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February, 2003
More Heads in Beds
Eric Goldreyer Eric Goldreyer We're doing everything we can to put heads in your beds, but we can't do it alone! Please find a few minutes in your busy day to boost your marketing efforts. All you have to lose are those blank spaces in your reservations book! Our new Hot Deals program, our Featured Property Auctions, our search engine pay-for-placement program and other exciting programs we'll be launching soon are intended to help make your B&B or inn as successful as possible. Read more

Featured Property Auctions
Sarah Kendall House Sarah Kendall House
(Newport, Rhode Island)
A charming B&B on the
harbor, minutes to downtown

Still haven't tried Featured Property ads? Nearly 500 innkeepers are using these easy, affordable, and fun auctions to drive even more traffic to their home pages, starting at just a penny per page view! Tracking statistics detail both page impressions and click-throughs. Watch your email for a special offer, coming soon! Read more

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)


Calendar of Events
Be sure to attend one of the two upcoming regional conferences in Branson, MO (Feb. 23-25) and Orlando, FL Both offer first-rate programs at extremely reasonable rates. In these challenging times, you can't afford not to attend at least one! Click here for more information plus a list of upcoming state B&B association meetings.

About our Sponsor
Resovation "RezOvation is the new standard in guest management software." RezOvation is from the creator of WinROOM. RezOvation includes cutting-edge programming features including: daily and hourly rental items, advanced marketing tools, Internet availability and reservations. RezOvation is specifically designed for smaller bed and breakfasts or larger properties with multiple revenue streams. Email:sales@rezovation.com

Promoting the Industry
We're working on several story angles for spring, including skiing packages, specials for lighthouse lovers and birders, B&B cooking schools and even labyrinths! Be sure to post your specials for these topics right away! Read more

Our Members Speak Out

We asked: You love your guests, but as they say, nothing's perfect. What are your pet peeves about your guests? Read more.

Question for our next issue:  Do you think it's worth the time and money to attend innkeeping conferences? Why or why not?

Ash Street Inn, Amelia Island, FL
Ash Street Inn,  Amelia Island, FL

Email your responses to InnkeeperNews@BedandBreakfast.com. If we publish your comments, we'll thank you with a $25 credit in our Featured Properties Auction program!


Time for a Smile
Hotel Jokes: "Room service? Send up a larger room." (Groucho Marx) Read more

Travel Trends & Tips
According to the Travel Industry Association of America (TIA), "travel by Americans will remain relatively flat this winter (December, January, February)." PhocusWright reports: "With discount online hotel sales on the rise, hotels are hard-pressed to regain control of distribution." Details here
This Month's Sponsor
Rezovation

Gift Certificates
Christopher Place: An Intimate Resort,
East Tennessee
Our holiday promotions resulted in record sales of BedandBreakfast.com gift certificates. The lucky recipients are going to be searching for B&Bs that will redeem them. Make sure you're listed! To join the over 2400 participating inns, just log in to your home base with your property ID and password, then click Gift Certificate Program.

Traffic statistics
More information

Member Information

For your protection, your traffic statistics and member information are shown only in the email we sent you. For more details, 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 "Change Password" (first item in the left-hand column), and choose another that's easier to remember. More information


Inns for Sale
Time to move on? Sell your property by listing it on the leading Internet site for bed and breakfasts and inns, BedandBreakfast.com. Email us today and we'll put you on our special offer mailing list. "BedandBreakfast.com was responsible for excellent exposure, and sold my listing in just three weeks.” Donald Hoffman, Thompson & Riley Ltd., Lexington, KY  Read more

Online Bookings
Taking real-time, online reservations is the most effective way to transform your Internet presence from an informational resource into a 24/7 sales engine.  Read more

Innkeepers Information Center
Need more info? You’ll find lots of forms, tutorials, and educational articles on our site for your convenience.


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