A program designed for your needs as a small lodging property
All Events will be at the Silo Event Center, We're located at 4501 W 41st Street in Tulsa, OK.
PRINTABLE DIRECTIONS CLICK HERE
Sunday, September 28th, 2008
10am to 3 pm Special Seminar Bed and Breakfast Best Practices - Operating Expertise - For Aspiring Innkeepers and Innkeepers/Proprietors that are looking for efficient ways to operate a successful business. Taught by Martha Hall, Arcadian Inn Bed & Breakfast in Edmond. Extra Cost for this Seminar.
5 pm. Welcome Reception & Registration. Breakfast and Afternoon Specialty Drinks demonstrated and served by Mary Ann Hanna, Caterer, McPherson, Kansas
6 p.m. Evan Stair with Passenger Rail Oklahoma shares about efforts to take Passenger Rail service to Kansas City and Tulsa and how Illinois markets their Rail Service through Bed & Breakfast.
7 p.m. Dinner with Sandy Pantlik, Director of Oklahoma Travel & Tourism.
YOUR STATE TOURISM DEPARTMENT AT WORK FOR YOU!
8 p.m. An Evening with Karen Keith, Former Tulsa News Anchor and Tulsa Innkeeper
Monday, September 29th, 2008
7:30 am OKBBA Members Only Breakfast and Meeting
9:00 am Oklahoma Travel & Tourism Bootcamp with Barbie Elder, Destination Development Manager
10:00 am Let the Web Do The Work For You! Bill Platt with www.LinksandTraffic.com shares his expertise on how to show up on the Web, how to better use the Web, how to tap into web conveniences.
12 noon Round Table Luncheon - Share your Experience
1 - 3 pm Application Intensives - spend time with the Experts, one on one. Visit with Vendors and Service Providers, Look at new ideas and plans. Put what you've gleaned to work instantly.
Meet Individually with these Experts:
Bill Platt, Links and Traffic for some pointers on your website
TravelOK.com Representatives
Oklahoma Agritourism Representatives
Online Reservation Specialist
Oklahoma Bed & Breakfast Association Representatives
Vendors including Coffee Services, Advertising, Printing, Virtual Tours
3-4 pm Wrap It Up and Take it Back to Your Great Oklahoma Bed and Breakfast and Lodging Property. Prizes, awards, hand-outs and Refreshments.