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Sunday, March 02, 2008
March Madness--2 for 1 at our B&B
Stay with us in Placerville this March (Sun-Thurs) and the second night is FREE!
Monday, January 07, 2008
Are you an aspiring innkeeper?
Join CABBI at the ANNUAL ASPIRING INNKEEPING AS A PROFESSION (IAP) CONFERENCE
REGISTRATION: Choose the 2-day or 3-day workshop
TWO-DAY WORKSHOP Regular Registration by 1/25: $590 (single) $950 (double) Onsite Registration: $695 (single) $1195 (double)
THREE-DAY WORKSHOP (includes InnSpire 2008) Regular Registration by 1/25: $885 (single) $1600 (double) Onsite Registration: $935 (single) $1700 (double)
HOTEL ACCOMMODATIONS: Please contact the Hyatt Vineyard Creek & Spa directly for your hotel reservations at 800-233-1234 and ask for the CABBI conference rate of $129. This rate is good until 1/11/08. This hotel is located in Northern California.s wine county at 170 Railroad St. in Santa Rosa, in walking distance from the Historic Railroad Square District.
CANCELLATION POLICY: Conference cancellations must be received in writing by 12/31/07 for a full refund less a $25 processing fee. After 12/31/07, no refunds allowed.
REGISTER ONLINE or visit the Workshop page
REGISTRATION: Choose the 2-day or 3-day workshop
TWO-DAY WORKSHOP Regular Registration by 1/25: $590 (single) $950 (double) Onsite Registration: $695 (single) $1195 (double)
THREE-DAY WORKSHOP (includes InnSpire 2008) Regular Registration by 1/25: $885 (single) $1600 (double) Onsite Registration: $935 (single) $1700 (double)
HOTEL ACCOMMODATIONS: Please contact the Hyatt Vineyard Creek & Spa directly for your hotel reservations at 800-233-1234 and ask for the CABBI conference rate of $129. This rate is good until 1/11/08. This hotel is located in Northern California.s wine county at 170 Railroad St. in Santa Rosa, in walking distance from the Historic Railroad Square District.
CANCELLATION POLICY: Conference cancellations must be received in writing by 12/31/07 for a full refund less a $25 processing fee. After 12/31/07, no refunds allowed.
REGISTER ONLINE or visit the Workshop page
Wednesday, May 09, 2007
Not their thing...or their inn....
Just found this article but am not sure if they have the correct info about the lease, etc. I know the Fallbrook paper is doing their homework on the inn.....
canada.comPublished: Monday, May 07, 2007
Canadian actor Dean McDermott and his wife Tori Spelling will spend another season sharing their life with American television viewers.
The couple’s reality series, Tori & Dean: Inn Love, has been renewed for a second season by US cable network Oxygen. McDermott and Spelling are both co-stars and co-executive producers of the show.
The network has ordered 10 new episodes of the series, which follows the couple as they run their California bed and breakfast Chateau La Rue and raise their newborn son Liam Aaron.
Oxygen claims Inn Love is its second-highest-rated original series. To date, no Canadian broadcaster has picked up the show.
Spelling and McDermott do not actually own the bed and breakfast featured in the show. Owners Christopher and Patricia King have listed the property for $2.6 million (U.S.) and are renting it to the famous couple.
canada.comPublished: Monday, May 07, 2007
Canadian actor Dean McDermott and his wife Tori Spelling will spend another season sharing their life with American television viewers.
The couple’s reality series, Tori & Dean: Inn Love, has been renewed for a second season by US cable network Oxygen. McDermott and Spelling are both co-stars and co-executive producers of the show.
The network has ordered 10 new episodes of the series, which follows the couple as they run their California bed and breakfast Chateau La Rue and raise their newborn son Liam Aaron.
Oxygen claims Inn Love is its second-highest-rated original series. To date, no Canadian broadcaster has picked up the show.
Spelling and McDermott do not actually own the bed and breakfast featured in the show. Owners Christopher and Patricia King have listed the property for $2.6 million (U.S.) and are renting it to the famous couple.
Saturday, May 05, 2007
Real Life Innkeeping Reality vs. Myth or TV
To demonstrate that while some of what is displayed on "Tori and Dean: Inn Love" is true:
Yes, B and B's make breakfast, usually it is very organized.
Yes, sometimes guests bring children that they have NOT told you about, you deal with it.
