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Bed and Breakfast Association<span></span></span></p>

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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-right: -0.1in;"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:arial,sans-serif">   The Montana Bed and Breakfast Association
will hold their annual convention March 18-21 in Missoula, at the Hilton Garden
Inn Missoula.  An Aspiring Innkeepers
session, for those wishing to learn more about opening a B&B, will be held
at Gibson Mansion Bed and Breakfast, Saturday March 18th from 1:00-5:30 and
Sunday March 19th from 8:30-5:30 with a social mixer to follow. For existing
Bed and Breakfasts, there will be two pre-conference workshops on Sunday March
19^th from 1:30-3:00 Pre-Conference “Google Analytics and E Commerce
Tracking” 3:30-4:30 Pre-conference “Understanding Yield Management”<span></span></span></p>

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Main Convention will commence Monday morning March 20th from 8-5 and Tuesday March
21st from 8:30-12:30.<span></span></span></p>

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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:arial,sans-serif">Our
Speakers for the Convention are Think Reservations, Bed and Breakfast.com,
Odysys, Alltrips, Voices of Montana Tourism, CBIZ, and A Moveable Feast.<span></span></span></p>

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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:arial,sans-serif">You
will leave with an understanding of the steps you need in buying, starting, or
running a bed and breakfast. There will be many opportunities for you to ask
questions during the workshops as well as from our established Innkeepers and
the wealth of knowledge they have. There will be presentations on such subjects
as web site design & marketing, time management, business set-up, and a
Breakfast Demonstration. <span></span></span></p>

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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:arial,sans-serif">The
MTBBA convention is open to all Bed & Breakfast owners, managers and
“aspiring” innkeepers and all are invited to attend.  Businesses wishing to display their wares to
the state’s B&B industry are also encouraged to attend. MTBBA currently has
29 inspected and approved member inns. For more information, please contact Tom
or Nancy at Gibson Mansion B&B in Missoula at 251-1345, </span><a href="mailto:info@gibsonmansion.com"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:arial,sans-serif">info@gibsonmansion.com</span></a><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:arial,sans-serif"> or download the registration and
exhibitor forms at <a href="http://www.mtbba.com">www.mtbba.com</a><span></span></span></p>

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by:  Tom Malikie<span></span></span></p>

<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:arial,sans-serif">                                    MTBBA
Convention Coordinator<span></span></span></p>

<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:arial,sans-serif">                                    Gibson
Mansion Bed and Breakfast<span></span></span></p>

<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:arial,sans-serif">                                    823 39^th
Street<span></span></span></p>

<span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:arial,sans-serif">                                    Missoula,
MT 598</span><br></div>