Maximizing a Bed & Breakfast’s Profitability

Arden Dale writes in a compelling article published in the Wall Street Journal on January 8, 2008 that “Want to Sell a Business? You May Not Be Ready.” Ms. Dale goes on to state quite cogently that many small business owners are relying on the ultimate sale of their business for their [...]

Bed & Breakfast Front Desk, Is It a Sales Position?

When a call reaches the front desk of an Inn, many times it is just thought of as a telephone call and a potential guest for the Inn. In reality, the front desk is a full powered sales position. This is nothing to shy away from. The sooner that this is acknowledged [...]

Yield Management for Bed & Breakfasts – Not!

I was looking at the December 2006 edition of PAII’s Innkeeping this morning, and had a thought that I wanted to pass on. Clearly this falls in the range of “for what it is worth.”
I have heard Bill Carroll talk several times on Yield Management, including at last year’s PAII Conference. He [...]