Yes, sometimes you may accidently double book guests, or cancel some one in error and then it is your responsibility to find them a place to stay--but NOT generally your own quarters, with your stuff still in place--how about springing for another inn or even, gasp, a hotel as it was your mistake.
Yes, sometime innkeepers are in fact also pregnant, and they still manage.
And, yes, sometimes innkeepers have emergencies and have to leave, but they always have someone take over first, and then leave.
Odds of all this occurring on the same night--fairly unheard of...
Yes, B and B's make breakfast, usually it is very organized.
Yes, sometimes guests bring children that they have NOT told you about, you deal with it.
Yes, sometimes you may accidently double book guests, or cancel some one in error and then it is your responsibility to find them a place to stay--but NOT generally your own quarters, with your stuff still in place--how about springing for another inn or even, gasp, a hotel as it was your mistake.
Yes, sometime innkeepers are in fact also pregnant, and they still manage.
And, yes, sometimes innkeepers have emergencies and have to leave, but they always have someone take over first, and then leave.
Odds of all this occurring on the same night--fairly unheard of...
Saturday, January 06, 2007
CABBI workshops
As the conference gets closer, the more excited I get at the thought of the workshops....every time I have been to the innkeeping conference I take away new friends and new ideas from from each and every workshop I make it to. And Rita goes to different ones so we can cover twice the amount of ground. I hope to see some fellow innkeepers at Innspire!
I am going to be attending the following workshops at CABBI Innspire:
Small Property Idea Fair
Have fun in this interactive workshop where fellow innkeepers will share those ideas that have proven successful! All attendees will receive a compilation of these ideas discussed at the workshop.
Build a Better Website
Leading B&B website designers provide a free critique of participants' websites at this workshop. Learn about what works on your website and how to improve it to convert more lookers into bookers. Follow in the successful path of other innkeepers through website case studies. Learn how you can increase your profit from a better website design with a review of "before and after" websites and discover what is hot and what is not. Actual revenue increases and return on investment (ROI) will be shared for each case study.
Search Engine Optimization Secrets
Want to increase your revenue for free? Of course you do, and you will be surprised how quickly you can with a few tips and tricks. Expert Scott Crumpton asks for just an hour and he will show you everything you need to know to get your site to the top of Google, Yahoo and MSN. He will cover everything from simple keyword research to link strategies as well as debunk a few myths along the way. Forget what you think you know-it's what you don't know that is costing you money every day.
Tool Time From A to Z
CABBI Past President and contractor Rick Andersonis one handy man! This hands-on demonstration is guaranteed to be educational, informative and fun! Learn simple steps to make your repair jobs easier.
Market Niches & Value-Added Packages
A panel of successful niche marketers share how they developed their customer base and how to target a particular interest. Increase revenue by creating value-added packages such as wine-tasting tours and romantic weekend getaways; market to bike and sports enthusiasts and accommodate guests traveling with pets.
Empty Beds and Empty Wallets?
Placing a Dollar Value on Your GuestsMarketing costs range from 5-20% of an innkeeper's budget, yet few innkeepers understand how to best allocate their time and measure their limited resources. This workshop will help you estimate acquisition and retention costs, conversion ratios, and how best to use such "pay-to-play" marketing tools as online advertising through directories, search engine optimization (SEO), pay-per-click (PPC), and website design, as well as "pay-if-they-stay" marketing tools like online reservations and gift certificates.
Create Your Own Marketing Plan
This session is designed to assist B&B owners/managers to develop an actionable marketing plan. Learn how to create a market planning model as well as the thinking process needed to transform your property into a market-driven business designed to increase revenues.
I am going to be attending the following workshops at CABBI Innspire:
Small Property Idea Fair
Have fun in this interactive workshop where fellow innkeepers will share those ideas that have proven successful! All attendees will receive a compilation of these ideas discussed at the workshop.
Build a Better Website
Leading B&B website designers provide a free critique of participants' websites at this workshop. Learn about what works on your website and how to improve it to convert more lookers into bookers. Follow in the successful path of other innkeepers through website case studies. Learn how you can increase your profit from a better website design with a review of "before and after" websites and discover what is hot and what is not. Actual revenue increases and return on investment (ROI) will be shared for each case study.
