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"Jail threat for those letting out
spare rooms during the Olympics"
After Hospitality Today (1st April) and our own member magazine Bed & Breakfast News raised the issue of competition for "bone fide" B&Bs by people offering their spare bedrooms on listings websites - without complying with all the rules our members have invested in complying with - The Times (6 April) has picked up this issue, warning that "homeowners hoping to cash in on the Olympics by renting out spare rooms could face prosecution if they fail to comply with health and safety rules".
There are ten times as many listings in London on just one "accommodation marketplace" website (4,376) as there are B&Bs (412). The Times says "The rise of the websites has frustrated bed and breakfast and guesthouse owners who have had to invest tens of thousands of pounds ensuring that their premises meet the required standards. In many cases the owners of private rooms for rent have no idea that they too must carry out a risk assessment to ensure the property meets current fire regulations".
As we asked in our member magazine, "is it one rule for us, and another for them?"
Read the Leader on this in Hopsitality Today by clicking here.
Above: The Association's Chief Executive was interviewed on Sky News on 5th April about the effect of the petrol shortages on tourism. He said "I think it is wrong that a small number of workers who happen to be in a privileged position can hold to ransom an industry [tourism] which is the third largest employer in the UK".
Above: this video showing the value to tourism to the UK was launched on 12 March at a House of Commons reception attended by the Minister of Tourism. It is by the Tourism Alliance (of which the Bed & Breakfast Association is a member).
Britain has "the Best B&Bs on Earth" - according to tourists worldwide
Britain’s bed-and-breakfasts are ‘officially the best in the world’, says TripAdvisor.
British B&Bs took the first three places in the world's best B&B table compiled by TripAdvisor from tourists' reviews.
The UK domination was shown by the fact that six English and two Scottish establishments were in the top 10 B&B world table.
TripAdvisor spokeswoman Emma Shaw said: "These awards celebrate the best B&Bs in the UK and beyond according to those that really matter - travellers themselves.
"The UK performed extraordinarily well in the B&B category, laying claim to eight of the top 10."
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"B&Bs are one of the glories of the British tourist industry...
the antidote to the claustrophobic uniformity of chain hotels.
Britain’s vast network of B&Bs is something that foreigners envy
but appear unable to emulate."
The Times, 12 June 2008
The "Bed and Breakfast" sector in the UK is a £2 billion 'cottage industry'. The best of the new generation of B&Bs are everything tourists now look for: small-scale, individual, high quality and with one-to-one personal service.
The total "bedstock" of independent B&Bs makes up a fifth of the total 'serviced accommodation' sector in the UK.
The UK tourism industry is one of the largest in the world, comprising some 180,000 businesses which generate £19 billion pa in foreign revenue for the UK economy (more than North Sea oil) and employ 1.4 million people across all skill levels (twice that of the education sector).
The B&B sector's turnover is over £2 billion, making it 28% bigger than the 'budget hotels' sector, and 35% of the size of the UK's hotels sector.
The Bed and Breakfast Association exists to represent this vital sector of business, and to inform and support its members.
"Out with hotels, in with B&Bs" The Times, 12 Jan 2008
"British bed and breakfasts are set for a revival as hotels are now so expensive that most families cannot afford to stay in them" reports The Times on Saturday 12 January. Adam Raphael, editor of the Good Hotel Guide, is reported as saying that "B&Bs offer the best value", and that B&Bs "offer the best breakfasts in Britain".
Are you thinking of starting a B&B?
A comprehensive and practical book,"How to Start and Run a B&B", has been published by How To Books and is already on its second edition. It has been written by BBA Chairman David Weston and his wife Louise, based on their experience starting and running a four-star B&B in Dorset, and David's 20 years experience in travel and tourism. Read more...
"If you're thinking of buying a B&B or you've just started in one..buy it.
Solid advice, well written, good, up to date info especially on marketing"
The Times Online, Book Review
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The Bed and Breakfast Association
The Bed and Breakfast Association is an independent, not-for-profit organisation with the following objectives on behalf of its members (who are bed & breakfast or guest house owners in the UK):
1) To represent the interests of members, and to campaign on behalf of those interests (for example, to Government and regulatory bodies);
2) To provide information and support services to members, to enable them to improve and develop their businesses;
3) To facilitate and enable the continuous professional development of the independent bed and breakfast sector in the UK, and promote best practice;
4) To promote to the public the advantages of staying in independent “bed and breakfast” accommodation.
The Bed and Breakfast Association defines “bed and breakfasts” as independent, owner-managed establishments not recognized as hotels, and offering overnight accommodation and breakfast on a “per night” basis to paying guests. Our membership includes both B&Bs and guest houses.
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