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So I am thinking of dropping bedandbreakfast.com, our last general directory, unless you count TR A. I am wondering about NICHE directories folks may use. We have better results from our association directory and we have very very good results from tourism directory. We get some benefit from an...

Welcome back. QUESTION I didn't get what you were saying about who you do or don't use. Have you done away with all the directories?

I don't think anyone was trying to suggest you couldn't have an opinion, but tossing out blanket statements on how bad it's going to be does warrant some reflection. We have seen (and many others) the economy beginning to improve. We have seen people spending more on extras, upgrading, staying...

A favorite thing- work less make more. We have friends that went in the opposite direction- heads in beds - and I think if we had gone down that road- we would be burned out long ago.

Absolutely. It is a great lifestyle. My heart goes out to those that have run into the challenges of a severe economic downturn. In many ways, we were fortunate to hit the ground during a time of easy money. We were also fortunate that we heavily underestimated what we could do and built our...

PICKY PEOPLE WARNING! NOSE CRINKLE AHEAD! We pull them and replace them with new. They are often lightly used. We rinse them and use them ourselves or pass them on to our room helpers. After all, it is soap. With the deluxe shower gel, many people never open them. It's there because that's what...

We have always avoided those little buggers. We have large walk-in rain showers and it never felt right. We stick with large high quality pumps like Neutrogena Rainbath. We have always felt that it sets us apart from a chain hotel and presents a sense of abundance. We put full size bars of...

Nothing could be more true as an innkeeper. Sometimes guests are surprised to find that their hosts are not what they imagined when they reserved. Rather than try to accommodate an arbitrary vision a guest created before arrival, give them what so many others have embraced and the vision they...

If you have followed my comments on TR Ad v (and you may not have) we too have used T AD V to the fullest and have had great reviews, but we are convinced the business model won't have staying power, partly because of what you mention. The rub is that we do get a fair amount of hits from them...

I did see that but I wasn't sure if it was real time. I have taken a look at it on a few of the web sites they use for examples. I think I'll get touch with them and ask a few questions.

Hi Paul, This is a GREAT question. I would submit to this body that the biggest challenges are technical and technological. TIME IS MONEY and when you don't have the later, you need to make the former. We have found that the time we spend on making us findable organically is well spent. We have...

let me go back and look again.

I did take a look but I didn't see a real time booking engine, so I don't think that would work for us. We tried REZ Nexus and found it didn't have the features we wanted. Is there anything else out there similar to Rezo GT?

I haven't but I will. Thanks for the tip

Well, it's time once again to think about what's out there in the REZ world We have REZ gt and it costs a fair amount every month They said there was going to be an improved mobile ap but never showed up Also told they were going to intergrate WORD into the program for easier use and that didn't...

OOOOOOOOOOOOOO! Maybe this warrants some attention. None of the things the Rezo folks said were in the pipeline ever showed up. Makes me wonder if the pipe has been capped.

Oh sorry about the way I put it. I reread it and it sounded like I was questioning you. I was kind of making a statement that these guys say all kinds of stuff, but they simply don't have the people to make good on any of it. The say the site is accurate. Not even close in many cases. The Usual...

Verified by whom? Flip key is on dubious footing in my book. Did you know you can list as a vacation rental and a BNB, as long you pay them money, change the picture, and the name of your property. Of course, you can't tell them because it is against the rules they make up for the honest saps in...

THE USUAL DISCLAIMER: We have used and still use T Ad to our advantage and it has had a positive impact on our business. I have my fingers crossed that Tr A is going to have to pull themselves up to whatever G...le is doing. Thank goodness for competition.

I have gotten pretty good with Garbanzo Biscuits. If I have GF guests in house, I can use these for everyone. Of course, it's the miracle of Xanthan Gum that gets me in the "can't beleive it's GF" door!