Press Release
September 25, 2000
VANCOUVER, WA -- Now using the internet to find and reserve that quaint B&B for your weekend getaway is even
easier.
International Bed and Breakfast Pages (IBBP.com) announces online reservations capabilities directly from their
website.
IBBP contracts with Inntopia.com and Webervations.com, real-time online reservations systems, to provide electronic
booking forms. Each inn listing on the IBBP website has the option to subscribe to either service.
According to founder Yvonne Tornatta, ``the reservations feature makes us a comprehensive inn-finding and booking
service. It helps both innkeepers and travelers to streamline.'' Tornatta hopes to have the majority of IBBP listings
on a reservations system within the next 18 months.
Originally conceived as a starting point for travelers seeking to compare accommodations before making travel plans,
IBBP provides information on bed and breakfasts, inns, homesteads, farmsteads, cottages and villas located throughout
the world.
Formerly, once you found accommodations on the IBBP site, you called the inn to check availability and make reservations.
Now, for those inns subscribing to the online booking service, a ``make reservations now'' icon leads to an electronic
booking form. You can instantly check availability and confirm your stay.
Traditionalists who'd rather reserve a room by phone will find the service useful too. ``People who stay in B&Bs
often like to contact the inn directly and ask questions,'' Tornatta says. ``Even if travelers choose to book by
phone, this system lets them know the inn has availability before they call.''
Based in Vancouver, Washington, 5-year-old IBBP currently lists 1500 inns from 40 countries, adding 50-100 listings
per month.
The site appears in ``Internet Cool Guide: A Savvy Guide to the Best Destinations on the Web'' (c. 1999, te Neues
publishing). It was featured in the February 2000 London Times Sunday Travel section's ``Essential On-Line Travel
Sites.'' For more information, visit www.ibbp.com.
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Contact:
International Bed and Breakfast Pages
Yvonne Tornatta, 360/574-4399
fax: 360/574-4767
e-mail: webmaster@ibbp.com