July/August 2010

Calendar of Events

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March
March 1-2 Illinois B&B Association, Springfield, IL. Northfield Inn Suites & Conference Center. 217-523-7900. Speaking: Sara Shusta.
March 7-11 Innkeeping Conference & Trade Show, hosted by PAII in cooperation with Select Registry and Texas Bed & Breakfast Association, Austin, TX. Information: This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it , 856-310-1102. Internet Intensive. Speaking: Eric Goldreyer, Sandy Soule, John Banczak, Janice Hurley.
March 13-14 B&B Expo, Brussels, Belgium.
March 22-23 Montana Bed and Breakfast Association Annual Meeting and Convention, Fairmont Hot Springs Resort, Fairmont, MT. Information: Tom or Nancy, This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it .
March 27-28 Passion Chambres d'Hotes, Paris, France.
April
April 14-18 Minnesota Bed and Breakfast Association, Crowne Plaza, Minneapolis, MN. Information: This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it .
April 30-May 2 Aspiring Innkeeper Weekends and Inn Tours, Ludington, MI. Information: Melanie Bernard, 877-997-0099.
May
May 4-5
New Mexico Bed and Breakfast Association, Corrales, NM. Information: Becky O'Connor, 575-535-4455.
July
July 25-28
Louisiana/Mississippi/ Alabama Bed & Breakfast Associations Annual Conference, Hilton Capitol Center, Baton Rouge, LA. 
September
September 19-20 Florida B&B Association, The Club Continental, Jacksonville, FL. Information: Patricia Detwiler, 863-767-8989, This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it .
November
November 8-10 Empire State Bed and Breakfast Association, Corning, NY. Information: Donna Powell, This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it .

 

Happenings at BedandBreakfast.com

Early March was a very busy time for BedandBreakfast.com. To kick off the 2010 Innkeeping Show, we hosted an open house/happy hour in our downtown Austin office, followed by a Texas-sized party under the stars at the Long Center. Check out more photos on the BedandBreakfast.com Facebook page.

 

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Kallia Shook, Senior Accounting Analyst, is all smiles as she serves Shiner Bock at the BedandBreakfast.com open house.

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Innkeepers two-stepped the night away at the Long Center.

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Janice Hurley-Hollis and David Hiler took the stage for a rousing duet.

 

Need vendors? For a successful trade show and happy vendors, we have some recommendations: Offer a two-hour reception with hors d’oeuvres and a cash bar in the trade show area, typically from about 4-6 or 5-7 to kick off your conference. On the next day, offer a two-hour block of time (with no competing workshops) for vendors, perhaps after lunch. Reliable high-speed Internet access is essential. Fifteen minutes between workshops is inadequate for all concerned; recent conference evaluations show that innkeepers are placing an increasingly high value on vendor time. Feel free to contact This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it or This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it for advice.

Planning ahead? Email This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it so we can start telling folks about your upcoming conference. We highly recommend adding a conference information page to your state association website so we can link directly to it. These listings are a free service of BedandBreakfast.com.

Need Speakers? BedandBreakfast.com, RezOvation and Webervations can help make your state or regional meeting a success. Eric Goldreyer, Sandy Soule, Tim Wilson, Janice Hurley, Andy Martin, John Banczak, Marti Mayne, Patty Crowe, Sara Shusta, Tom Beattie and Willow Coyle are available to lead educational workshops on a wide variety of topics, including internet marketing, online reservations, customer service, promoting and publicizing your B&B, property management software, website design, and lots more.

 

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