Inn Consultants and Brokers Since 1993
We are experienced speakers who have presented on a range of innkeeping related topics at the state, regional, and national level. We gather and analyze research for the Innkeeping industry and welcome the opportunity to share it with others. Contact Us
April 10th, 2019 by Eben Viens
Today you must offer something beyond a standard bed and a breakfast experience if you want to succeed in today’s hospitality sphere. It is not good enough to just survive with average. To be successful and stay successful, you must strive for excellence. Remember how awful it was getting that C- in chemistry in high […]
April 11th, 2018 by Eben Viens
Thank you, Linda Hayes, for sending me a most enticing and inspiring article, ‘The World of Breakfast–The shifting definition of what counts as breakfast food now embraces flavors from around the globe’. Explore breakfast going global. Trends in food are constantly evolving, new flavors and creative presentations are certain to elicit the WOW factor. Are […]
August 4th, 2015 by Eben Viens
The New River Gorge West Virginia is one of those amazing destinations that will, frankly and simply, amaze you. Once I started digging into this area I realized that there are a variety of ways to experience the gorge. If you like soft or extreme adventure, this is the place. Or maybe you like a more relaxed […]
June 17th, 2011 by Eben Viens
Here in Maine we have a great magazine, Down East, which has been the best source for all things Maine for decades. In every issue they have a feature called ‘Where in Maine?’ Readers can try to identify a place and send in their response and in the next issue the place will be revealed. So […]
July 27th, 2010 by Eben Viens
by Janet Wolf of The B&B Team We were very fortunate in our innkeeping career to have had wonderful housekeepers who always went above and beyond their job description. One in particular stands out. She once told me that she would stand at the doorway of a room after she was finished cleaning and ‘critique’ […]
December 17th, 2009 by Eben Viens
One of the best songs ever written about Vermont is by John Blackburn. Mr. Blackburn spent only two years in Vermont, teaching Drama at Bennington College. He lived the rest of his years in Southern California, as far away as one can get from Vermont, in more ways than just weather! But he must have loved […]
