1. The Numbers Don’t Lie? Once again we are faced with an incredible array of numbers coming out of respected professionals who are trying to figure out the impact of the National recession. The problem is that the numbers can be made to say anything, but a careful review will show that no matter whose [...]
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Recession Reality for Bed and Breakfast Inns.
Posted in Bed & Breakfast Consulting, Bed & Breakfast Operations, Business Profitability, Discounted Rates, Expense and Income Tracking, Financial Results, Innkeeper trends, Innkeeping advice, Optimizing Results, Yield Management, web marketing on March 2, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Bed & Breakfast Inns vs. Hotels: We Win, Hands Down!
Posted in Bed & Breakfast Operations, Branding Your Bed and Breakfast, Business Profitability, Financial Results, Hints & Tips, Innkeeper trends, Innkeeping advice, Optimizing Results on January 21, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
We spent some time over the Holidays with our family outside of Boston. Rather than displace some of my nephews, we tried the closest hotel. This was a large chain hotel on a major route west of Boston with a huge shopping center across the street. While there were several small (3 room) bed and [...]