http://bandb.about.com/ Get the latest headlines from the About.com http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hh http://www.about.com/ 118 20 en-us 2012-02-10T11:20:09Z Fri, 10 Feb 2012 11:20:09 +0000 hourly 1 2000-01-01T12:00+00:00 http://bandb.about.com/b/2012/02/16/call-for-content-owners-why-did-you-choose-your-bb.htm I'm working on a feature now and in it I mention how Nancy and I found our B&#038;B. Initially we spent years in a futile quest to find a ten-room ...<p><a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&#038;zu=http://bandb.about.com/b/2012/02/16/call-for-content-owners-why-did-you-choose-your-bb.htm">Read Full Post</a></p> http://bandb.about.com/b/2012/02/16/call-for-content-owners-why-did-you-choose-your-bb.htm Thu, 16 Feb 2012 18:34:12 +0000 2012-02-16T18:34:12Z http://bandb.about.com/b/2012/02/10/becoming-an-innsitter-advice.htm I received a note from a woman who is an aspiring innkeeper and after reading about my features about innsitters <a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&#038;zu=http://bandb.about.com/od/runningmisc/a/K-C-Worrall.htm">K.C. Worrall</a> and <a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&#038;zu=http://bandb.about.com/od/consultants/a/Jeannie-Simmons.htm">Jeannie Simmons</a>, she wondered: "My husband and I ...<p><a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&#038;zu=http://bandb.about.com/b/2012/02/10/becoming-an-innsitter-advice.htm">Read Full Post</a></p> http://bandb.about.com/b/2012/02/10/becoming-an-innsitter-advice.htm Fri, 10 Feb 2012 11:20:09 +0000 2012-02-10T11:20:09Z http://bandb.about.com/b/2012/01/31/bedandbreakfast-com-gets-a-makeover.htm With a new general manager at the helm, BedandBreakfast.com has a new look to go along with it. It's pretty impressive what they've done, and you can read all about ...<p><a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&#038;zu=http://bandb.about.com/b/2012/01/31/bedandbreakfast-com-gets-a-makeover.htm">Read Full Post</a></p> http://bandb.about.com/b/2012/01/31/bedandbreakfast-com-gets-a-makeover.htm Tue, 31 Jan 2012 23:31:44 +0000 2012-01-31T23:31:44Z http://bandb.about.com/b/2012/01/31/creating-guests-loyalty-a-few-ideas.htm Most of us will stick with a product if it serves us well and offers good value. The same is true of bed and breakfasts. I put some ideas down ...<p><a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&#038;zu=http://bandb.about.com/b/2012/01/31/creating-guests-loyalty-a-few-ideas.htm">Read Full Post</a></p> http://bandb.about.com/b/2012/01/31/creating-guests-loyalty-a-few-ideas.htm Tue, 31 Jan 2012 23:28:34 +0000 2012-01-31T23:28:34Z http://bandb.about.com/b/2012/01/31/meet-the-innsitters-part-two.htm Another innsitter I'd think you'd love to meet is Jeannie Simmons who, with her husband Walter Miller, runs Intermezzo Innsitting Services from their home in Staunton, Virginia. The more I ...<p><a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&#038;zu=http://bandb.about.com/b/2012/01/31/meet-the-innsitters-part-two.htm">Read Full Post</a></p> http://bandb.about.com/b/2012/01/31/meet-the-innsitters-part-two.htm Tue, 31 Jan 2012 23:24:13 +0000 2012-01-31T23:24:13Z http://bandb.about.com/b/2012/01/31/some-simple-ways-to-safeguard-time.htm I think it's par for the course that innkeepers will spend an inordinate amount of time with their guests; sometimes to the point that other tasks take a backseat. But ...<p><a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&#038;zu=http://bandb.about.com/b/2012/01/31/some-simple-ways-to-safeguard-time.htm">Read Full Post</a></p> http://bandb.about.com/b/2012/01/31/some-simple-ways-to-safeguard-time.htm Tue, 31 Jan 2012 23:20:00 +0000 2012-01-31T23:20:00Z http://bandb.about.com/b/2012/01/31/kicking-quality-up-a-notch.htm Detail, attention, and teamwork are what can set one inn apart from another. You may be well ahead of the game already, but if you need a reminder about ways ...<p><a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&#038;zu=http://bandb.about.com/b/2012/01/31/kicking-quality-up-a-notch.htm">Read Full Post</a></p> http://bandb.about.com/b/2012/01/31/kicking-quality-up-a-notch.htm Tue, 31 Jan 2012 23:13:52 +0000 2012-01-31T23:13:52Z http://bandb.about.com/b/2012/01/31/update-paiis-a-better-way-to-stay-making-progress.htm When I read that most travelers don't stay at bed and breakfasts for the simple reason that a B&#038;B never never even entered their mind as a lodging option, I ...<p><a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&#038;zu=http://bandb.about.com/b/2012/01/31/update-paiis-a-better-way-to-stay-making-progress.htm">Read Full Post</a></p> http://bandb.about.com/b/2012/01/31/update-paiis-a-better-way-to-stay-making-progress.htm Tue, 31 Jan 2012 23:10:31 +0000 2012-01-31T23:10:31Z http://bandb.about.com/b/2012/01/31/new-feature-meet-the-innsitters.htm Some people have life pretty well figured out, and I think innsitters are people I think of when I think about this. In addition to writing about innkeepers, I wanted ...<p><a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&#038;zu=http://bandb.about.com/b/2012/01/31/new-feature-meet-the-innsitters.htm">Read Full Post</a></p> http://bandb.about.com/b/2012/01/31/new-feature-meet-the-innsitters.htm Tue, 31 Jan 2012 23:04:38 +0000 2012-01-31T23:04:38Z http://bandb.about.com/b/2012/01/31/bedandbreakfast-com-names-ten-romantic-inns.htm Just in time for Valentine's Day (how about that!) BedandBreakfast.com editors selected ten inns from around the world that met their criteria for romance. Not only that, they're offering specials ...<p><a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&#038;zu=http://bandb.about.com/b/2012/01/31/bedandbreakfast-com-names-ten-romantic-inns.htm">Read Full Post</a></p> http://bandb.about.com/b/2012/01/31/bedandbreakfast-com-names-ten-romantic-inns.htm Tue, 31 Jan 2012 23:01:14 +0000 2012-01-31T23:01:14Z