Open Your Own Bed & Breakfast
John Wiley & Sons Inc (Verlag)
978-0-471-37399-5 (ISBN)
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
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.
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.
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.
| Erscheint lt. Verlag | 25.5.2001 |
|---|---|
| Zusatzinfo | Photos: 9 B&W, 0 Color; Drawings: 7 B&W, 0 Color |
| Verlagsort | New York |
| Sprache | englisch |
| Maße | 155 x 229 mm |
| Gewicht | 456 g |
| Themenwelt | Schulbuch / Wörterbuch ► Lexikon / Chroniken |
| Weitere Fachgebiete ► Handwerk | |
| ISBN-10 | 0-471-37399-0 / 0471373990 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-0-471-37399-5 / 9780471373995 |
| Zustand | Neuware |
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