Vendor Spotlight: Deneen Pottery

Setting your table with beautiful, customized, handmade mugs reminds your guests how much you care about quality and comfort. St. Paul, Minnesota-based Deneen Pottery has been making mugs and other customized stoneware since 1972. Are you a part of their Mug Collectors Club? Read more...

Our Members Speak Out

You were asked: Do you think attending innkeeper conferences is worthwhile? Why or why not? Read more...
 
Question for April: What do you do to promote a green environment at your inn? Are you using green cleaning, recycling, promoting “carbon neutral” travel, and so on? Please share your ideas, experiences, and recommendations!
 

Online Reservations

The Avalon Hotel in Avalon, CA, is live on Expedia.com!

Check here each month for the latest trends in online reservations; news about BedandBreakfast.com's Online Reservations Program; and tips to get more heads in your beds. Read more...

Promoting the Industry

Tanks a Lot is back! Please enter your gas promotions.

Ask the Pros: How can I track whether the media uses my story? Read more...
 

Recipe of the Month

Featured Review on BedandBreakfast.com

"My wife and I had never stayed at a B&B before but we needed a little getaway from our children. At Jackson House, we were greeted by name at the door. We felt right at home as soon as we walked in. It was really nice talking with the other guests at breakfast, and the food was so good I asked the innkeeper for the recipe. We had a wonderful experience and will stay at bed and breakfasts regularly now. Plus, we already booked a return trip to the Jackson House."

There are nearly 1,200 reviews on BedandBreakfast.com! To learn more, log in to your Home Base and click Reviews. If you would like business card reminders to encourage your guests to post a review of your inn, please email Support@BedandBreakfast.com.
 

Travel Trends

We gather trade information and package it into quick-to-read blurbs. Among the statistic: an increase in occupancy rates, the growing popularity of reviews, and the hospitality technology of tomorrow. Read more…

Calendar of Events

Trade show season is upon us! There are many workshops, conferences and trade shows in the coming months. Click here for a list of upcoming state B&B association meetings. Please 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 BedandBreakfast.com lead educational workshops at your 2007 conferences.

Patty Crowe visits with an innkeeper in Missouri.

Staff Spotlight: Monica Alfonso, Membership Consultant

Monica Alfonso is one of the cheery voices innkeepers hear when they dial the Support number. She guides innkeepers in establishing and maximizing their BedandBreakfast.com listing and takes questions and concerns. So well, that innkeepers say things like: “Monica's diligence in wanting to help me was very sincere and again much appreciated!” and “Thanks a million. You have been more than helpful; you are simply a star.”

Monica received her Masters in Fine Arts in painting last May from Syracuse University after receiving her BFA in studio art from the University of Texas at Austin. Her parents spent most of the 1970s overseas in England, West Africa, and Indonesia, which sparked in her an early interest in traveling. She has visited the UK and Italy, where she studied abroad one summer and hopes to return some day. Before working at BedandBreakfast.com, she had worked in both commercial and non-profit art galleries in Houston and in Syracuse, and in customer service for a major online retailer in Austin.

Monica enjoys working at ELG Hospitality because of the efficient size of the company. “We sure do get a lot done considering how relatively small we are! Because of our size, our technical staff is also incredibly responsive to any issues I encounter with the functionality of the website,” she said.

It also gives her a chance to connect with innkeepers. “I enjoy talking to Innkeepers because they are passionate about what they do; it is their life’s work more often than not. I like that B&Bs are by nature unique and often reflect the innkeeper’s individuality and interests.”

When she is not renovating her newly purchased home, Monica enjoys painting, drawing, cooking, and caring for her two cats. She also takes advantage of living in the “Live Music Capital of the World” and is looking forward to the SXSW music festival.

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

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