Marti Mayne, BedandBreakfast.com’s publicist wants to help promote your inn.
Watch for text emails from BedandBreakfast.com requesting information on a
variety of publicity leads.
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1802 House B&B Inn (Kennebunkport, ME) Historic and elegant country
inn…serene and quiet.
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We've just added a free enhancement to maximize the effectiveness of your
Featured Property ad: A 50-character marketing message. Create a message that
will encourage potential guests to click through and pick up the phone.
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Haven’t yet tried Featured Property advertising? Remember – prime real estate
can be yours for just a penny a page view!
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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. If you have not yet
finalized your conference agenda, let us know: we still have some dates when
BedandBreakfast.com staff members are available to speak.
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The Professional Association of Innkeepers International encourages, supports
and represents innkeepers and aspiring innkeepers from all over the world. With
more than 3,500 members, PAII continues to be the voice of the innkeeping
industry, publishing North America's only monthly professional trade
newsletter, Innkeeping. Visit www.paii.org
to enter our drawing for a free one-year membership.
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You asked: “Some of our guests spend so much time on the Internet, that
others have a hard time getting a free telephone line to make a call. How are
other innkeepers handling this problem?” Carol Blomquist, Chalet Lisl, Aspen, CO
You responded: “To meet the demands put on our basic phone system, we
expanded from two to ten outside lines.” Read
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Gray Goose Inn, Chesterton, IN
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Question for our next issue: According to
Dona Gushue of the Jefferson Inn, Ellicottville, NY, the Golden Rule for
Innkeepers is: "Do not do unto others as you would like others to do unto you.
Ask what the other person wants.” Do you agree? Why or why not?
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!
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Rooms still available? Americans are traveling, but are booking later and are
more price sensitive than ever. Post some specials under “last-minute
availability so we can share the news with bargain-hunting travel writers and
you can fill up those vacancies.
"Even a bad day of fishing is better than a
good day of work." If this philosophy strikes a chord, post a fly-fishing
special on our site.
Thanksgiving recipes? Christmas tours? Valentine’s romance
packages? Start your PR planning now.
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With apologies to Abraham Lincoln: You can enjoy some of your guests, all of
the time, and all of your guests some of the time, but you cannot enjoy all of
your guests all of the time. For those less enjoyable moments, your fellow
innkeepers offer the following advice.
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According to the 2002 American Express Leisure Travel Survey, “Besides taking
more vacations, Americans are also embracing short, weekend getaways.
Sixty-three percent of survey respondents say they are planning a weekend
getaway this year, and the average number of weekend trips will be four, up
from three in 2001.” Details
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Inn at Round Barn Farm, Waitsfield, VT
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Over 35,000 inngoers were sent an email with this photo, inviting them to
purchase BedandBreakfast.com gift certificates. It’s still on the Gift Certificate page. We’ll be replacing this photo for fall foliage and
Christmas, so email your photos to InnkeeperNews URL links or small JPEG images only!
Sign up today.
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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.
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Time to move on? Sell your property by listing it on the leading Internet site
for bed and breakfasts and inns, BedandBreakfast.com, visited by thousands of
inngoers every day! Read
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The Internet gives you the opportunity to interact with potential customers in
a variety of settings, from search engines to tourism websites, from
specialized inn directories to major online travel services. 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
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Need more info? You’ll find lots of forms, tutorials, and educational articles
on our site for your convenience.
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