Don’t miss the finest Innkeeping Conference in the Mid Atlantic! Need more information?
Chef Suzie Blanchard Inn at Meander Plantation
Heide Bredfeldt
Inn Consulting Partners
Joan Byrnes
Tea, Lace & Roses
Terrie Glass Leadership Solutions
David Hawkins Raetz & Hawkins
John Hinton
EW3D/SuperStatz
Hilary Jones
Inngenium
Jay Karen
PAII
Lisa Kolb
Acorn Internet Services
Ron Mitchell
Inn at 202 Dover
Nan Morgan
Five Star Longevity
Jerry Prewitt
1848 Island Manor House
Greg Raetz
Raetz & Hawkins
Frank Salvo
Whitegate Inn
Chef David Scales Inn at Meander Plantation
Peter Scherman
The B&B Team
Lee Spencer
Integrity Lending Services
Sandy Soule BedandBreakfast.com
Michael Swain Markel Insurance
Tom Weiskotten
Payment Alliance International
Rick Wolf
The B&B Team
Bed & Breakfast Innkeepers from the District of Columbia, Kentucky, Maryland, New Jersey, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, Virginia, and West Virginia are specifically invited to attend the Mid Atlantic Innkeepers Trade Show and Conference. An outstanding array of nationally known B&B and Country Inn industry experts will be on hand to welcome you.
Sunday January 11th, 2009
Aspiring Session
8:00am -
5:00pm
Aspiring and New Innkeeper Inntensives Inn-depth Inn-keeping Seminar
3:30pm
Q & A with Seasoned Innkeepers
5:30pm
Reception with Innkeepers in Exhibit Hall
Preliminary Schedule ~ Mid Atlantic Innkeepers Trade Show & Conference
1:00pm
Trade Show and Conference Registration
1:30pm
BBAV and Other State Regional Meetings
3:00pm
Preparing Visually Vibrant hors d'oeuvres
3:00pm
Inn Valuations - Mid Atlantic Area
3:00pm
Certified Green Lodging
3:00pm
Relax, Refresh, Rejuvenate
4:00pm
Exhibit Hall Opens for Early Registrants
5:30pm
Welcome Reception (Cash Bar)
8:00pm
Dinner on your own
Monday January 12th, 2009
8:00am
Trade Show and Conference Registration
8:00am
Website Marketing & Design Boot Camp - Part 1
9:30am
Trade Show Open All Day
9:30am
Operating a Tea Room for Fun & Profit
9:30am
Pricing Strategies for Staying at Your Inn
9:30am
Guest Management & Online Reservations
9:30am
How the Mortgage Crisis is affecting Innkeepers
9:30am
Hosting Special Events
9:30am
Photography & Branding the Inn
10:30am
Morning Break in Exhibit Hall
11:30am
Opening Kick-Off Session with Don Farrell
1:00pm
Lunch on your own - or, attend Howard Helmer's Workshop
1:00pm
Howard Helmer's Luncheon Workshop - (pre-registration required)
3:00pm
Time Management for Innkeepers
3:00pm
Accounting Principles for Small Inns
3:00pm
Exit Strategies for Innkeepers
3:00pm
Crisis Management for Innkeepers
3:00pm
Loyal Customer Culture Building
3:00pm
TUTORIAL - Maximizing your BedandBreakfast.com Membership
5:30pm
Wine Tasting Reception
7:00pm
Trade Show Closes
7:00pm
Dinner on your own
Tuesday January 13th, 2009
8:30am
Trade Show & Conference Registration
8:00am
Website Boot Camp Part 2 - Scheduled small group instruction/evaluation
8:00am
9:30am
B&B Town Hall Meeting
Trade Show Open
10:00am 10:00am
10:00am 10:00am
Accounting Practices for Larger Inns & those w/Restaurants
Painless Credit Card Processing
Integrated Marketing Communications
Business Travel - Solving the midweek occupancy dilemma
