Guesthouse For Sale
The Dunsandles Guesthouse in New Brighton is For Sale – The owners are retiring https://www.dunsandles.com Contact Alan Johnson dunsandlesguesthouse@gmail.com
Causeway Coastal Route and the Wild Atlantic Way Ireland
We have recently upgraded our website promoting B&Bs on the Causeway Coastal Route and the Wild Atlantic Way. This includes major towns or cities that are close to the northern and western coastal route in Ireland. Please check your B&B is included on https://wild-atlantic-bnb.com/ and let us know by email if it isn’t – support@bnbowners.com The… Read More »
Data Protection
Some time ago we upgraded the “My-B&B” dashboard to bring your membership inline with the European Data Protection Laws – GDPR. You can now amend the personal data we maintain as part of your membership. Logon to https://my-bnb.com >> Account settings >> Personal data
Payment for “No Shows”
We have had some members telephoning about taking payment for “no shows”. If you have registered for a Stripe account, you can click the “No Show” button and to take the money owed under your terms and conditions. The money owed is nearly always recovered unless the card is fraudulent. If the card has insufficient funds… Read More »
iPhone Terminal Shortcut
Using your iPhone as a credit card terminal Members have asked how to add the My B&B Virtual Terminal to the home screens of their iPhones. We have now placed an icon on the server to allow this and here are the steps to set it up. Touch to launch to Safari browser on your… Read More »
Airbnb – Falling Foul of EU Law
Many B&B Owners members have expressed concerns about Airbnb and the effect this has on their business. Airbnb is falling foul of EU consumer laws and has been warned to correct their pricing practices. They only show the service charge to guests once they have chosen and selected there accommodation – this is typically 17%… Read More »
Book Direct Campaign
The B&B Owners Association exists for the benefit of its members and their guests. Booking either on members websites or on websites operated by the B&B Owners Association means guests are booking directly. Are you aware of the facts and why is this important? Booking with online travel agents (OTA’s) incurs a commission of up… Read More »
Helping Guests Book Directly
When guests book via your website or https://book-a-bnb.com the pay NO or little commission. It does no harm to remind them of that fact. Many guests don’t realise how much they are giving to the likes of booking.com and others. I have designed a simple sign that you can print out and display in your… Read More »
Another first for B&B Owners
Guests can now use the Apple Pay, Google Pay or Microsoft Pay to make a booking. This allows them to make a booking without having to enter their credit card details, speeding up the process on their mobile phones. This provides our members with even more security. This is the first stage in the development… Read More »
Reminder Bookings are Automatically Declined
I would like to remind all B&B Owners Association members that bookings are declined automatically if not confirmed by them within 3 days. After 24 hours we start sending out reminder emails twice a day – that is five in total. Additionally, we have a facility to send a text to owners mobile phones –… Read More »