December 30, 2009
If you’ve been reading our Intelligence for B&Bblog, you know that BedBreakfastTraveler.com believes in transparency, especially when it comes to pricing of services for your B&B. Occasionally, we profile other services which compete with ours. We don’t care so much that mentioning competing services basically amounts to free advertising for those services. We’re more interested [...]
Tags: cost comparison, credit card processing, credit cards, GDS, managing costs, Online Booking, online reservations, property management system, Rezovation
Posted in Business Intelligence, Managing Costs, Online Booking |
December 24, 2009
A while back we published an article on how “Fake” reviews can impact your bed and breakfast’s online business. Read it again here: http://www.bedbreakfasttraveler.com/blog_bb/2008/06/fake-user-reviews-do-they-really-hurt-your-bb-hotel-business/ Now, there’s some new evidence posted at BedandBreakfast.com on how negative reviews can actually help your business. For more about bed and breakfasts and reviews, see the following links: http://blog.bedandbreakfast.com/Eric/post/2009/12/16/Five-Ways-Negative-Reviews-are-Good-for-your-Business.aspx If [...]
Tags: B&B reviews, fake reviews, negative reviews, reviews, user reviews
Posted in Business Intelligence, Guest Relations |
December 22, 2009
To check out what B&Bs around North America have to say, please check out some of our friends at their blogs below: Vine Street Inn The Whalewalk Inn & Spa Mission Oak Inn Harding House B&B Beazley House The Artist’s Inn and Ga… The DreamGiver’s Inn Big Mill Bed & Breakfas… The Inn At Weathersfiel… Thurston [...]
Tags: B&B Blogs
Posted in B&B Trends, B&B Videos |
December 21, 2009
BedBreakfastTraveler.com is pleased to announce that we now interface with BnB Manager. A special discount is being offered to Instant World Booking clients for trying the BNB Manager service (see details below). BnBManager has created a feature-packed yet simple-to-use small accommodations management system. Offering state of the art security, functionality, and usability, BnBManager makes managing your [...]
Tags: availability calendar, bnb manager, property management, xml, XML feeds
Posted in Online Booking, XML feeds |
December 21, 2009
St. Augustine is widely regarded as the quaintest and most historic town in Florida. If you’re looking for a little sun as well as a stay in a Victorian or historic bed and breakfast, St. Augustine will not dissapoint. Check B&B reservations in St. Augustine. For more about bed and breakfasts in St. Augustine, see: [...]
Tags: Florida, St. Augustine
Posted in B&B Trends |
December 15, 2009
At BedBreakfastTraveler.com, we frequently get asked how our pricing compares to BedandBreakfast.com. We’re going to answer that question. In this global economy, margins mean everything to B&Bs and inns, and BedBreakfastTraveler.com (operated by Instant World Booking) can really make a difference to your bottom line. BedandBreakfast.com is a great service, and we would never recommend [...]
Tags: bed and breakfast pricing, BedandBreakfast.com, pricing, profit margin
Posted in Business Intelligence, Managing Costs, Online Booking |
December 7, 2009
Louise and Joe McShane extend a warm welcome to their Plymouth Bed and Breakfast which is a friendly, relaxed and comfortable family run bed and breakfast Guest House. Our Bed and Breakfast Guest House is perfectly situated on Plymouth Hoe in the heart of Plymouth with both the excellent shopping facilities of Plymouth City Centre [...]
Tags: Bed and Breakfast, devon, guest house, hotel, plymouth
Posted in B&B Videos |