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  June, 2002
Five Foto Fallacies
Everyone knows the old expression, “A picture is worth a 1000 words.” Now that we live in a world of high-quality color images, here’s an update: “A good picture is worth a 1000 crummy ones!”  Read more   Sandy Soule
Sandy Soule

Featured Property Auctions
Blue Skies Bed & Breakfast, Manitou Springs, CO
Blue Skies Bed & Breakfast, Manitou Springs, CO
Artist-themed suites in the Pikes Peak foothills

  We've just added a free enhancement to maximize the effectiveness of your Featured Property ad: A 50-character marketing message. Create a message that will encourage potential guests to click through and pick up the phone. Here are some ideas:
  • Fantastic midweek specials! (30 characters)
  • Third night free midweek! (27 characters)
  • Ultimate Romance Packages (27 characters)
  • Breakfast in bed; you deserve it! (35 characters)
  • Treat yourself to affordable luxury (37 characters)
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Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)

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 some dates when BedandBreakfast.com staff members are available to speak.

About our Sponsor
Blizzard B&B Internet Marketing, Inc. offers complete internet marketing packages to bed and breakfasts: website design, hosting, and promotion. With over 1,500 B&B clients, Blizzard specializes in increasing traffic to your website from search engines and lodging directories. Visit www.blizzardinternet.com to learn more about how to promote your B&B on the Internet.

Our Members Speak Out

We asked: Do you allow guests to bring pets? If so, how do you handle them?

You responded: “Usually, our two inn dogs personally take four-legged guests in paw and show them around.”  Read more

  Villa Nina Island Inn, Fort Pierce, FL
Applewood Inn & Llama Trekking, Lexington, VA

Question for our next issue: “Some of our guests spend so much time on the Internet, that others have a hard time getting a free telephone line to make a call. How are other innkeepers handling this problem?” Carol Blomquist, Chalet Lisl, Aspen, CO

Email your responses to InnkeeperNews@BedandBreakfast.com. If we publish your comments, we'll thank you with a $25 credit in our Featured Properties Auction program!


Promoting the Industry
Durango & Silverton Narrow
Gauge Railroad
 

If your inn is near a historic train route, a rails-to-trails path, or has a history that railfans would enjoy, we encourage you to post a Train Lovers are Special package before June 30.

"Even a bad day of fishing is better than a good day of work." If this philosophy strikes a cord, post a fly-fishing special on our site.Last-minute summer deals? Thanksgiving recipes? Christmas tours? Start your PR planning now. Read more


Time for a Smile
You can never proofread carefully enough. Despite the computer age, terminal typos, mangled metaphors, and gruesome grammar are still with us. Read more

Travel Trends & Tips
Worthwhile reading: "Leisure travelers will spend as many days on the road this summer as they did in summer 2001, with 63% booking air travel online, according to new Accenture research. (5/17/2002)
Details here
This Month's Sponsor

Gift Certificates
Congratulations to the Inn at the Bay B&B, St. Petersburg, FL! As the 2000th B&B to accept BedandBreakfast.com Gift Certificates, they received a free upgrade to Gold membership! Sign up today.

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Inns for Sale
Time to move on? Sell your property by listing it on the leading Internet site for bed and breakfasts and inns, BedandBreakfast.com, visited by thousands of inngoers every day!  Read more

Online Bookings
The Internet gives you the opportunity to interact with potential customers in a variety of settings, from search engines to tourism websites, from specialized inn directories to major online travel services. Taking real-time, online reservations is the most effective way to transform your Internet presence from an informational resource into a 24/7 sales engine.  Read more

Innkeepers Information Center
Need more info? You’ll find lots of forms, tutorials, and educational articles on our site for your convenience.

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