Innkeepers know that packaging is an indispensable part of marketing. Effective packages help extend the average stay, encourage guests to return for multiple visits, help protect rates, and foster long term relationships. In preparation for the upcoming PAII New England regional Conference, Joe Veneto, “The Opportunity Guy,” and Peter Scherman and Rick Wolf of The […]
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#1 Location. #2 Location. #3 Location. Somethings never change, and this old adage is just as true today as it was years ago. The phrase that has become a real estate mantra may have first been coined in 1926 in an ad in the Chicago Tribune expounding the virtues of properties located in Rogers Park.
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Here in Kennebunkport we have a local family owned restaurant Alisson’s that runs a great business and has been doing it for about 30 years. When we have our Aspiring Innkeeper Seminars here in the Port we always treat our attendees to dinner on Friday to kick off our seminar. Alisson’s serves the locals and
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A big thank you to the inns that are participating in the “Bnb’s for Vets” program and other recognition programs and offers to the heroes of our servicemen and women.
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Rick and I recently travelled to Down East Maine, specifically, Deer Isle and the Pilgrims Inn, to visit one of our clients. For those people from ‘away’, Down East actually is north of where we live in Kennebunkport but that area of Maine (from Penobscot Bay to the Canadian border) is referred to as Down East.
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Occupancy rates are used throughout the bed and breakfast industry to indicate how often rooms are occupied. How occupancy is calculated is a mystery to many current and aspiring innkeepers, but it’s really very simple if you know what the rules are. The first rule is that a year always has 365 days except for
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Do you think Jay Karen, PAII‘s CEO is nervous? Rick Wolf, partner in The B&B Team, Inn Consultants and Brokers, is a certified EMT. At the recent conference of the Florida Bed & Breakfast Inns the theme was “Recovery,” and they asked us to dress and present with a medical theme. The Innkeeping industry is
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Rick and I are headed to Orange Park, Florida for the conference held by the Florida Bed & Breakfast Inns Association.The topic this year is “Recovery” with a medical theme. Rick is an EMT (and volunteer firefighter) in his hometown of Kennebunkport, Maine, so he’ll be bringing along some suitable props!
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by Janet Wolf of The B&B Team A warm and inviting, well appointed and soothing sanctuary. Isn’t that what every innkeeper wants to provide for their guests? How do you achieve that? Interior design can be a daunting task and choosing the right style for your inn is a very personal and individual journey. I
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