Open Your Own Bed and Breakfast
Autor Barbara Notarius, Gail Sforza Breweren Limba Engleză Paperback – 24 mai 2001
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 services
This 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.
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Specificații
ISBN-13: 9780471373995
ISBN-10: 0471373990
Pagini: 326
Dimensiuni: 152 x 228 x 23 mm
Greutate: 0.44 kg
Ediția:4th Edition
Editura: Wiley
Locul publicării:Hoboken, United States
ISBN-10: 0471373990
Pagini: 326
Dimensiuni: 152 x 228 x 23 mm
Greutate: 0.44 kg
Ediția:4th Edition
Editura: Wiley
Locul publicării:Hoboken, United States
Public țintă
Readers interested in starting a B&B, existing B&B Owners.Descriere
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 services
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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 services
Cuprins
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.
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.
Notă biografică
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.
GAIL SFORZA BREWER is a professional writer and lecturer.