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December/January 2006

Inn Branding and Promoting

By giving guests a gift customized with your logo, you can guarantee that they won’t forget your hospitality for years to come. The cost of such a gift is a small investment considering the goodwill created, as well as the opportunity for word-of-mouth advertising. Read more... 

Our Members Speak Out

Edwin K B&B, Florence, OR

We asked: Marv and Laurie VandeStreek of the Edwin K B&B in Florence, OR, want to know: “How do you handle problem guests? The ones that spill wine but don’t tell; drip candle wax; smoke in or near the room, and so on?”

Question for February:
 
What is the nicest/funniest/weirdest thank-you gift you've ever received from a guest? Read more...

About Our Sponsor

dnj specialties provides the most popular gift items, all customized with your inn’s logo. These items are used in the day-to-day operation of your inn and may be sold in your gift shop. However you choose to use them, they advertise your inn everywhere they go. Some examples include bathrobes, shirts, aprons, caps, mugs, stemware, corkscrews, umbrellas, ink pens, and many more.

Advertising Auctions

BedandBreakfast.com Featured Property Auctions are an affordable and effective way to drive traffic to your website.  AutoBilling 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:

  • Top placement on your city page

Larger photo

Custom marketing message

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1415 Creole Gardens Guesthouse,
New Orleans, LA

                                                     Try it and see for yourself! Read more...  

 

Promoting the Industry

BedandBreakfast.com stories resulted in over 18.5 million media impressions in November. If this coverage had been purchased as advertising, the value would exceed $10,000. Here is some of the recent coverage.

Ask the Pros: Is good photography really that important for the marketing of my inn?
Read more... 

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 we 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.

PAII Industry Study

Whether you’re an aspiring innkeeper, an experienced veteran, or anywhere in between, you’ll learn a lot from PAII’s 2004 B&B/Country Inns Industry Study of Operations and Finance. Read more…

Travel Trends

Survey sheds light on holiday booking and travel trends: Results from a recent American Express travel survey show 27 percent of Americans – and a third of those aged 18 to 34 (33 percent)—plan to take a pleasure trip before the end of the year. Americans planning to travel have budgeted an estimated $1,267 for their total holiday travel-spend. Read more… 

This Month's Sponsor

Online Trade Show

Visit our vendor members and find products for your inn and your guests.
More vendor info...

Online Reservations

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 3,000 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 inquiries 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 5 as the new owners. What you are doing really works." Sunny and John Snyder. Read more...

Innkeepers Information Center

Need more info? You’ll find lots of educational articles on our site for your convenience.


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