This last year, after a very good summer, ForFriends Inn decided to Expand. Right in the middle of a pandemic. “When we couldn’t get the price we wanted for selling our inn, we decided to expand, instead. We acquired an adjacent lot this past October and have broken ground for six 650-sq.-ft. cottages. Currently we are 7 […]
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Attorneys and individuals are still filing ADA lawsuits and we are still getting calls. As you know, it doesn’t have to do with your physical property but how your website is used by the disabled. If you haven’t updated your site OR had it checked in the last 12 months, it is time. Technology changes daily and the […]
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2021 Top 10 Best Romantic Inns Announced by I Love Inns You’ll be amazed what a little change in scenery can do to spark things up between you and your significant other. This Valentine’s Day, explore beyond the four walls of your home with a getaway to a romantic inn. 2020 was the year of […]
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Instagram – I love the posts you are making for us on Instagram! I want you to do our Facebook posts too. We should be doing newsletters. If you’ll do all of it, I want you to handle that, too. Blogs – These are amazing. Why didn’t I find you 30 years ago. You know more about Santa Barbara then I […]
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Write a Great Blog And Get 3 Social Media Things Done At Once We’ve been sharing marketing tips with innkeepers for more than 20 years and this has to be one of my favorite marketing tips. That’s because you get 3 things done at once when you start with a blog. What brought this to […]
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Churchtown Inn, PA You’re On the SUNNY Side of the Street If You’re Not a Business Hotel Leisure travel is expected to return first, and consumers are optimistic about the national distribution of a vaccine so they can travel again in 2021. And there are hundreds more vaccines in the making… Hotels however, are going to […]
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It Takes 15 Photos to Get These Travelers to Book If you are gong after younger travelers Booking.com says they look at a minimum of 15 photos before they book. The photo above is from Run of the River in Leavenworth, WA. It was taken by Kate Spencer Photography, innkeeper Jan Bollinger’s daughter-in-law. Not many of us […]
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Why Choose Gift Certificates Now Perfect stocking stuffer for your grown children. You’re not sure when you will travel next but want to start planning. An exciting December Birthday gift You’ll support a small business They do not expire and are transferable Your recipients can travel by car; no crowded airplanes. A B&B getaway is […]
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Vaccine News Is Firing Up the Pent-Up Demand for Travel Travel Weekly reported polling travel agents to find that the vaccine news is fueling a new enthusiasm for travel. “Within an hour of Pfizer announcing their vaccine, we started getting calls,” said Helen Papa, owner of TBH Travel in Dix Hills, N.Y. “Within an hour. […]
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Ogunquitfest taps directly into the creativity of local business owners and innkeepers: The Ogunquitfest Autumn Display / Scarecrow Contest! Teams at most of Ogunquit’s local businesses work to adorn their front yards and doorways with vivid fall imagery – and the inventiveness and ingenuity of these “scarecrow” creations is limited only by the imaginations of […]
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