Open Your Own Bed and Breakfast (eBook)

Barbara Notarius, Gail Sforza Brewer (Autoren)

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2008 | 4. Auflage
336 Seiten
Turner Publishing Company (Verlag)
978-0-470-35002-7 (ISBN)

Infos

Experience the joy-and profits-that come from managing your own bed and breakfast!Whether you already know the magic that comes with owning a B&B or you are at the planning stage, the fourth edition of Open Your Own Bed & Breakfast-now updated with everything you need to know about online marketing-guides you through this special world. Barbara Notarius, one of America's most widely recognized and respected B&B experts, shows you how to make your dream a reality. Some of the essential information provided in this book includes:* Your responsibilities-and those of your guests* Financial considerations* Advertising, the Internet, and working with a reservation service* Evaluating your home's assets and liabilities* Conforming to the ADA* Legal, tax, and insurance issues, including recent changes in the tax code* Interviews with successful hosts* Lists of B&B associations, guidebooks, and B&B reservation servicesThis new edition is an informative update of every aspect you need to know in order to run your B&B smoothly and successfully. Combining a meticulous business approach with a sincere appreciation for the pleasure that comes with running a B&B, Open Your Own Bed & Breakfast is an invaluable resource.

Autor

BARBARA NOTARIUS is a lecturer and consultant on operating a B&B. She is founder and publicity director of Bed and Breakfast Reservations Worldwide, the only nonprofit trade association in the B&B industry. In addition, she runs her own B&B, the Alexander Hamilton House, in Croton-on-Hudson, New York. GAIL SFORZA BREWER is a professional writer and lecturer.

Inhalt

Acknowledgments. Introduction: America Is Waking Up to Bed and Breakfast. Bed and Breakfast Defined: Basic Principles. Is Bed and Breakfast for You? Evaluating Your Home's Assets and Liabilities. Financial Considerations. Starting Up. Public Relations and Advertising. The Internet. Working with a Reservation Service. Operating Smoothly: For Hosts Who Market Themselves. Increasing Profitability. Specialty Bed and Breakfasts. Construction. Best Breakfasts. Interviews with Successful Hosts. Appendix A: Bed and Breakfast Reservation Services. Appendix B: Publications. Appendix C: State Bed and Breakfast Associations. Appendix D: Sources. Appendix E: Online Directories. Appendix F: Reservation Software. Index.

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 2.5.2008
• Sprache: englisch
• Themenwelt: Schulbuch / Wörterbuch ► Lexikon / Chroniken
• Themenwelt: Wirtschaft
• Themenwelt: Weitere Fachgebiete ► Handwerk
• Schlagworte: accomodations • B&B • Barbara Notarius • Bed and Breakfast • bed and breakfast management • Gail Sforza Brewer • Hospitality • Hotel Management • opening a B&B • opening a bed and breakfast • Open Your Own Bed and Breakfast • running a B&B • running a bed and breakfast • Tourism • Travel
• ISBN-10: 0-470-35002-4 / 0470350024
• ISBN-13: 978-0-470-35002-7 / 9780470350027