Pricing & Promoting Rooms for Maximum
Income
Eric Goldreyer |
Learn how to improve occupancy and profitability by creating and
fine-tuning a flexible rate structure, combined with strategic
marketing efforts. In other words, when is 75% of something
better than 100% of nothing?
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About Our Sponsor
 Cloth &
Clay represents the finest in custom stoneware, functional in form, warm and
rich in color, and elegant in design. Each piece is hand-thrown,
hand-finished, and hand-glazed, guaranteeing an excellence in craftsmanship.
Our pottery is made to be used and made to last, which translates into years
of advertising for your B&B.
Click here to read more.
Contact:
http://www.deneenpottery.com;
Niles@Cloth-Clay.com;
1-888-646-0238
New! BedandBreakfast.com Online Reservations
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BedandBreakfast.com Online Reservations is the only online
booking solution designed especially for B&Bs.
Log In here with your password & property ID for
details, then click the “online reservations” link to:
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Increase occupancy (while you sleep!)
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Get great exposure
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Receive immediate payments
- Enjoy quick sign-up
- Have full control & total
flexibility
- Get complete guest contact
information
Remember, online reservations are expected to comprise 30% of all hotel
sales by the end of 2006.
Don’t
miss out on this opportunity to increase your occupancy rates now.
Promoting the Industry
New!
Ask
The Pros:
Each month, innkeepers ask us for help in promoting their properties, so we
decided to make this Q&A column a regular event. This month the
question is: “Every time you send Publicity Leads you ask us for a signature
file on our emails. Why is that so important?” Read
more...
Our Members Speak Out
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Court Inn, Luray, VA |
We
asked:
Have you hosted any military personnel before and/or after
deployment to Iraq? Please share your experiences!
Question for September: Travel
with pets represents a significant segment of the traveling
public. Please share your thoughts on how this trend affects
you—what works and what doesn’t. If you welcome pets, please
share details; if you tried it and didn’t like it, let’s hear
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Email your responses to
Sandy.Soule@BedandBreakfast.com. If we publish your comments, we'll
thank you with a $25 credit in our Featured Properties Auction program!
Calendar of Events
Click here for a list of upcoming state B&B association
meetings. We've noted when a member of the BedandBreakfast.com team will be
attending, and look forward to meeting you!
Be sure to email us if your state meeting
is not on the list.
If you have not yet finalized your conference agenda, let us know: we
still have a few dates available when BedandBreakfast.com staff members are
available to speak.
Time for a Smile
Only
in America......can
a pizza get to your house faster than an ambulance. Only in
America......do people order double cheese burgers, large fries, and a
diet cola.
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Travel Trends
Not
just price:
Studies show that Internet shoppers care about convenience and destinations,
not just price. Wi-fi not? “In 2002, only 1,000 hotels had
Wi-Fi. But nearly 25,000 hotels are expected to offer it by 2007, according
to Pyramid Research.”
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Advertising Auctions
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BedandBreakfast.com Featured Property Auctions are an
affordable and effective way to drive traffic to your website.
Auto Billing makes it easy for you to maintain a positive
balance in your auction account at all times.
The Inn of the Month averages double the click-through
rates of the other B&Bs on the same city page, because of these
significant benefits:
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Top
placement on your city page
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Larger photo
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Custom
marketing message
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Highlighted
frame
Try it and
see for yourself!
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This Month's Sponsor
Online Trade Show
Click to visit our newest vendor members:
More vendor info...
Gift Certificates
BedandBreakfast.com Gift Certificates are now issued electronically. Funds for
redeemed certificates will be transferred directly into your bank account within
four business days! No more certificates to mail! To join the 3800
participating inns, just log in to your home base with your property ID and
password, or click
here
for more information.
Traffic statistics
Log in
with your property ID and password for details on the number of page
impressions and click-throughs your B&B has received as a result of all
BedandBreakfast.com online marketing, including property listings, Featured
Property, and Inn of the Month advertising.
More information
Member Information
To update your entry, post specials, and renew your membership, please log in
with your property ID and password. Can't remember your password?
Click here, then enter your
property ID and we'll email it to you.
Don't like your password? Once you're logged in to Home Base, just click "Membership," select "change password" (#7 in dropdown menu), and choose another
that's easier to remember. More information
Inns for Sale
"We advertised
our B&B in your Inns for Sale section in January, and
started getting inquires a week later. In February,
a couple came from Florida to visit us in Cat Spring, Texas. We made a deal, and
they begin officially on April the 5th as the new owners. What you are doing
really works." Sunny and John Snyder.
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Online Bookings
Taking real-time, online reservations is the most effective way to transform
your
BedandBreakfast.com listing into a 24/7 sales engine. For
details,
log in
to your home base with your property
ID and password, and click “Online Reservations.”
Innkeepers Information Center
Need more info?
You’ll find lots of educational articles on our site for your convenience.
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