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Jan

21

How to Make February a High Income Month, Last Day to Apply for 2020 Top 10 Romantic Inns, Airbnb & Other Tech Giants Skirt Laws

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How to Make February High Income Here’s how to make February a high income month; Promote All of February as Romantic Sell Valentine Gift Certificates – not every one can travel in February but they can make Valentine Promises to each other and also promise birthday and anniversary getaways. Many inns can bring in thousands of dollars in gift certificate sales […]

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Dec

18

Baby It’s Gold Inside + 10 Hour Fix It, 4 Ways to More January/February Guests

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Purchase a Gold Level Listing & Receive a Platinum Level – Save $120 Here’s What You Get As a Member of I Love Inn Guests you have from i Love Inns are the fans who LOVE bed and breakfasts and country inns. Plus: Links to your site help keep you high on search engines, and that’s one […]

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Nov

19

2 Ways Inn’s Increase Your Bed & Breakfast Cash Flow and Bookings in the Off-Season

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Quick & Easy Increase in Off-Season Cash Flow How to Improve Cash Flow Now? – Promote gift certificates. Selling gift certificates also help others to discover you – as your former guests introduce their friends and family members with a gift experience at your property. The best way to sell gift certificates is at your […]

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Nov

19

Who Is Also Swiping Your Reservations? Are These Things Losing Guests For You?

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Who is Getting the Reservations That Should Come to You? Expedia, TripAdvisor, Booking.com are all culprits in seducing your potential guests who start out looking for what you offer. We all know their diversionary tactics. But more than all those heavy hitters, YOU are probably doing your own business in. That’s because your website doesn’t Show the […]

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Nov

04

A New Website Can Help Your Bed & Breakfast Buyer Get a Loan, Pop Ups Drive Reservations

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Will a New Website Help You Sell Your Inn? Does a new website help you sell? Some innkeepers and some inn brokers think it does. It is a powerful asset and establishes the professional aspect of your inn. “We Are In Escrow” – We just received a call from an innkeeper who recently sold his inn […]

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Oct

24

Expedia VS. Booking.com – Bed & Breakfast Innkeepers Speak Out

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How Hilton Might Be Helping You Hilton Might Be Helping You – Hilton’s second year Book Direct campaign has launched and is giving them big increases in direct bookings – but it might also be working for you. Consumers are starting to get the message – they might get more value by Booking Direct. One reason Hilton […]

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Oct

24

Best B&B Inn Reservation Systems, B&B For Vets

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Reservation Systems to Love and Hate What Reservation System Contributed to $6,500 loss in one month? Yesterdays question of the week brought many and surprising experiences from innkeepers around the United States – some included here: Clock PMS Works for Our 17 Inns  -At the last-minute, back in December 2018, we realized Eviivo did not have what it takes […]

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Oct

14

5 Innkeepers Give Their Experience With Expedia Vs. Booking.com

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Innkeepers Share Which Way They Went 5 Innkeepers Advise Booking.com Or Expedia Did you notice yesterdays’ Question of the Week? “I read your newsletter, but I have not seen a comparison of Booking.com vs. Expedia.com. Looking at the Expedia site, I did not see a percentage they charge; they infer the percentage is a range […]

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Oct

01

Four Inns Sued Over ADA Website Compliance Share Their Process

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We are sharing an innkeeper’s first-hand experience.  In spite of the pain he’s gone through, he’s done a wonderful job of articulating a possible game plan for innkeepers. His hope is to give other innkeepers insight if they become a victim of an ADA lawsuit. “I am writing regarding the issue of ADA compliance and innkeepers websites. […]

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Sep

24

ADA & What You Can Do to Prevent A Lawsuit Over Your Website

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Some ADA Requirements Include Coding Photos, Color Contrasts, and More What Lodging Associations Are Saying About ADA Website Compliance ADA lawsuits continue to demand the attention of innkeepers. From the California Lodging Association newsletter last week we read: “Our Most Popular Helpline Question – Unfortunately” “Sadly, our most numerous Helpline questions start out like this: “I just […]

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