Open Your Own Bed and Breakfast - Hardcover
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Open Your Own Bed and Breakfast - Hardcover
$35.59
by Barbara Notarius (Author), Gail Sforza Brewer (Author)
Experience the joy-and profits-that come from managing your own bed and breakfast!
Whether you already know the magic that comes with owning a B&B or you are at the planning stage, the fourth edition of Open Your Own Bed & Breakfast-now updated with everything you need to know about online marketing-guides you through this special world. Barbara Notarius, one of America's most widely recognized and respected B&B experts, shows you how to make your dream a reality. Some of the essential information provided in this book includes:
* Your responsibilities-and those of your guests
* Financial considerations
* Advertising, the Internet, and working with a reservation service
* Evaluating your home's assets and liabilities
* Conforming to the ADA
* Legal, tax, and insurance issues, including recent changes in the tax code
* Interviews with successful hosts
* Lists of B&B associations, guidebooks, and B&B reservation services
This new edition is an informative update of every aspect you need to know in order to run your B&B smoothly and successfully. Combining a meticulous business approach with a sincere appreciation for the pleasure that comes with running a B&B, Open Your Own Bed & Breakfast is an invaluable resource.
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Experience the joy-and profits-that come from managing your own bed and breakfast!
Whether you already know the magic that comes with owning a B&B or you are at the planning stage, the fourth edition of Open Your Own Bed & Breakfast-now updated with everything you need to know about online marketing-guides you through this special world. Barbara Notarius, one of America's most widely recognized and respected B&B experts, shows you how to make your dream a reality. Some of the essential information provided in this book includes:
- Your responsibilities-and those of your guests
- Financial considerations
- Advertising, the Internet, and working with a reservation service
- Evaluating your home's assets and liabilities
- Conforming to the ADA
- Legal, tax, and insurance issues, including recent changes in the tax code
- Interviews with successful hosts
- Lists of B&B associations, guidebooks, and B&B reservation services
This new edition is an informative update of every aspect you need to know in order to run your B&B smoothly and successfully. Combining a meticulous business approach with a sincere appreciation for the pleasure that comes with running a B&B, Open Your Own Bed & Breakfast is an invaluable resource.
Author Biography
BARBARA NOTARIUS is a lecturer and consultant on operating a B&B. She is founder and publicity director of Bed and Breakfast Reservations Worldwide, the only nonprofit trade association in the B&B industry. In addition, she runs her own B&B, the Alexander Hamilton House, in Croton-on-Hudson, New York.
GAIL SFORZA BREWER is a professional writer and lecturer.
Number of Pages: 338
Dimensions: 0.88 x 9 x 6 IN
Publication Date: May 23, 2001
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