Business Travelers Turn to Bed and Breakfasts for their
Internet Savvy and Extra Value
Lisa Kolb

Bed and Breakfasts (B&Bs) are Plugged In
People expect a B&B to radiate charm and coziness. Travelers
seek them out for their distinctive character, along with
the personalized attention thrown in. But high-tech savvy?

You bet! Despite their down-home demeanor, the typical B&B
is exceptionally attuned to the benefits of the Internet.
The B&B industry is closely linked up via the World Wide
Web. Searchable B&B directories make it convenient for
tourists to locate exactly what they require in faraway
destinations, and book it with confidence.

Travelers can find even the most “tucked away” inn online,
before they leave home. Almost all B&Bs have a Web site.
These abundantly illustrated sites provide detailed
information about: rates and policies, local tourist
attractions and surrounding vistas, photographs of the inn
(including each room), as well as contact information (with
directions and maps).

About 20% of the bookings we receive are made online, using
our availability software. But 85% to 90% of our business
comes from the Internet, either by a direct email or by
phone call.

Business travelers have different needs than tourists do
A person traveling on business isn’t there to take pleasure
in a romantic getaway, golf vacation, or local sightseeing.
They want business accommodations with the comforts of home
and modern conveniences like Internet access. According to a
recent study by Travelocity, the amenity that road-weary
business travelers value the most is comfortable bedding - a
concern that B&Bs take very seriously.

The B&B industry is promoting business-traveler friendly
practices. Nowadays, most inns are eager to serve up the
additional services business people require.

Top ten essentials for business travel
1. Flexible cancellation policy
2. Acceptance of all major credit cards
3. Special midweek rates for business travelers
4. In-room telephone/data port with fax machine
availability
5. Well-lit, in-room table or desk with appropriate seating
6. Well-lit private bathroom with hair dryer.
7. Flexibility on late check-ins.
8. Early and/or healthy breakfast options; private table if
preferred
9. In-room television.
10.Real-time online reservations or availability calendars

Courtesy of http://www.BedandBreakfast.com, the leading
online B&B reservation network, listing over 27,000 B&Bs
and inns

B&Bs deliver the extras prized by business people on
the road
B&Bs cater to business travelers by providing them needed
services. These are the kinds of extras and fees that can
really jack up the cost of a hotel bill. Yet B&B owners
include them for free, or for a nominal charge. That makes a
B&B stay a relative bargain.

Free business services and benefits
- Breakfast - always included
- Local and toll free calls - free, no charge for long
distance calls made on a calling card
- Convenient Internet access to send and receive email
- Ability to send and receive faxes
- Concierge services like reservations or local resource
recommendations
- Parking
- No need to tip the owner for every little assistance
provided

Providing the comforts of home and the office
The B&B I operate is located in Colorado Springs, Colorado,
next to Pike’s Peak and the Rocky Mountains. It’s a romantic
Victorian property, that’s in demand year round -
http://www.lennoxhouse.com. Tourists come from all over to
see the U.S. Air Force Academy, the Garden of the Gods, and
the Olympic Training Center.

As spectacular as such attractions are, business people
seldom have time to enjoy them. They’re focused on the job
at hand and want to get done and back home ASAP.

But because of my background in banking software, I used to
travel two out of four weeks each month on business. So I
totally understand what business travelers require in
accommodations. And I’ve made sure they’re all included in
my inn. We want business people to keep coming back to
Lennox House whenever Colorado Springs is on their route.

The extra services and friendliness travelers can expect
from their B&B hosts provides a homey note. Between that and
the availability of necessary online access, businesses
travelers can “tend to business” with minimal hassles. And
get back home.
cLisa Kolb, 2004

bio = –Lisa Kolb combines innkeeping and Web development at
Lennox House, http://www.lennoxhouse.com in Colorado
Springs, CO, at the base of the Rocky Mts. Acorn Internet Services, http://www.acorn-is.com
serves the hospitality industry. (877)226-7699

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Albany Western Australia is a city of approximately 30,000 people in the south-west corner of Western Australia, approximately 409km from Perth . The city is nestled between three large hills, Mount Clarence, Mount Melville and Mount Adelaide, facing the beautiful King George III Sound.

The main industries of Albany Western Australia consist of tourism, fishing and agriculture, although before the 1950s whaling was one of the major sources of income and employment for the population. One of Albany’s old Whaling stations has now become one of the biggest tourist attractions for the area.

Since that time, Albany has become popular destination for a variety of visitors enjoying the fresh air, clean beaches, and fine views over the Southern Ocean, while still proving to be a thriving regional centre.

There is so much to see and do in and around Albany too. We have pristine beaches, superb yachting facilities, awesome wildflowers (in season), caves and inlets, beach and sea fishing, breathtaking dives, whale watching, great shopping, sumptuous restaurants and a cosmopolitan cappuccino strip, magnificent art galleries, delightful wineries, world-class golfing, lovely lagoons and of course excellent accommodation. Our harbour is one of the most picturesque in W.A. too!

In Albany between June and September watch out for magnificent humpback and southern right whales, who pause to play a while in the surrounding waters before migrating north to the warmer waters to breed.

Albany is the major seaport of the Great Southern region, and the largest centre in Western Australia outside the metropolitan area. It is an expanding regional centre with a wealth of natural and man-made resources. It is surrounded by much of WA’s best agricultural land, and the area is also rich in minerals. Albany, however, is primarily a holiday centre, and each year thousands come here to enjoy their holidays. The city is also used as a base to visit many beauty spots of the Great Southern.

