Online Reservations
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Online reservations continue to increase in importance as more
and more consumers demand real-time, instant reservations. This
page will keep you up to date on industry trends and online
reservation news; if you'd like us to address a particular
topic, don’t hesitate to
contact us.
Tip of the Month
Announcements from BedandBreakfast.com
Online Reservation Trends
Tip of the
Month
Do you currently have a two-night minimum stay
requirement on your weekends? We have noticed that many
properties do. If this is a slower time of the year for you, consider dropping that
requirement from now until the busy summer season starts. Even
when reservations pick up for the summer travel season, remember
to add weekend inventory if you have a last-minute cancellation
or open room.
Questions? Contact Online Reservations Support at
800-GO-B-AND-B (800-462-2632), extension 4; 512-322-2700,
extension 4 or
Reservations@BedandBreakfast.com.
Announcements from BedandBreakfast.com
"I'm very happy with
the BedandBreakfast.com Online Reservations system. It's easy to
operate. It gives ample information to the innkeepers such as
phone numbers so we can contact our guests before they arrive,
and it's just worked like a charm for us. We've been on the
program for a week, and we're very happy with it. I like that we
don't have to invoice and that the system automatically pays;
that makes it very easy." -- Jodee Sellers, Bent Creek Lodge,
Asheville, NC
More than 1,500
innkeepers have signed up for the BedandBreakfast.com Online
Reservations program, which includes placement on industry
leading sites like Expedia, hotels.com, SideStep.com and
Kayak.com. This is no longer a new and unproven program, but
rather a highly effective tool for helping you
increase your occupancy during the times you need it. Call
1-800-462-2632, extension 4, or email
Reservations@BedandBreakfast.com to learn how you can
participate in this program and fill your unsold/empty rooms.
Here are just a few of the many success stories:
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Vermont's
Stowe Inn received five confirmed reservations in a
24-hour period!
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The Canyon
Country Inn in Williams, AZ, went live on Expedia on
March 8. As of April 5, 2007 -- 28 days after going live
-- the property has done 146 reservations! Out of those
146 confirmed reservations, there have only been five
cancellations!
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Since January
1, 2007, the Mary Prentiss Inn in Cambridge, MA,
has generated 139 confirmed reservations and nearly
$30,000 in revenue!
There are countless
others just like these. To create your own success story,
sign up today!
Trends in Online Reservations
Hotel sites go back to basics: “Hotels have awakened to the challenge
from online travel agencies, and they are
shifting money into online marketing to meet it, according to a
worldwide study of hospitality executives. The study found that 68% of
hoteliers plan to shift their budgets from offline to online marketing in
2007. Website optimization was listed most often (72%) by hotel execs,
followed by search optimization and organic search (68%) and website
redesign/design (62%). Only 17% of respondents named consumer-generated
media and blogs as bringing high ROI.”
More people are using the Internet: According to a recent
comScore Networks announcement, 747 million people 15 and over used the
Internet worldwide in January 2007, a 10% increase over January 2006. China
now represents the second-largest Internet population in the world, with
86.8 million users, after the United States, which rose 2% year-over-year to
153.4 million users age 15 or older in January 2007.
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Gift Certificates
"Love
the site, love the product. I have used the service many times and
gotten rave reviews from all who have received one." -- Andrea D.
To join
the inns that participate in the gift certificate program, just
log in to your Home Base, or
click here
for more information.
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soon ... watch your email inbox for more information.
Internet Intensives
BedandBreakfast.com, RezOvation and Expedia, Inc.
are hitting the road to bring you current and comprehensive information
about Internet marketing, online reservations, yield management, and
property management software.
Click here to see upcoming Intensives and
more information.
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Click here to view our Online Trade Show. Are you a vendor?
Click here to get featured!
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Featured Property and
Inn of the Month auctions are easy, affordable and effective ways to drive
traffic to your website.
Member Information
To update your entry, check your traffic statistics, and renew your membership,
please log in
with your property ID and password. Don't like your password? Once you're
logged in, click "Membership," select "Change Password," and choose another that's easier to remember.
More information
"We thoroughly enjoy having a Silver membership with BedandBreakfast.com. We
got so many reservations from your site, that we had to turn away three
people for every four that called last summer. No kidding." -- Capt. Sean
Sullivan, BnB On The Water, Sag Harbor NY
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