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THE 25th ANNUAL BED and BREAKFAST of COLORADO INNKEEPERS (BBIC)
CONFERENCE & ASPIRING INNKEEPERS DAY
November 6-7, 2011 --- Evergreen, Colorado
This is a great opportunity you cannot afford to miss. Learn how to enhance your skills as a bed and breakfast innkeeper and meet leading industry professionals. Vendor access and information!
This year’s event is being held in a beautiful rural mountain location to provide busy innkeepers with the opportunity to experience rural innkeeper and down time in a truly relaxing atmosphere.
Sunday, November 6, 2011
Aspiring Innkeeper Workshop: All-day workshop for those interested in learning about how to be a successful innkeeper, facilitated by experienced innkeepers. Breakfast breaks & lunch are included. Registration starts at 8:00 a.m.; Workshop 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
Pre-Conference Member Workshop: This three-hour workshop is free to BBIC members: 10 Keys to Making Your Inn More Visible on the Web will be taught by Deb Kolaras, Owner/President Marketing Java, Inc. You must pre-register in advance. 1:30 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. Contact Carol Harper at innkeeper@summithouseinn.com to pre-register.
Tour of Bed and Breakfasts: 4:30 p.m. to 6:30 p.m.
Dinner and Awards: Networking and great food at a favorite, great local restaurant, The Bistro, 27376 Spruce Lane, Evergreen. Across from the conference center from 6:30 p.m. to 9:00 p.m.
Monday, November 7, 2011
Registration, Network and Coffee: 8:30 a.m. to 9:00 a.m.
Annual Meeting: 9:00 a.m. to 10:30 a.m.
Educational and Skill Building Conference: 11:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Marie Lanier, Vice President of Business Development for Lanier Publishing International is our key note speaker. Richard J. Toner (Ret. Brigadier General, US Air Force), Former Innkeeper, and Author is our lunch speaker. Participants also have the opportunity to learn from other speakers. Topics include:
Creating Packages and Selling with a Great Return on Investment (ROI)
The Social Web: Effective Engagement with Guests, Both Old and New
How to Maximize Repeat Business
Special Diets = $$$
Proper Structuring of Your Legal Entities
Google Places: Search, Smart Phones and More
Registration Covers:
All conference and workshop materials
Networking and participation in workshops
Breaks & lunches
Discount accommodations
BBIC is underwriting a portion of this year’s conference fees for its members!
Meeting Location for November 6 and 7, 2011:
The Red Barn Conference Center at The Meadows at Marshdale
6851 Highway 73, Evergreen, CO 80439
Visit www.meadowsatmarshdale.com for directions 303-674-1838
Lodging:
These Inns and hotel have reduced conference participant rates. Come early or extend your stay at the reduced rates. Rooms are not being held so book early. Breakfast options vary so inquire.
Bears Inn Bed & Breakfast (BBIC member)
25% discount (across from conference center)
Meadow Creek Lodge (BBIC member),
$75 & up (12 miles to conference center)
Anchorage Farm
(11 miles from conference center)
Alpen Way Chalet Inn
20% discount (3 miles from the conference center)
Bear Creek Cabins
$10 discount - $115-$135 (5 miles from conference center)
Hooper Homestead
(25 miles from conference center)
Quality Suites at Evergreen Parkway 303-526-2000
$84.99 -$109.99 (11 miles from conference center)
Attention Vendors, Suppliers and Sponsors!
Advertising Opportunities, Vendor Display Tables--Showcase Your Business!
For Aspiring Innkeeper Information call Sallie Clark, Marketing Chair, BBIC
719-471-3960 or mail@HoldenHouse.com
For Conference information call Carol Harper, Vice President, BBIC
719-635-7942 or innkeeper@summithouseinn.com
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