Stormy Summer!

We’re pledging to pay 10 per cent back on the cost of rain-affected holidays ending in August. Should it rain for more than five hours on two consecutive days during daylight hours, we’ll pay late booking customers 10 per cent of their holiday fees back. Bookings have to be made after 30 July and your August holiday has to finish before the end of the month to qualify. For full details of the offer got to ‘If It Pours, We Pay – Cash For Splash’.

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The decision to make the offer follows last Wednesday’s news that the MET Office’s long-term prediction for a ‘barbeque’ summer has now been changed to one of unsettled conditions, but with the prospect of improvements towards the end of the month.

Blue Chip Vacations Managing Director, Alan Taylor, commented; “This summer has been a bumper season for the self-catering market in the South West. Our bookings are up 65 per cent year on year, which is in no small part due to the positive weather outlook predicted at the start of the Summer.

“Our concern is that the recent poor weather may have a negative effect on the late booking market, and so we are putting our money where our mouth is. If it rains for two consecutive days we’ll reimburse late bookers 10 per cent of their holiday fees, providing cash to contribute towards the great range of indoor entertainment that’s on offer within our region. We’ll also be using a ‘sun dancer’ to perform a daily ritual to encourage the sun to shine down on visitors in Devon, Cornwall and Somerset.”

Currently we’ve got a wide variety of properties that are available for late deals in August. The ‘Splash and cash-back’ offer is only available on properties that do not already have discounted offers, and include:

Apartments 20 and 08 Rocklands, Newquay. Both sleep two and are available from 01 August from £982** a week, or £491.25 per person

Apartments 2, 6, 17, 28, 30, Rocklands, Newquay. Each sleep four and are available from 08 August from £1,047**, or £261 per person

See all apartments at Rocklands

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Commanding breathtaking views across Tolcarne Beach, and situated close to the heart of the thriving sand, sea, surf and foodie destination, this impressive cliff-top development overlooks both the Atlantic Ocean and Newquay. For the adventurous, surfing can be found just 133 steps from the front door. Stylish, airy and contemporary in design, the apartments include under-floor heating to give the feeling of warm sand beneath your feet. Alongside luxurious bedding and seating areas, the apartments even have access to a communal rooftop hot-tub where visitors can while away the hours soaking in the sun whist enjoying the glorious sea vista.

The Smithy, Park Mill Farm, Chumleigh, Devon, sleeps four. Available weeks commencing 01, 08 and 15 August from £882** per week, or £245 per person

Situated in a riverside setting amidst 20 acres of fields, woods and parkland, where visitors are free to roam, The Smithy is a delightful two-bedroom ground-floor barn conversion finished to an exceptionally high standard, with a private terrace. Inside is a wood-burning stove, and the property enjoys original features including beamed vaulted ceilings with galleried features creating a light, airy and spacious feeling. Under-floor heating and hot water is provided by a ‘ground source heat pump’, an eco-friendly “green” system, whilst water is cleansed and disposed through a special water treatment plant. There are two rivers running through the estate providing guests with brown trout and salmon fishing; there’s even a private fishing lake stocked with carp.

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Nightingale House, Falmouth, West Cornwall, sleeps 8. Available weeks commencing 01, 08, 22 August from £2,999** or £374 per person

A newly-built waterside property, Nightingale House has been designed to incorporate appealing elements of traditional Cornish architecture alongside the convenience of modern living. Set in the heart of Falmouth, overlooking the harbour, the property has stunning views out to sea. Inside, the property features period furniture, whilst outside visitors can enjoy the large enclosed garden with seating and a barbeque.

NIGHTINGALE HOUSE DEEPLINK:  http://awin1.com/awclick.php?awinmid=1824&awinaffid=!!!id!!!&p=http://www.bluechipvacations.com/holiday-cottages/falmouth/nightingale-house.html

Zinc - over looking Fistral

AUGUST AFFILIATE INCENTIVE: All bookings for Newquay made during August receive an additional £10 bonus and will be entered into a prize draw to win a holiday in Newquay!*

Every sale that you make between now and the end of August will earn you an additional £10 bonus AND gain you entry to our prize draw to win a fabulous weekend away in a luxury apartment at Pentire Mews – one of our best selling Newquay developments.  Not only are you going to be tapping into our great last-minute, high-value sales opportunities – you have some great chances to earn bonuses too!

With the recent introduction of Affiliate Window product level tracking – it is now easier than ever to see which of our properties your sales are for.  So you should be able to keep track of when you make a Newquay sale – as well as receiving your £10 bonus of course!

Whats going on in Newquay…

UK's surfing capital

This month’s affiliate incentive is all about the UK’s surfing capital: Newquay, on Cornwall’s spectacular North Coast.  Currently Newquay is host to the Rip-Curl Boardmasters surf championship, but there is a packed and varied schedule of events throughout the year including:

28th to Monday 31st August: Newquay Summer Finale – Live Bands, Dance Workshops, Cornish Craft Stalls and Fairground Amusements.
28th Aug – 30th Aug: O2 Scrum on the Beach Rugby – Lusty Glaze beach: The country’s biggest and best known Beach Rugby festival.
29th – 31st Aug: Quiksilver Invitational Skins Contest
30th Aug: Newquay RNLI Lifeboat Day
11 Sept: Newquay Fish Festival
14th Sept: Polo on the Beach – Watergate Bay

For a full calendar of events and more information, please visit our Newquay Events Guide

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*Competition terms and conditions:
• Winner will be drawn at random on September 8th 2009
• All affiliates making a confirmed sale for a property in Newquay between 22.07.09 and 31.08.09 will be entered into the prize draw, with every additional sale in that period equalling one additional ticket.
• The prize is a 3 night break at an apartment in the Pentire Mews development in Newquay to take place between 11.09.09and 18.12.09.  Check out Pentire Mews here: http://newquay.bluechipvacations.com/developments/pentire-mews.html individual apartments are subject to availability.
• The prize cannot be exchanged for cash.
• The winner must agree to Blue Chip’s standard booking terms and conditions and complete a booking form.
• The winners chosen dates are subject to availability.
• A list of entrants for the draw will be available on request.