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Products and Services - Running a Bed and Breakfast

Products and services available to bed and breakfast innkeepers, including insurance, coffee, private-label soaps, and more.

Fullers' Soap Co.

Private-label soaps, shampoos, lotions and other amenities.

Innkeeper's Choice Coffee

Coffee products marketed to innkeepers.

Q&A with Jay: Part 1

Jay Karen is the president and CEO of the Professional Association of Innkeepers International, the largest bed and breakfast organization in the world with approximately 2,200 bed and breakfasts and 400 associate members.

Q&A with Jay: Part 2

Jay Karen is the president and CEO of the Professional Association of Innkeepers International, the largest bed and breakfast organization in the world with approximately 2,200 bed and breakfasts and 400 associate members.

Q&A with Jay: Part 3

Jay Karen is the president and CEO of the Professional Association of Innkeepers International, the largest bed and breakfast organization in the world with approximately 2,200 bed and breakfasts and 400 associate members.

Quick Tips For Weaving A Practical B&B Website

In a few short years, printed brochures have given way to websites that have given even the smallest bed and breakfast worldwide exposure. But how do you get started on a design that separates a good website from a great one?

Jeannie Simmons

Interim Innkeepers – also known as innsitters – may be the unsung heroes of the profession. Stepping into the spotlight when an inn’s owners need a break, they have to be quick studies to understand the intricacies of each bed and breakfast and perform tasks that took owners years to perfect. In this ongoing series, you’ll meet innsitters from...

BedandBreakfast.com Revamps Site

An essential site for innkeepers as well as for bed and breakfast guests, BedandBreakfast.com features more than 100,000 consumer reviews and over 50,000 property photos and videos. Now, as of January 2012, it has a whole new look to address the wants and needs of travelers and innkeepers alike.

Groupon vs Living Social

How do the social media discount sites work for B&Bs? Some innkeepers wouldn’t touch the deals with a ten-foot pole, but others swear by them. See what innkeepers had to say about the cost – and the return.

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