Credit Card Processing Update

Although you may already know the benefits of accepting credit cards from your guests, you may not be aware of all the ways you can save on processing costs.   Read more... 

Our Members Speak Out

About Our Sponsor

NET1 is a leading provider of electronic payment processing solutions. We offer retail, mail order/telephone order, and Internet merchants simple, secure and convenient payment processing. The NET1 Virtual Terminal™ processes credit card, check and ACH payments online and integrates with QuickBooks.  Contact: www.net1payments.com; Connie at CHobbs@net1pays.com; 1-888-802-0529 ext.1101.

New! BedandBreakfast.com Online Reservations

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:

• Increase occupancy (while you sleep!)
• Get great exposure
• 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

BedandBreakfast.com stories resulted in over 42 million media impressions in August and September. If this coverage had been purchased as advertising, the value would exceed $102,000.  To increase your own media coverage, don’t miss our Insider’s Guide to Getting Great Coverage in Magazines, Newspapers, Radio and TV. 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 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

Travel Legends: “A commercial airline pilot, or passenger, takes a bathroom break and attempts to flush while still seated. Bad idea! The powerful suction keeps him or her stuck on the toilet.” Read more…

Travel Trends

Travel will remain largest online retail category in 2010: A recent study by Forrester Research, Inc.  projects that “U.S. online retail sales will jump from $172 billion in 2005 to $329 billion in 2010.  The Forrester report includes a five-year forecast that breaks out online sales across 15 retail categories, including travel. Read 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 Highlighted frame Try it and see for yourself! Read more...   Anchuca Historic Mansion & Inn, Vicksburg, MS

Online Trade Show

Click to visit our newest vendor members:

• Blue Mountain:  Importer, roaster and distributor of Jamaican Blue Mountain Coffee. We offer the world's finest coffee, freshly roasted and promptly delivered worldwide.

• TravelAngel Translation Services: Attract more European guests to your Bed & Breakfast by offering a German version of your website!

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 3900 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. Read more...

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

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