FrenchConnections.co.uk Has Closed: A New Opportunity for Property Owners
FrenchConnections.co.uk, a long-established platform connecting UK holidaymakers with French property owners, has gone offline. For many years, French Connections was a trusted name in the holiday rental market, offering a valuable bridge between French gîte owners and British travellers seeking memorable stays across France.
The closure of this platform leaves property owners looking for alternative ways to reach the British market. At Gites.co.uk, we recognise the challenges this presents and we welcome former French Connections advertisers to consider us as their new home.
A Familiar Approach
Like French Connections, Gites.co.uk operates as a directory rather than a booking agent. Guests find your property and contact you directly. Bookings, deposits, balance payments and the rental relationship itself remain entirely between you and your guest. We don't take a commission on bookings and we don't insert ourselves between owners and their customers.
Why Choose Gites.co.uk?
- A UK-focused audience. We've been running since 2013, dedicated to the UK-to-France holiday rental market. Our guest traffic is overwhelmingly British, with a growing minority from the Netherlands, Germany and Belgium.
- Multilingual reach. Your listing is automatically translated into seven languages — English, French, German, Dutch, Spanish, Italian and Polish — so guests across Europe can read about your property in their own language.
- Two-way calendar sync. We support iCal sync in both directions, so the availability you maintain on Airbnb, Booking, Vrbo or your own site stays in step with your Gites.co.uk listing.
- Effortless onboarding. Our AI listing-import tool can read your existing listing on another site and pre-fill your description, photos, rates and amenities, so you don't have to start from scratch.
Switching to Gites.co.uk
If you previously listed your property on FrenchConnections.co.uk, switching to Gites.co.uk is straightforward. Sign up, import your existing listing, and we'll handle the rest. Our team is happy to help with the transition if you'd like assistance.
The closure of FrenchConnections.co.uk marks the end of an era — but it also opens the door to new opportunities. Gites.co.uk welcomes you into our community of independent French property owners and looks forward to helping you reach a fresh audience of British and European holidaymakers.
