Posted on 28 July 2008
A wonderful destination, but a horrible lodging experience does not make your holiday memorable in a good way. Bitter experiences with your lodging stay tend to kill the adventurous feeling in you and you may not even think of revisiting the destination in the future. It is therefore in your best interest that you research [...] Continue Reading...
Posted on 12 July 2008
Okoboji, IA — Longtime Northwest Iowa residents Ann and Donna Muilenburg have opened “The Okoboji Country Inn” just a hop-skip-and-a-jump from their gift shop, The Wash House, in West Okoboji. The Inn is accepting summer and fall reservations. The restored charming inn is located in the heart of the Iowa Great Lakes. Walking distance to West [...] Continue Reading...
Posted on 08 January 2008
New owners of B&Bs often ignore the important role a logo plays in the overall marketing of a lodging property. Graphic Professional agrees! As Lead Graphic Designer for TotalWebDesigner.com, Angie Roberts incorporates her years of marketing experience with a formal education at the University of California, San Diego (Communications/Visual Arts 1996) to specialize in print [...] Continue Reading...
Posted on 23 September 2007
A recent Best Western International Poll reports families are traveling farther, spending more, and they are taking shorter vacations! If you are an innkeeper that caters to families, you may want to take a moment and read the full article here. . . Popularity: unranked [?] Continue Reading...
Posted on 28 March 2006
The Historic Lincoln Hotel in Lowden, Iowa is being featured in the March 28, 2006 edition of the Quad City Times. Here is an excerpt: "That the 100-year-old building listed on the National Register of Historic Places still stands today is a tribute to area lawyer Brad Norton and his wife, Liz, and Sue [...] Continue Reading...
Bed and breakfasts are a common luxury in NW Iowa towns. B&B innkeepers in the northwest section of Iowa know what R&R for Labor Day is all about. Learn about 5 new bed and breakfast inns in the NW Iowa region that are wonderful getaway destinations for Labor Day travelers. Click here to read all about [...] [...more]
Writer and Marketing Professional, Amelia Painter, is featured as one of the contributors for the groundbreaking book Tips from the T-List: “A collection of thoughts, musings, quotes and recommendations from the most influential travel and tourism bloggers.” (The first-ever travel industry publication derived exclusively from the professional travel blogging community.) This book is a [...] [...more]
The national trend of shorter trips and vacations closer to home looks to continue for 2008. Read more about 2008 Travel Trends here. Popularity: 21% [?] [...more]
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Talk of the Town, a popular weekly television program in Spencer, Iowa, recently interviewed author Amelia Painter about her book Opening and Operating a Bed & Breakfast in the 21st Century. Click here to view a scaled down Internet version of the segment.
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