TakeABreak® is 'one of the best websites to find an escape' - Sunday Herald Sun, NSW Tourism Award Winner 2006, Australian Tourism Award Finalist and a Top 10 Hitwise site (Travel - Destinations and Accommodation). Over 90% of users say they would recommend TakeABreak to their friends.

TakeABreak currently lists over 11,000 properties of all types (not just hotels and not just last minute) online, right across Australia. We operate an on-request booking service that passes booking enquiries direct to you - putting you in touch with the guest and providing full details to enable direct contact. 

We receive over 350 000 visitors every month and our Holiday Inspirations newsletter reaches close to 140,000 subscribers monthly (send us your editorial at media at takeabreak.com.au (replace 'at' with '@') and we'd be happy to profile your destination and/or property!)

Listing on TakeABreak.com.au incurs no up-front charge. We operate on a booking success fee of $11 (including GST) per booking per night, (or a 10% option if you prefer) due after the guest has stayed and paid. [More information on fees...] By submitting your property you agree to the terms of use of this website.

For new operators signing up during September 2008 we are offering a 25% discount on booking fees for 5 months as a part of the TakeABreak 5th Birthday Bonanza.

If you prefer the 10% option you should email us on support at takeabreak.com.au (replace 'at' with '@')at the time you provide your verification documents in order for us to arrange for that billing model.

We are also able to provide online facilities for credit card deposits through our Online Payment System, you can select this option once your account is active.

To sign up now, fill in the form below, and follow our user-friendly instructions (at the right hand side of every page as you move through the process). Even if you have not used the web before signing up will take only 10-20 minutes.  Your property will be listed live online as soon as you provide verification documents to us to confirm the location of your property.

If you operate multiple properties you can manage these easily by adding them under the one account.

Once your listing is set up, you will have access to edit and update it via our online, password protected administration area. If you have any questions about what type of information will be required during the set-up process please consult our helpful how to list your property document (please note that this is a large file and we don't recommend downloading it on a dial-up connection). If you can’t find the information you need in there, please e-mail us on support at takeabreak.com.au (replace 'at' with '@') or call us between 9.30am and 5.30pm Monday to Friday AEST on (02) 6100 7709 (Canberra), (07) 3102 3759 (Brisbane), (08) 9467 4392 (Perth).

We look forward to helping you grow your business!

TakeABreak's enquiry confirmation system is designed to make it quick and easy for you to respond to accommodation enquiries. It's as easy as 1, 2, 3.
1. Enquiry arrives via e-mail (sms and fax options also available)
2. Select and complete your response details.
3. Click "OK/send response" and your reply is sent to the enquirier. [More detail...]

Sign up now.

TakeABreak is not just a place to list your property online. We work with you to help you grow your business and improve your occupancy. Additional benefits include:
- Monthly operator newsletter, Business Breaks, jammed full of ideas to help you increase your booking success;
- Templates for easy and professional response;
- Statistics so you can see how your property is performing;
- The facility for you to participate in promotional opportunities with magazines, newspapers and radio stations across Australia;
- The opportunity to submit articles on your property and destination for our Holiday Inspirations newsletter;
- Ongoing industry information, business ideas and support via our support telephone hotline, e-mail system; and
- Articles and resources for operators including how to Maximise Your Bookings.

Your listing consists of:
- A detailed page on TakeABreak including images and your own URL eg www.TakeABreak.com.au/GrassTreesEscape.htm;
- Listing in each of our accommodation sections that apply to your property eg Bed & Breakfast, Holiday House, etc;
- Listing in each of the holiday experience sections that apply to your property eg Pet Friendly, Family Friendly, Beach, Romantic, etc;
- A summary listing that appears in all relevant search results including description and photo;
- Updatable availability calendar so that you can block out dates you are already booked (and that you can put on your own website too, for no charge);
- The ability to list 'specials' and register 'last minute' discounts;
- Free-form description of rates which makes it easy to provide detailed tariff descriptions for weekends, peak, off peak etc.;
- Up to 12 images;
- The ability to add a location map;
- The ability to edit a google map;
- Your own custom template responses to make it easier to quickly respond to enquiries.

"Thankyou for all your wonderful help. You're the best. Couldn't survive without you. I don't know how you do it but we receive far more enquiries thru you than anyone else... Most of our enquiries through you become bookings too!" Jan, Kaiming Mini Resort.

"I continue to be astounded at the level of enquiries we receive through your site... I am listed on a couple of sites and this is by far the easiest for me to use and draws far more enquiries than any of the others. Well done"
Gwen, TasmanLink

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