Search Engine Optimization Secrets
Want to increase your revenue for free? Of course you do, and you will be surprised how quickly you can with a few tips and tricks. Expert Scott Crumpton asks for just an hour and he will show you everything you need to know to get your site to the top of Google, Yahoo and MSN. He will cover everything from simple keyword research to link strategies as well as debunk a few myths along the way. Forget what you think you know-it's what you don't know that is costing you money every day.
Tool Time From A to Z
CABBI Past President and contractor Rick Andersonis one handy man! This hands-on demonstration is guaranteed to be educational, informative and fun! Learn simple steps to make your repair jobs easier.
Market Niches & Value-Added Packages
A panel of successful niche marketers share how they developed their customer base and how to target a particular interest. Increase revenue by creating value-added packages such as wine-tasting tours and romantic weekend getaways; market to bike and sports enthusiasts and accommodate guests traveling with pets.
Empty Beds and Empty Wallets?
Placing a Dollar Value on Your GuestsMarketing costs range from 5-20% of an innkeeper's budget, yet few innkeepers understand how to best allocate their time and measure their limited resources. This workshop will help you estimate acquisition and retention costs, conversion ratios, and how best to use such "pay-to-play" marketing tools as online advertising through directories, search engine optimization (SEO), pay-per-click (PPC), and website design, as well as "pay-if-they-stay" marketing tools like online reservations and gift certificates.
Create Your Own Marketing Plan
This session is designed to assist B&B owners/managers to develop an actionable marketing plan. Learn how to create a market planning model as well as the thinking process needed to transform your property into a market-driven business designed to increase revenues.
Friday, November 10, 2006
11th Annual Self-Guided Holiday Memories Tour including our Placerville Bed and Breakfast
Holiday Memories Tour in December...Tickets available now.
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11th Annual Self-Guided Holiday Memories Tour of the Inns
Celebrate the season with us December 2 & 3 from noon-5 p.m.
El Dorado County, CA The Bed and Breakfast Inns of El Dorado County welcome you to our 11th annual holiday tour. New decorations and holiday treats await.
Please join us in celebrating this special season as we open our home to your for these two afternoons each year, December 2 & 3 from noon til 5 pm. Elegant Victorians, quaint cottages and rustic lodges are all dressed up for the holidays--warm and inviting on a cold winter's day.
Tickets are $15 per person and are valid for both days (allowing you to visit all the inns one time), with a portion of sales going to support the Kiwanis Family House. You may begin the tour at any of our inns.
Note: The Black Bear Inn will be open at 11:00 a.m. for your convenience.
Make it a weekend to remember and stay at one of the decorated inns.Peek into our guest rooms and see wonderful collections of vintage clothing and quilts, original artwork,and antique furnishings. Each inn has its own special and unique personality with beautiful gardens, tall trees, small trees, crystals and snowflakes, teddy bears and antique glass. Santa Claus and his reindeer and families of snow people to delight young and old.
For more information...
Bed and Breakfast Inns of El Dorado County
Rita Timewell
President, BBI of EDC
email: info@goldcountrylodging.com
phone: 1-877-262-4667
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11th Annual Self-Guided Holiday Memories Tour of the Inns
Celebrate the season with us December 2 & 3 from noon-5 p.m.
El Dorado County, CA The Bed and Breakfast Inns of El Dorado County welcome you to our 11th annual holiday tour. New decorations and holiday treats await.
Please join us in celebrating this special season as we open our home to your for these two afternoons each year, December 2 & 3 from noon til 5 pm. Elegant Victorians, quaint cottages and rustic lodges are all dressed up for the holidays--warm and inviting on a cold winter's day.
Tickets are $15 per person and are valid for both days (allowing you to visit all the inns one time), with a portion of sales going to support the Kiwanis Family House. You may begin the tour at any of our inns.
Note: The Black Bear Inn will be open at 11:00 a.m. for your convenience.
Make it a weekend to remember and stay at one of the decorated inns.Peek into our guest rooms and see wonderful collections of vintage clothing and quilts, original artwork,and antique furnishings. Each inn has its own special and unique personality with beautiful gardens, tall trees, small trees, crystals and snowflakes, teddy bears and antique glass. Santa Claus and his reindeer and families of snow people to delight young and old.
For more information...
Bed and Breakfast Inns of El Dorado County
Rita Timewell
President, BBI of EDC
email: info@goldcountrylodging.com
phone: 1-877-262-4667
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