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April 2006

Calendar of Events

April 2006
April 9-11 New England Foodservice & Lodging Exposition & Conference, Boston, MA. Information: 972-620-3017, nefs-expo@divcom.com.

April 23-25 Minnesota Bed & Breakfast Association Conference, Fergus Falls. Information: 651-438-7499, info@minnesotabedandbreakfasts.org. Speaking: Janice Hurley

April 24 North Region Meeting, sponsored by Historic Accommodations of Texas, Azalea Plantation B&B, Fort Worth. Information: 512-371-9884, info@americanheritagehouse.com.

April 29 Aspiring Innkeeper Seminar, co-sponsored by the Mountainstate Association of Bed & Breakfasts and the West Virginia Small Business Development Center, Wheeling, WV. Information: 304-233-5900 ext. 4355, marketing@wvbnbs.com.

August 2006
August 20-22 23rd Great Stays of Texas (HAT) Conference, The St. Anthony Hotel, San Antonio. Information: 512-371-9884, info@hat.org.

November 2006
November 6 Empire State B&B Association's annual meeting.

2007
January 28-30, 2007 InnSpire 2007, sponsored by the California Association of Bed & Breakfast Inns, Irvine. Information: 800-373-9251, info@cabbi.com

February 4-6, 2007 Bed and Breakfast Association of Alabama Annual Meeting, Conference and Trade Show, Birmingham. Information: info@bedandbreakfastalabama.com.

“Thank you for the promotional support you have given our upcoming state B&B association conference. I have received calls from vendors and B&B owners who have found the information on your directory. No wonder BedandBreakfast.com is the No. 1 directory for our industry. Again, thanks!” – Mat Wilkns, Captain Wohlt Inn, Hermann, MO

ELG Hospitality: Brad Brewer, Bill Clarke, Paul Bui, Tim Wilson, Patty Crowe, John Banczak, Katie Cruthirds, Eric Goldreyer, Sandy Soule, Mark Neter, Ben Littler, Janice Hurley
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, 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.

Need vendors? To maximize vendor participation in your conference, include several hours for your members to enjoy the trade show, in addition to the times when workshops are in progress. Fifteen minutes between workshops is inadequate for all concerned; recent conference evaluations show that innkeepers are placing an increasingly high value on vendor time. Reliable high-speed Internet access is essential.

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