  • E-mail address
  • Phone number
  • Website link
  • Good-quality photo in landscape format – the larger the file size the better

For banner ads:

  • Good-quality photo in landscape format – the larger the file size the better
  • ‘Headline’ to promote your business, no more than 8-9 words
  • Your logo, if you have one
  • Website link

We’ll put your listing or banner ad together (it might require a little editing or image manipulation) and send it to you for approval.

INVOICING AND CHANGES

We’ll invoice you when you have approved your listing or banner ad and it is live. You can make one change (image and/or text) per year at no cost.

VAT

All listing and banner advertising costs exclude VAT.

Our VAT no.: GB 827778182. Our business details: Islay Development Initiative Ltd, Kilarrow Community Hub, Bowmore, Isle of Islay PA43 7LH. Scottish Charity number: SC030558. Company number: SC248808.