Calendar of Events
February
February 26
Tuesdays with BedandBreakfast.com/RezOvation.
Conference call. Free 50-minute sessions starting at noon
Central Time covering the following topics: maximizing your
Internet presence (noon); ins and outs of online reservations (1
p.m.); what property management software can do for you (2
p.m.). Information:
vgonzales@BedandBreakfast.com, 800-462-2632, ext. 2710 or
512-322-2710.
March
March 2-3
Iowa Bed & Breakfast Innkeepers Association (IBBIA), Storm
Lake, Iowa. Information: 800-888-4667 or
inns@iabedandbreakfast.com.
Internet Intensive. Attending: Janice Hurley.
March 3-5
Illinois Bed & Breakfast Association.
Information: 888-523-2406;
ilbba@bbonline.com.
Internet Intensive. Speaking:
Tim Wilson.
March 3-5
Bed &
Breakfast Inns of Missouri (BBIM), St. Charles. Information:
Venetia McEntire,
innkeeper@booneslick.com.
March 10-11
New York State Hospitality & Tourism Association (NYSHTA),
Albany. Information: Belinda McElroy,
mcinnbnb@att.net,
315-483-2222.
Speaking: Marti Mayne.
March 13
Internet Intensive. Amsterdam.
The Melkweg, Lijnbaansgracht 234a, 1017 PH Amsterdam, The
Netherlands.
March 14-16
Inn Consulting Partners, Garth Woodside Mansion, Hannibal,
MO. Information:
inns@innpartners.com,
802-257-2360, or the inn at 888-427-8409.
March 18 Internet
Intensive. London.
Lincoln House Hotel, 33 Gloucester Place, Marble Arch,
London W1U 8HY.
March 15-16
B&B Expo, Brussels, Belgium.
Information: Jean-Pierre Vandevenne, +32 (0)11 26 10 49;
info@bbexpo.be. Speaking: Janice Hurley,
Sandy Soule, Eric Goldreyer.
March 25
Tuesdays with BedandBreakfast.com/RezOvation.
Conference call. Free 50-minute sessions starting at noon
Central Time covering the following topics: maximizing your
Internet presence (noon); ins and outs of online reservations (1
p.m.); what property management software can do for you (2
p.m.). Information:
vgonzales@BedandBreakfast.com, 800-462-2632, ext. 2710 or
512-322-2710.
April
April 7-10
2008 PAII Convention and Tradeshow, Disneyland Resort Anaheim, CA.
Information: 800-468-PAII (7244),
membership@paii.org.
Speaking: Sandy Soule, Eric Goldreyer, John Banczak.
Internet Intensive.
April 14-17
Oregon
Bed and Breakfast Guild (OBBG), Hood River. Information:
800-944-6196,
stay@obbg.org.
Speaking: Sandy Soule, Tim Wilson.
Internet Intensive.
April 20-22
Montana Bed and Breakfast Association (MTBBA), Helena.
Information: Nancy Dawson, 406-582-8440 or
contact@mtbba.com. Speaking: Patty Crowe.
April 20-22
Minnesota Bed and Breakfast Association, Red Wing.
Information: 651-438-7499,
info@minnesotabedandbreakfasts.org. Speaking: Janice
Hurley.
July
July 20-23 Louisiana/Mississippi Bed and
Breakfast Associations, New Orleans. Information: Sharon Vennen,
225-590-3084 or
LBBA@cox.net.
September
September 21-22
Florida Bed & Breakfast Inns (FBBI), Chalet Suzanne, Lake
Wales. Information: 800-524-1880.
November
November 11-13
Empire State Bed
and Breakfast Association, The Thayer Hotel, Westpoint, NY
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.
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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.
Janice Hurley and Mary Wendel presented workshops at the Internet Intensives
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