Internet Intensives

BedandBreakfast.com and RezOvation have hosted 20 workshops for nearly 900 innkeepers in the past year, providing comprehensive information about Internet marketing, online reservations, yield management, and property management software. (For a full schedule of upcoming B&B conferences, please see our events calendar.)

About the Internet Intensive Workshops:

Innkeepers do an amazing job of creating welcoming environments for their guests, yet can be out of touch with guests’ needs and expectations, especially in the fast-changing world of the Internet and electronic communications. The Internet Intensive Workshop is the perfect opportunity for innkeepers to learn how to attract and retain today’s travelers. Members of the Gen X and Gen Y generations do everything online, by cell phone and computer, and this has a huge effect on their travel planning.

According to the PhoCusWright Consumer Travel Trends Survey, Americans now buy more travel online than offline: “The year 2007 was the first in which more travel was purchased online than off-line in the U.S. The report predicted that ‘the gap between online and off-line will continue to widen as more and more travelers shift behavior to online shopping and buying’ The study said that 51% of U.S. travel was booked online in 2007, and it projected that percentage to increase to 56% in 2008 and 60% in 2009.”

At the workshop, innkeepers will learn how to increase occupancy while using current software that allows them to do what they love best, taking care of their guests.

Here are the confirmed dates for Internet Intensives:

September 21-22 Lake Wales, FL, in conjunction with the Florida Bed & Breakfast Inns conference.

November 11-13 West Point, NY, in conjunction with the Empire State Bed and Breakfast Association.

January 11-13 French Lick, IN, in conjunction with the Tri-State Conference.

January 11-14 Hot Springs, VA, in conjunction with the Mid-Atlantic Innkeepers Conference.

January 26, Columbia, SC, in conjunction with the South Carolina Bed & Breakfast Association Conference.

Although the schedule varies by location, here’s the general timing:

10:00 Workshop overview

10:15 Top internet marketing goals

11:30 Media opportunities for your inn

noon Innkeepers' Appreciation Luncheon

1:00 Maximizing your membership

1:30 BedandBreakfast.com/Expedia Online Reservations

2:00 RezOvation Desktop, GT, Booking Engine, Website Design

3:00 General Q&A; one-on-one meetings

To register:

Registration is absolutely free for BedandBreakfast.com, Inns.com, and/or RezOvation customers. Non-members pay only $99, which will be completely refunded if you purchase at least $99 in BedandBreakfast.com, Inns.com, and/or RezOvation products or services.

To register, contact Veronica at vgonzales@bedandbreakfast.com, 800-462-2632, extension 2710 or 512-322-2710.

Do you know of a good location for an Internet Intensive? We are more than happy to work with the state and national associations to bring more value to conferences by offering an Internet Intensive in conjunction with the kick-off of the conference. Please contact Sandy Soule at Sandy@BedandBreakfast.com if you'd like us to come to your state/regional conference, or if you'd like to host an Intensive.

This Month's Sponsor

Reviews = Reservations

No doubt about it: travelers want reviews, and they are more likely to stay at an inn that has reviews posted. An easy way to get more reviews on your listing is to add a badge, like the one below, to your website. Log in to your Home Base. Click Reviews, then click Links, Awards and Review Reminders to download the badge and other helpful review tools. Earn a $5 Inn of the Month credit for each review posted from August 29 to October 31! (Up to $50.)

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Inns for Sale -- NEW!

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SPECIAL INTRODUCTORY OFFER: Get a free upgrade to the next level if you sign up by September 30!

New features include:

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24/7 access to update listings and photos.
Interactive map search.
Video upload.

Check it out! Contact us for details: 800-G0-B-AND-B or Support@BedandBreakfast.com.

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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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