The Innkeeping Blog

• http://www.gadling.com/2010/08/17/no-more-vacation-rentals-in-san-francisco/ San Fran to enforce law that outlaws vacay rentals #

• In NYC to meet w innkeepers and vacation rental folks about legislative ban on VRs and most B&Bs. What a failure by NY Govt. #paii #
• RT @AboutTheInn: Finally! Respond to Google Reviews on Place Pages http://bit.ly/b2HQcq #
• Pretty bold stuff. RT @insideoutweb: 3 Ways Facebook is Killing Your Website – Convince & Convert http://ow.ly/2lw87 #

Keeping an eye on the ever-evolving TripAdvisor site, I noticed a few nice changes that are available to innkeepers who purchase the Business Listings service.  Until these changes were made, subscribing to Business Listings allowed you to include your phone number and links to your web site and email on your listing page.

If you are a subscriber to Business Listings, you can now feature any promotion or deal that you want on your TripAdvisor listing page.  This could be half-price upgrade, Labor Day special, business traveler special – anything you want, and you can change it as often as you like.  When potential guests are browsing a listing of B&Bs on TripAdvisor, those who offer a “special deal” of some kind (and it doesn’t have to be a discount) will stand out.  This is what you want – to stand out in the crowd of B&Bs being considered.

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• Be careful when taking nice photos of your inn – make sure they are flattering, but also reflect reality http://tinyurl.com/298ypw5 #
• Urge NYGov @NYTaxpayer to veto "Illegal Hotels" bill. B&Bs will be deemed illegal. http://tinyurl.com/26vt4wa and http://tinyurl.com/2fel2z4 #
• Link to contact today NY Gov @NYTaxpayer to veto bad legislation making NYC B&Bs illegal http://www.state.ny.us/governor/contact/index.html #
• RT @sewatch Will Social Media Get Governor David Paterson of New York to Veto a Bad Bill? @SEWatch http://bit.ly/b5PqpE #
• RT @laurably: NY governor signs ban on short-term/vacation rentals into law: http://bit.ly/baNtiN What a shame… #