It's time for our Annual Education and Idea Sharing Seminar. Once again, we bring you a great line-up of speakers to address pertinent issues of the innkeeping day!
Take a look at this year's tentative schedule:
9:00 to 9:30:
Arrive and register
9:45 to 10:00:
Welcome & Introductions
10:00 to 10:45:
Business Model Changes at BedandBreakfast.com - with Janice Hurley
10:45 to 11:30: Working with Travel Bloggers and other social media tips - with Erin McCormick, Marketer & Travel Blogger
11:30 to 12:15:
Updates from Vermont Department of Tourism & Marketing - meet the new VDTM Tourism Commissioner, Wendy Knight.
12:15 to 1:30:
Lunch and open discussion
1:30 to 2:30:
New Health Dept Licensed Lodging Rules - with Liz Wirsing, Vermont Food & Lodging Program Chief
2:30 to 2:45 :
Coffee Break
2:45 to 3:30:
Health Dept Legislative Work Group Results - with VIBBA President Tim Piper and VT Chamber VP Ronda Berns
3:30 to 4:15:
Today's Insurance Issues That You've Never Considered But Could Cost You! - with John Smith, VP-Clark-Mortenson Agency
4:15 to 5:30: Social Gathering, Cash Bar, Inn Tour
Stay the Night
at the Brandon Inn
Innkeepers Sarah and Louis are pleased to offer a special overnight rate of $115 d.o. (or $99 s.o.) for attendees wishing to stay over at the inn for either pre-meeting or post-meeting. Call them at
Important and timely conversations are going on right now on the VIBBA Members-Only Forum. Innkeepers are sharing information about Property Management Software, OTAs, health department regs, and so on. Knowledge sharing is a key benefit to VIBBA.
