Business Travelers Turn to Bed and Breakfasts for their Inte

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

Bed and Breakfasts (B&Bs) are Blocked In Folk expect a B&B to radiate charm and coziness. Travelers seek them out for their distinctive character, on 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 joined up via the Earth Wide Web. Searchable B&B directories do it convenient for tourists to locate exactly what they require in faraway destinations, and book it with confidence.

Travelers can find even as the most "tucked away" inn online, before they leave home. Just just about all B&Bs have a Web site. These profusely illustrated sites provide elaborated information about: rates and policies, local traveller attractions and encompassing vistas, photographs of the inn (including each room), as well as contact information (with directions and maps).

About 20% of the bookings we obtain are ready-made online, victimisation our availableness software. But 85% to 90% of our business comes from the Internet, either by a direct email or by phone call.

Business travelers have some of necessity 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 house and modern conveniences like Net access. According to a recent study by Travelocity, the sweetness that road-weary business travelers value the most is comfortable bedding - a concern that B&Bs take really seriously.

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

Top ten essentials for business travel 1. Flexible cancellation policy 2. Acceptance of all major credit cards 3. Special period of time rates for business travelers 4. In-room telephone/data port with fax machine availability
5. Well-lit, in-room table or table 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 availableness 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 folk on the road
B&Bs cater to business travelers by providing them required services. These are the kinds of extras and fees that can actually jack up the cost of a building bill. Yet B&B owners include them for free, or for a nominal charge. That does a B&B stay a relative bargain.

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

Providing the comforts of house and the office The B&B I operate is settled 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 move 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 folk rarely have time to enjoy them. They’re focused on the job at hand and want to get done and back house ASAP.

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

The extra services and friendliness travelers can expect from their B&B hosts provides a comfy note. Between that and the availableness of necessary online access, businesses travelers can "tend to business" with least hassles. And get back home.
©Lisa Kolb, 2004

--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. Fruit Net Services, http://www.acorn-is.com
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