Family Vacation Packages: "Summertime: When B&B equals Family & Fun"
highlighted family-oriented packages, and was sent to more than 1500 websites
and all major newspapers, magazines and television outlets. This press release
had a fabulous response, and we're still getting calls from reporters who will
include the information in their columns.
 Yahoo Finance
posted the release, highlighting a few packages and included Sandy Soule's tips
on finding family-friendly inns, then directed readers to the complete release
in BedandBreakfast.com's online press kit.
 Frommers.com also featured a round-up of the family packages. Article author,
Bob Haru Fisher said this: "One favored stereotype about Bed and Breakfast inns
is that they are just for romantic interludes like honeymoons and
anniversaries. But they can also be great fun for families looking for a unique
way to spend part of the summer holidays. Nobody is better at this than the
members of BedandBreakfast.com, which offers a whole bunch of neat places to
stay, play and relax across the country."
Read more…
Affordable Vacation Packages A
second press release featuring low-cost, high-value packages was just
distributed to newspapers, magazines, television and website media, and we've
already begun getting media feedback about these packages. Details in our next
issue.
Post Your Specials Today!
BedandBreakfast.com
specials are popular with both the media and inngoers. Specials can be
posted by theme or by state/province. For best results, post your specials both
on BedandBreakfast.com and on your own website. Not sure how to post your
specials? Here's the free deal for Silver members and up:
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Log in
with your property ID and password, then select "Edit Listing" from the toolbar
at the top of the page. From the drop-down menu, select "Specials."
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Under "Special Summary," click the theme of your choice from the drop-down
menu, and combine a promotional rate with whatever tempting treats or special
event tickets your guests might enjoy--it's up to you.
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To see the specials that have already been posted by your fellow innkeepers,
visit our Specials
page and click the drop down box marked "Select Special."
Bronze member??? Don't miss out on these specials.
Try our 100 percent risk-free upgrade guarantee.
PR for specials works! Mary Lou & Harris Levine, Dana Place Inn, Jackson,
NH wrote: "Your train promo last fall worked great. We had quite a few stays
that resulted from it and surprisingly several from Columbia, SC. So thanks
again."
Publicity Leads We're already getting media
interest in fall and holiday packages. Please watch out for the Publicity Leads
requesting information about fall, holiday and winter packages and events. Your
responses to publicity leads are also helpful in supplying information to media
who contact us on a regular basis with story angles touching on B&Bs, vacations
or packages.
Bed and Breakfast in the News
Our efforts to promote the B&B industry through articles in magazines,
newspapers, television, and on the Internet, really paid off in June. We had a
record month of coverage, garnering over 13 million impressions. Here's what
the media had to say about BedandBreakfast.com and its members:
The August issue of Men's Journal contains an article on
romantic getaways ("Take the Honey and Run"), including a sidebar on Maine by
Sandy Soule. Featured are the Portsmouth Harbor Inn & Spa, the Five Gables Inn,
and Pilgrim's Inn. Readers are advised to visit BedandBreakfast.com for more
inn choices.
San Antonio Express News recognized BedandBreakfast.com as "one of the
top on line B&B search sites."
Chicago Tribune advised readers to try BedandBreakfast.com when seeking a
B&B.
Marco Polo Magazine pictured BedandBreakfast.com's home page in an
article called "Unique Lodgings Are Just Clicks Away", explaining that the site
can help find and compare accommodations.
Laura Bly's article on BedandBreakfast.com Hot Deals, which originally appeared
in USA Today was syndicated by the Gannett News Service to literally
dozens of other papers in Arizona, Arkansas, Mississippi, New York, Ohio,
Wisconsin, and more.
TravelLady Magazine published the B&B
Bonus release, comparing B&Bs services and amenities favorably to hotels, while
NurseZone.com posted the
release about romantic B&Bs.
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