Innkeeping: Re: Innkeeping digest, Vol 1 #371 - 4 msgs

[CarinBer@aol.com]

Here is a pretty comprehensive list:

- http://www.twcrossroads.com/  
the premier online news source for travel agents

- http://www.starserviceonline.com/ 
the online source for comprehensive hotel ratings

- http://www.htihotelink.com/  
the companion website Hotel & Travel Index

- http://www.omfg.com/  
the companion website to Official Meeting Facilities Guide

- OHGOnline.com – the companion site to the Official Hotel Guide

- OHGIOnline.com – the companion site to the Official Hotel Guide

Subj:  Fwd: http://www.innstar.com/na/index.html 


INNSTAR RATINGS

Guidebooks are grouped by rating level, with 5 stars highest. Within each 
rating group, the U.S. nationwide (including those which say they're 
international) Guidebooks are listed first (highest scores first), followed 
by regional and specialty guides. State/province are no longer rated. Each 
rating is linked to a detailed review of the Guidebook, which in turn 
includes a link to the Guidebook's home page. 
[+] BedandBreakfast.Com - formerly Bed & Breakfast Channel or Inns&Outs [83]
[+] Bed and; Breakfast Inns OnLine [82]
[+] Pamela Lanier's Travel Guides Online [81] formerly known as Bed and 
Breakfast Guide Online with Pamela Lanier 
[+] BNBInns Formerly Bed & Breakfast Encyclopedia [78] 
[+] Inn-Site [77]
[+] 1st Traveler's Choice [77]
[+] 1BBWEB [76]
[+] International Bed & Breakfast Pages [75] 
[+] Select Registry - Distinguished Inns of North America formerly known as 
The Innkeeper's Register, Independent Innkeepers' Association [75]
[+] The Innkeeper [74] 
[+] USinns.com [70]
[+] 1-888-Inn-Seek Also known as Innseekers [70] 
[=]Innweb.com [70]
[=] B&B Getaways [69]
[+] 111 Travel Directory Also known as Triple1 B&B Directory [68]
[+] Inn & Travel Network [68]
[+] Bed and Breakfast Inns of North America [67]
[+]BNB Finder [67] 
[=] 10,000 Inns [65]
[+] TravelData's Internet Guide to B&B Inns [64]
[+] Wakeman & Costine's North American B&B Directory [64]
[+] InnDirectory.com [63] 
[+] Vacation Spot [62]
[+] 1 Great Travel Guide from Cruising America [61]
[+] About.Com Bed and Breakfasts [61] Formerly known as Bed & Breakfasts From 
the Mining Company 
[+] The Register by Travel Assist [60]
[+] R.I.M. Star International [60]
[=] America's Inns & Lodges On-Line from Dallas Ad Mall [59] Also known as 
Dallas Ad Mall's Inns East, Inns West & Inns Canada [=] Absolute Bed & 
Breakfast [58]
[=] Inn-Guide.Com [57] 
[+] National Lodging Directory by Guests Online Network: [56]
[=] Innformation.com [54] Formerly known as Ultimate Bed & Breakfast 
Directory.
[+] Inns North America [55]
[=] Bed and Breakfast Network [55] 
[=] BnB Web [54]
[+] Go Native's On Line Guide [53] 
[+] Choice B&B Guide [51] 
[e] Rooms Plus Travel Guide [50]
[+]Romantic America - [61].
[=] Special Places - Places visited by writer [55] 
[=] Weekend Guide [49] 
[=] Inns.net [49]
[+] Inns U.S. [49] 
[+] Beds America [47] 
[+] Selected Hotels & Inns [47] 
[+] Bed & Breakfast Inns Web of North America [47]
[=] Inn-dex.net [46]
[+] Stash Tea's B&B Guide [45]
[=] Bed and Breakfast Directory by Yunau.com [46] Formerly Inovatec OnLine, 
formerly AveNet Marketing B&B Guide
[=] America's Internet B&B Connection [45] 
[e] Beds, Breakfasts and Inns [43]
[=] Holiday Junction [43]
[=] National Bed & Breakfast Association (NBBA) [42]
[+] Bed & Breakfast USA [41]
[=] B and B City [39] 
[e] US BB Directory [39] 
[+] Bed & Breakfast Inns Direct [38] 
[e] Inns1.com [35]
[e] http://www.innstar.com/na/books/bedsbrk.html [21]
BestLodgings.com - Not ratable
[=] Bed and Breakfast and Inn Directory Reviewed 1/9/2001
[+] Bed and Breakfast List Reviewed 1/9/2001
[e] BnB Locator Reviewed 1/9/2001
[+] USinns.com [70] - rated 4 INNSTARS
[+] Inntopia.com - On-line reservations. Reviewed 12/27/2000.
[+] TravelBB.com Reviewed 12/26/2000.
[e] Travelsphere.com Reviewed 1/9/2001.
[+] The Ultimate Loging Guide Reviewed 12/26/2000.

