Bed & Breakfast 4E - Softcover

Notarius, Barbara

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0471373990 ISBN 13: 9780471373995

Publisher: Wiley, 2011

Synopsis

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.

About this title

About the Author

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.

From the Back Cover

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.

Edition details

• Publisher: Wiley
• Publication date: 2011
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0471373990
• ISBN 13: 9780471373995
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 4
• Number of pages: 338