The Bed and Breakfast Directory Autumn Newsletter

Autumn is here, the leaves are changing colors and vacationers are traveling with their sunroofs open and the cool wind blowing through their hair. Yes, Autumn is a grand season, a gorgeous time of year when the holiday spirit starts to churn and families come together. The year has gone fast and to slow it down, B&B guests are looking for a relaxed getaway to absorb the changing of the seasons. I would like to thank you for being a member inn with our community and this newsletter is intended to provide you with tips and suggestions to keep your Inn booked with happy guests. We also would love to hear your feedback on our directory’s appearance and any suggestions you may have for us.

As we all know too well, economic times are harsh right now and fuel prices have reached record highs. With that in mind, we have been working with Inns that extend special discounted stays or ‘Gas Saver’ specials to their guests. A couple of innkeepers we have talked with have experienced success with this special offer and their guest’s are extremely thankful for that. If you haven’t already, consider adding a special rate in your Inn description and we believe you’ll notice a strong response and guests that keep coming back to your B&B. And, we always encourage our innkeeper members to include as many photos as possible with their listings. Many reservation decisions are made purely based on previewing the listing’s photos, so including up to 8 photos is very important, and should attract increased guest activity to your listing this Fall season.

TheBedandBreakfastDirectory.com is family owned and operated, and we fully understand the expectations of today’s Innkeepers and B&B guests as they travel this Fall and holiday season. Our goal is to solidify high amounts of targeted, recurring B&B guest traffic for our Innkeeper’s listings through focused search engine marketing avenues. We employ strategic marketing alliances with high ranking travel & lodging sites and invest in paid search engine advertising with industry leaders including Google, Yahoo, and MSN. We a focused search engine optimization team that continuously grows our website’s natural search engine rankings. This is evident in our rapid climb to the top for the popular and highly competitive search term ‘bed and breakfasts,’ which our site ranks within the top 25 results in Google. Our marketing and promotion team site’s resources to attract guests to popular Fall B&B hot spots. In addition, our travel consumer specialists are constantly collating demographic data and researching relevant marketing documents in an effort to attract and retain B&B guests to The Bed and Breakfast Directory.com.