6 Guidebooks with Specialty Target Markets

[+] Best Romantic Inns - Specialty guide (romantic inns). Reviewed 12/26/2000
[=] The Christian B&B Directory - Specialty guide (Christian inns). Reviewed 
1/3/2001
[+] The Christian Bed & Breakfast Directory - Specialty guide (Christian 
inns). Reviewed 1/3/2001
[+] Inn-BusinessTravel.com - Specialty guide (business travel). Reviewed 
12/26/2000

Recently defunct guides
B&B Lighthouse: URL points to non-B&B site 12/2000. 
Bed and Breakfast Online URL www.b-and-b-online.com now points to 
discounthotelreservations.com
Church Networking Accommodation & Lodging Directory: This site no longer 
active - see review page for additional comments. 
Free Online Bed & Breakfast & Inns Directory of URL Links: - Site not 
available 
12/2000Innroads: Now absorbed by Bed and Breakfast.com 
Inns on the Web - URL not available 12/2000.
International Resort Services: - Not a B&B site 
Rave Reviews - URL not available 1/2001
Travelscape Marketing B&B Collection URL not available 1/2001
15 Sites previously found not available 
AA - Bed & Breakfast Directory The original directory is defunct and the URL 
refers to Dallas Ad Mall's guides
American Bed & Breakfast [Site not available 11/99]
American Bed & Breakfast Association (ABBA) [Organization apparently died in 
1999]
Bed&BreakfastUSA.com [Site under reconstruction 11//99]
BNB Directory, Inc. [Site under reconstruction 11/99]
NB Design's B&B Guide [Site not available 11/99]
Retreat & Reveille International [Site dropped in 1999]
Urban Inns [Organization apparently died in 1999]
B&B Country Inns Listing Service from loonlake.org. Not accessible 1/99
Historic Inns of America [Not found 1/99]
The Inn Traveler [URL not found 2/98]
FreeMarketNetwork's Bed and Breakfast Travel Guide [closed 1998]
Bed 'n Breakfast Network [Inaccessible since 97]
Complete Guide to American B&B http://www.nightsrest.com The URL is not active
Serenity B&B Guide - [URL not found 8/97]

Christian B&B Directory http://www.christianbedbreakfast.com/ publishes a 
paperback book which has over 1,200 inn listings in it. The deadline for the 
book is generally around the end of July. The cost to list in the book is 
$35.00 for new inns and $25.00 for inns who've listed the year before. 
However, they will list you on Christian B&B Directory website for only 
$15.00. Find out more from Amy Veigel (email: aveigel@barbourbooks.com or 
mail payment to the Christian B&B Directory * PO Box 719 * Uhrichsville, OH 
44683. 

Another Christian B&B Directory (which didn't answer our request for more 
information) that might be worth checking out is 
http://www.christianbandb.com/

http://www.triple1.com/ increased their prices as of January 1, 2001. A basic 
listing with link now costs $30 per year and a more lengthier description and 
a temporary featured status for $80 per year. Even with the price increase, 
they will remain on our recommended list as we continue to see them producing 
good traffic for our innkeepers.

Check out www.innstar.com/states.html for a complete list of state B&B 
associations and their websites.

Good luck.
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Carin Berolzheimer
General Manager, Little St. Simons Island
(518) 478-0037
(518) 478-0168 fax
CarinBer@aol.com
www.LittleStSimonsIsland.com

"Best Small Hotel in North America" 2000 Condé Nast Readers' Choice Awards 
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> Do you have any experience, which ones create the most referrals and are
> worth the money one pays for the listing?