Nestlé Library
Bed and Breakfast
+ Top Picks
Running a bed & breakfast for dummies by Mary White. Wiley Pub., c2009. (TX911.3.M27 W448 2009)
Start your own bed & breakfast : your step-by-step guide to success. Entrepreneur Press and Cheryl Kimball. Entrepreneur Press, 2008. (TX911.3.M27 S6986 2008)
Starting & running a B&B : a practical guide to setting up and managing a successful bed & breakfast business Stewart Whyte. How To Books, c2006. TX911.3.M27 W49 2006
Entrepreneur Magazine's How to Start a Bed & Breakfast: A Step-by-Step Guide to Success. Adams, Rob and Terry. Entrepreneur Media. 2003. (TX911.2 .B43x 2003)
Pamela Lanier’s Bed & Breakfast Guide Online.
Contains the Worldwide Bed and Breakfast Directory and the B&B Gazette and Innkeeper's Kitchen newsletters.
+ Overview
So -- You Want to be an Innkeeper: The Definitive Guide to Operating a Successful Bed and Breakfast or Country Inn. Brown, S. Chronicle Books. 2004. (TX911.3.M27 S62323)
The ... Travel & Leisure Market Research Yearbook. Richard K. Miller Associates. Annual. (Reference G155.U6 T718)
Includes brief overviews of B&Bs, inns, guesthouses, and vacation homes and rentals.
+ Structure & Competition
PAII Study of B&B Marketing Practices. Professional Association of Innkeepers International. 2006.(Reference TX911.3 M3 P35 2006)
Industry Study of Bed and Breakfast/Country Inns: Operation, Marketing & Finances. Professional Association of Innkeepers International. Biennial.(Reference TX911.2 A16) Comprehensive financial, operating and marketing data analysis of B&B/country inns.
IbisWorld includes an industry report - Bed & Breakfasts & Hostel Accommodations in the United States. This reports include key statistics, factors and competition along with industry performance and conditions and market characteristics.
+ Directories
The Complete Guide to Bed & Breakfasts, Inns & Guesthouses in the United States, Canada, & Worldwide. Lanier Pub. International. Annual. (Reference TX909 .L35x)
INNSTAR.COM: Bed and Breakfast Guidebook Reviews. Professional Association of Innkeepers International.
A rating service for Bed and Breakfast Guidebooks on the internet. Able to search alphabetically by title, by rating level of guidebook, or by region. Also provides a list of state/provincial association pages.
+ Trends and Statistics
PAII Study of B&B Marketing Practices. Professional Association of Innkeepers International. 2006.(Reference TX911.3 M3 P35 2006)
Industry Study of Bed and Breakfast/Country Inns: Operation, Marketing & Finances. Professional Association of Innkeepers International. Biennial.(Reference TX911.2 A16) Comprehensive financial, operating and marketing data analysis of B&B/country inns.
IbisWorld includes an industry report - Bed & Breakfasts & Hostel Accommodations in the United States. This reports include key statistics, factors and competition along with industry performance and conditions and market characteristics.
The Travel & Leisure Market Research Yearbook. Richard K. Miller Associates. Annual. (Reference G155.U6 T718)
Includes brief overviews of B&Bs, inns, guesthouses, vacation homes and rentals.
+ Current News
Andrew Harper's Hideaway Report,
"Opinionated reviews." TX901 .A56
Innkeeping Quarterly,
"Smart reading for smart innkeeping."TX901. I5461
Inns,
"North America's B&B magazine." TX901 .N67
+ Associations
Professional Association of Inkeepers International
"Provides education, information, networking, advocacy, business opportunities and research relating to the innkeeping industry." Also includes summary industry statistics.
