Hello, I'm Eric Goldreyer.
And welcome to my Blog. A little about me: Starting with the founding of BedandBreakfast.com in 1995, Eric has consistently been a leader in the industry, creating first-class Internet marketing...
View ArticleWell here we go... ;^)
So I have been wanting to get on the bandwagon for some time now with the whole "blog thing". I had no idea it would take me 6 months to finally get around to it. Wow! I decided the best way to get it...
View ArticleState of the Industry - Innkeeping Conference 2009
I had the opportunity a couple of weeks ago to participate in the "State of the Industry" panel at the annual Innkeeping conference held in Atlanta. Here are my thoughts from the panel: If a rising...
View ArticleReuters Schmeuters?
We’ve gotten a ton of inquiries after the Reuters article about booking a B&B and getting a computer virus. We’ve contacted them, and so have a lot of innkeepers, to express our distaste on them...
View ArticleTravelers are going on Shorter Trips
I just read an article on the Travel Weekly website saying that people are traveling but taking shorter trips... It's clear that people still need to get away regardless of the economy. Plenty of...
View ArticleReturn on Investment is really what matters in any economy!
Innkeepers have heard me preach time and again about basing their marketing spend on their Return on Investment, not on the investment (cost).Unfortunately, too many innkeepers base their marketing...
View ArticleThe Lifetime Value of a Guest
With over 7,500 member properties, I am fortunate to get a lot of opportunities to visit with a large variety of innkeepers from around the world. It seems that more innkeepers are finally trying to...
View ArticleSwine flu resources
Many B&B and travel associations are encouraging members to educate their employees so that they are doing everything possible to safegaurd the health of guests and themselves, educate their sales...
View ArticleSwine flu doesn't keep travel down
The Interactive Travel Services Association reports that its members are seeing very few cancellations outside of Mexico. "Many are waiving cancellation and change fees for travel to Mexico and helping...
View ArticleHmmm....?
So, I have been reviewing a couple of surveys we have done recently here at BedandBreakfast.com. One survey in September was directed to inngoers and had over 3,500 participants; another went to...
View ArticleWebervations gets fully integrated credit card processing!
I’m happy to announce that after months of hard work, Webervations now offers seamlessly integrated credit card processing through QuickBooks Merchant Services.This is one of the biggest new features...
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