Calendar of Events

October
October 27-28 Maine Innkeepers Association (MEIA), Sebasco Estates. Information: julie@maineinns.com, 207-865-6100.

October 27-28 Michigan Lake to Lake B&B Association, Grand Rapids, MI. Information: innfo@laketolake.com, 616-575-1610. Speaking: Sara Shusta.

November
November 3-4 Unique Inns, Laguna Beach, CA. Information: stay@uniqueinns.com, 877-286-4783.

November 9-10 Bed and Breakfast Innkeepers of Colorado (BBIC), Estes Park. Information: Sallie Clark, 719-471-3980, marketing@bbicadmin.com;
Karen Cullen, 719-685-5354, president@bbicadmin.com.

November 9-11 Select Registry, Williamsburg, VA. Information: maincontact@selectregistry.com. Speaking: Eric Goldreyer, Marti Mayne. Internet Intensive.

November 12 Internet Intensive, 10 a.m.-2 p.m., Willliamsburg Manor, Williamsburg, VA.

November 11-13 Empire State Bed and Breakfast Association, The Thayer Hotel, West Point, NY. Speaking: Sandy Soule, Patty Crowe. Internet Intensive.

November 16-18 Wisconsin Bed and Breakfast Association (WBBA), Tagalong Golf & Resort, Birchwood. Information: 715-539-9222, stay@yestobliss.com. Speaking: Janice Hurley-Hollis.

November 16-18 Washington Bed & Breakfast Guild, Olympia. Information: Julie McAferty, 206-729-8700, aspiring@wbbg.com.

January 2009
January 11-13 Tri-State Conference. French Lick Resort, French Lick, IN. Information: info@indianabedandbreakfast.org, 1-877-846-4222. Speaking: Tim Wilson, Drew Jones. Internet Intensive.

January 11-14 Mid-Atlantic Innkeepers, The Homestead, Hot Springs, VA. Information: 540-463-7247, coordinator@MidAtlanticInnkeepers.com. Speaking: Sandy Soule. Internet Intensive.

January 18-20 Bed and Breakfast Association of Alabama, Lake Guntersville State Park Lodge. Information: Mary Hightower, info@columbusstreetinn.com.

January 18-25 Seminars at Sea. Information: innsales@charter.net, 800-871-8977.

January 26-28 South Carolina Bed and Breakfast Association (SCBBA), Columbia. Information: info@southcarolinabedandbreakfast.com. Speaking: Sandy Soule, Patti McPherson. Internet Intensive.

February 2009
February 1-3 InnSpire, Monterey, CA.

March 2009
March 14-15 B&B Expo, Brussels, Belgium. Information: Jean Pierre Vandevenne, info@bbexpo.be, 00-32-(0)11-26.10.49.

March 30-April 4 The Innkeeping Conference & Trade Show – Hosted by PAII, Atlanta, GA. Information: 800-468-7244.

Need vendors? For a successful trade show and happy vendors, we have some recommendations: Offer a two-hour reception with hors d’oeuvres and a cash bar in the trade show area, typically from about 4-6 or 5-7 to kick off your conference. On the next day, offer a two-hour block of time (with no competing workshops) for vendors, perhaps after lunch. Reliable high-speed Internet access is essential. Fifteen minutes between workshops is inadequate for all concerned; recent conference evaluations show that innkeepers are placing an increasingly high value on vendor time. Feel free to contact Sandy@BedandBreakfast.com or Janice@BedandBreakfast.com for advice.

Planning ahead? Email Sandy@BedandBreakfast.com so we can start telling folks about your upcoming conference. We highly recommend adding a conference information page to your state association website so we can link directly to it. These listings are a free service of BedandBreakfast.com.

Need Speakers? BedandBreakfast.com can help make your state or regional meeting a success. Eric Goldreyer, Sandy Soule, Tim Wilson, Janice Hurley, John Banczak and Marti Mayne are available to lead educational workshops on a wide variety of topics, including internet marketing, email effectiveness, customer service, promoting and publicizing your B&B, and lots more. Ben Littler, Product Manager for RezOvation, is available to lead user group sessions that will help you get the most out of your software.

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Referral Program

What’s better than three month’s free membership? How about six months? Or a whole year? Refer fellow innkeepers to BedandBreakfast.com, and if they join at the Silver level or above, your membership will be extended by three months for each B&B that signs up. If four B&Bs sign up, your membership is free for a year! For details, log in to your Home Base and click Referral Program under Free Member Benefits, or call 800-GO-B-AND-B (800-462-2632).

Member Information

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