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March 2006

Calendar of Events

The 2006 PAII Convention in Phoenix starts March 31, and we look forward to seeing old friends and meeting new ones. Please stop by booths 511-517 to maximize your membership and learn about the exciting new developments with BedandBreakfast.com Online Reservations and Gift Certificates! We'll also be running company workshops on Saturday morning and all day Sunday in West Courtroom 3C/D, and we'd love you to join us.

March 2006
March 7-9 Oregon Bed and Breakfast Guild, North Oregon Coast, Aspiring Innkeeper Workshop, March 7. Information: Lesle Palmeri, 503-738-0643, stay@10aveinn.com

March 12-13 Iowa Bed & Breakfast Guild’s 8th Annual Spring Conference (IBBG), Des Moines. Information: 800-743-IOWA (4692); ibbg@netins.net. Speaking: Janice Hurley.

March 16-18 Bed & Breakfast Association of Alaska, The Elk's Club, Fairbanks, Alaska. Information: Marnie Hazelaar, info@minniestreetbandb.com

March 18-19 International B&B Expo, sponsored by JPV Incentives,Brussels Expo (Heizel), Hall 2. Information: Jean-Pierre Vandevenne, +32 (0)11 26 10 49, info@bbexpo.be

March 25 Aspiring Innkeeper Seminar, co-sponsored by the Mountainstate Association of Bed & Breakfasts and the West Virginia Small Business Development Center, Beckley, WV. Information, 304-255-4022, 800-766-4554, marketing@wvbnbs.com

March 31-April 4 2006 PAII Convention, Pointe South Mountain Resort, Phoenix, AZ. Information: 1-856-310-1102, info@paii.org. Speaking: Eric Goldreyer, Sandy Soule. Vendor training: Janice Hurley, Ben Littler, Brad Brewer, Tim Wilson, Bill Clarke.

April 2006

April 1 Aspiring Innkeeper Seminar, co-sponsored by the Mountainstate Association of Bed & Breakfasts and the West Virginia Small Business Development Center, Parkersburg, WV. Information, 304-424-8277, marketing@wvbnbs.com

April 8-9 Montana Bed and Breakfast Association Annual Convention, Hilton Garden Inn, Bozeman. Information: Michael Dawson, 406-582-8440, contact@mtbba.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, marketing@wvbnbs.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

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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More travelers than ever before received BedandBreakfast.com Gift Certificates in 2005. These lucky folks may soon be new guests at your B&B, if you’re participating in the BedandBreakfast.com Gift Certificate program. Watch for increased gift certificate traffic in the upcoming months! To join the participating inns, just log in to your Home Base, or click here for more information.

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