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April 2006

BedandBreakfast.com Partners with Expedia, Hotels.com

BedandBreakfast.com, Expedia.com, and hotels.com have announced an exclusive partnership, created to introduce your inn to tens of millions of potential guests. Click here for details.

Our Members Speak Out

We asked: What are your best housekeeping tips for removing stains, scratches, nicks and tears?

Question for May: Becoming an innkeeper takes more than just buying an inn; it takes time and hard work. Tell us when you realized you were really an innkeeper.

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Main Street Inn, Highlands, NC

About Our Sponsor

Expedia provides travelers with the ability to research, plan, and book their comprehensive travel needs. Expedia-branded websites feature airline tickets, hotel reservations, car rental, cruises, and many other in-destination services from a broad selection of partners—including an exclusive partnership with BedandBreakfast.com! More information...

Promoting the Industry

BedandBreakfast.com stories resulted in over 5.5 million media impressions in March alone. If this coverage had been purchased as advertising, the value would exceed $17,500. Read more...

Ask the Pros: Why bother with B-roll? Because it's key to getting television publicity. Read more...

Time for a Smile

What do you get when you change one letter in a familiar phrase? The answer here...

Travel Trends

Online is where the money is; women and travel; the travel forecast; and a site for last-minute vacationers. 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. Please let us know as soon as possible if you would like to have a member of the BedandBreakfast.com lead educational workshops at your 2006-2007 conferences.

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 much higher 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
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Try it and see for yourself! Read more...

Old World Inn, Napa, CA

“Every month that we have been the Inn of the Month, we have had guests tell us that is how they selected us. It seems they have a tendency to view Inn of the Month in detail, then go on to look at others. Seems the first seen ‘sticks’ and it works!” – Becky and George Fain, Inn at Iris Meadows, Waynesville, NC

What topics would you like to see discussed in the newsletter? Let us know by emailing Sandy@BedandBreakfast.com.

This Month's Sponsor

Gift Certificates

Click here to read recent comments from gift certificate purchasers.

"The site is great--very easy to navigate city to city and find B&Bs. I really like the 'nearby cities' listings. One area you could improve would be to encourage more places listed to accept your gift certificates."

Are you missing out? To join the participating inns, just log in to your Home Base, or click here for more information.

Online Trade Show

Click here to view our Online Trade Show. Are you a vendor? Click here to find out how to get featured!

Online Reservations

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" ( No. 7 in dropdown menu), and choose another that's easier to remember. More information

Inns for Sale

“You have the best site for BnBers – hands down. Your staff stands above the rest in going the extra mile for those wanting to market as well as sell their B&Bs. Thank you again; I’ll definitely recommend the site.” Pam, Historic Smyser-Bair House, York, PA Read more...

Innkeepers Information Center

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