At MyAlbany.net we intend to make as much information available to visitors and locals alike so that we all get to enjoy the variety of attractions that this beautiful town has to offer. Come and see Albany for yourself, you’ll love it!

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Steve Wall is the owner and managing director of MyMandurah.com, a accommdation & Tourism directory for Mandurah Western Australia. He is also the web designer for www.mymandurah.com, steve@mymandurah.com.

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Bunbury is located approximately 172kms south of Perth. Bunbury is a water wonderland visited by day trippers and holiday makers alike all year round. The towns population is approximately 30,000 and continuing to grow.

There is so much to see and do in and around Bunbury too. We have pristine beaches, superb yachting facilities, awesome Karri Forests, caves and inlets, beach and sea fishing, breathtaking dives including the amazing `Lena Wreck’, playful dolphins, whale watching, great shopping, sumptuous restaurants and a cosmopolitan cappuccino strip, magnificent art galleries, delightful wineries, world-class golfing, lovely lagoons and of course excellent accommodation. Our harbour is one of the most picturesque in W.A. and you can drive along the breakwater all the way to Koombana Bay. Now, you must not leave Bunbury without visiting the dolphins at Koombana Beach (near the inlet mouth of the harbour). Of course we can’t promise that they will turn up on time, but this is one of the few places that you can see these magnificent creatures up close and personal. In Bunbury between June and September watch out for magnificent humpback and southern right whales, who pause to play a while !

in the surrounding waters before migrating to the Antarctic.

Bunbury is the major seaport of the South-West region, and the largest centre in Western Australia outside the metropolitan area. It is an expanding regional centre with a wealth of natural and man-made resources. It is surrounded by much of WA’s best agricultural land, and the area is also rich in minerals. Bunbury, however, is primarily a holiday centre, and each year thousands come here to enjoy their holidays. The city is also used as a base to visit many beauty spots of the South-West.

At MyBunbury.com we intend to make as much information available to visitors and locals alike so that we all get to enjoy the variety of attractions that this beautiful town has to offer. Come and see Bunbury for yourself, you’ll love it!

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Steve Wall is the owner and managing director of MyBunbury.com, a accommdation & Tourism directory for Mandurah Western Australia. He is also the web designer for www.mybunbury.com, steve@mybunbury.com.

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FOCUS on Your Business Program.
Written by: Raymond Johnsen
Power of Focus !

If you are anything like me, you probably find yourself often thinking
of new projects to start, new things to achieve.I did that
in my beginning on Internet. That in itself is very
beneficial and indeed a required ingredient for success. The
trick is to know where to draw a line.

The trap I kept falling into was hoping and looking for new
and better programs all the time,easy to find new once,but i
forgot about them the next day,instead of working on the
programs you already joined and going for the results there.

I would often actually get dragged into gathering more and
more information on new opportunities. I would spend time on
developing them right then and there. I would be stealing
the precious time away from the current project I was
supposed to be working on. Obviously, it was a trap.Be aware
of this trap! The current project would suffer, because
there is only so much time in a day.No one gets results form
Surfing the Internet for “Get Rich Tomorrow “and
thinking,there must be an easier way!There is not,only hard
work will give you success.Focus and work on your Business !

Then I would get discouraged with my current project and
drop it because I didn’t see any results. Think long
term!One of my future projects would become my current
project for the time being, until I’d drop it in favour of
the next project.Its a trap,yes.

This is how most of New to Internet do it!!Dont do the
same! Can you see the trap? And it gets even worse: If you
keep on doing this for long enough, you will actually
program your subconscious mind NOT to complete a project
EVER. You will forever keep on failing. Eventually it may
even filter through to other areas of your life.I did the
same in the beginning,so much waste of time and money!

There is to many Traps out there.It’s easy to see how
working on your online business can become such a trap
quickly. Internet is overloaded with information. I won’t
even mention the plethora of rubbish that exists online. But
there is so much valuable information out there, go and find
them,that developing your online business to a profitable
stage can take forever, UNLESS you start employing the
tremendous power of focus.Its the only way to do it,when you
understand this you will get results!

Here is only one way,focus.To be a success in your online
venture, you must not be working on more than two projects
at a time, EVER. And preferably work on just one project,
particularly if you only do your online venture on part-time
basis.

And by that I mean, don’t get distracted. Don’t dilute your
precious time. Work on your project, whatever it may be,
until completion.Learn the program,take the training section
over and over again,until you really know how it works!

Many programs can be difficult to understand,but take your
time to understand it!

Learn how to!By all means, plan you future. If you want to
work on the future ideas, set an hour per week aside for
doing just that. And then each week spend that hour thinking
about your new projects, write them down. When the time is
up, go back to your current project.

I will guarantee you one thing: If you develop and use the
power of focus, your success will get better and better with
each project. Thats how i got from not getting any results
to see great results every week.Focus.

On the other hand, if you keep falling into the trap of
working on too many projects at the same time, the chances
are you will get nowhere.

bio = About the Author:
Raymond Johnsen is the author of “FOCUS on Your Business Program.” He has helped a lot of individuals succeed online. Visit his site to find out how you can get Free info about Business Opportunities on Internet and info about how to succeed online..
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