Mar
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2010
The BedandBreakfast.com PR machine has been in high gear since January. Click the links below to read BedandBreakfast.com press releases from the last two months.
03/03/10
DIAMONDS ARE A GIRL'S (AND GUY'S) BEST FRIEND
BedandBreakfast.com Diamond Collection Inns are perfect places to pop the question – the first in a series
03/03/10
HOMEAWAY ACQUIRES BEDANDBREAKFAST.COM
HomeAway family of websites now provide travelers with the most comprehensive alternative to hotels
02/09/10
YOU DON’T HAVE TO BE A PRESIDENT TO SLEEP IN THE WHITE HOUSE
Celebrate President’s Week at a B&B with White House connections
02/04/10
GUY’S GUIDE TO GIFT GIVING: DELIGHTING YOUR WONDER(FUL) WOMAN
01/28/10
BEDANDBREAKFAST.COM JANUARY, 2010 SURVEY SHOWS AMERICANS PLANNING LEISURE TRAVEL BUT BUSINESS TRAVEL CONTINUES TO LAG IN 2010
More than seven out of ten survey respondents plan to take several trips in first quarter 2010
01/26/10
A TRIFECTA OF VALENTINE'S DAY OFFERS FROM BEDANDBREAKFAST.COM
This Valentine’s Day, surprise your sweetie with the #1 request for Valentine’s Day made affordable with three special offers from BedandBreakfast.com
01/22/10
INNKEEPERS KISS CUPID GOODBYE AND OFFER SPECIAL PACKAGES FOR THE 89 MILLION SINGLES ON VALENTINE'S DAY
01/12/10
B&Bs WITH UNDERGROUND RAILROAD TIES
Commemorate Martin Luther King’s Birthday and Black History Month by staying in stops on the road to freedom
01/06/10
NEW YEAR’S RESOLUTIONS: GREAT GETAWAYS, GREAT SAVINGS FROM BEDANDBREAKFAST.COM
Make 2010 your travel year with free nights and plenty of extras
Recent media coverage
The BedandBreakfast.com publicity machine was active throughout January and February with continuing coverage focused on BedandBreakfast.com and its members. BedandBreakfast.com’s compilation of inns with connections to the Underground RR was featured in AOL’s blog called Gadling as well as in former CNN award winning reporter’s blog called Women at Forty.
BedandBreakfast.com was included in a number of Valentine’s Day stories including a Washington Post story where 
BedandBreakfast.com was called upon to offer romantic choices. A wire Service sent BedandBreakfast.com’s ideas for Valentine’s for Singles out to media throughout England and the UK Independent did a story on the five “Anti Romance” getaways. BedandBreakfast.com’s Valentine’s Day for Singles release inspired ABC News Travel to create a story focused on the 89 million singles in the U.S. BedandBreakfast.com’s Janice Hurley and Avenue Inn’s Joe Rabhan were interviewed and quoted, and the story was featured on ABCNews.com/Travel’s homepage for a full day. Additionally many websites carried BedandBreakfast.com’s story about Valentine’s Day offers including Forbes.com, Yahoo.com, and more than 150 business journals and TV stations. Sandy Soule was quoted in a SmartMoney.com story about value Valentine’s vacations, including a reference to the Napa Old World Inn.
BedandBreakfast.com gift cards got the nod as great last minute Valentine’s gifts from Shave Magazine and also from PlanetEyeTraveler.com.
An Associated Content writer sought out Sandy Soule for her advice on B&Bs in Virginia. The first resulting story featured BedandBreakfast.com member South Court Inn and the second story included Piney Hill B&B.
Gary Stoller of USA TODAY included stories from Marti Mayne and mentioned BedandBreakfast.com’s compilation of ghost stories in his recent story about haunted hotels.
WanderingEducators.com featured BedandBreakfast.com’s suggestions for B&Bs with Presidential tie-ins for President’s Week.
By Emily Starbuck Crone