Can I share something?
You know i have the same thing around here, and worse. Like I say if 50% of he restaurants closed we would have a happier world. At least 50% serve substandard food and service.
But I actually got a card in the mail from a museum curator thanking me for sending them a couple guests last week. I have blogged it and sent guests there forever (which they probably didn't know) so it was GREAT to get that acknowledgement! The right thing, someone did the right thing! I nearly fell over when I got it. HURRAY!.
Wow, what a wonderful gesture! All any of us are looking for is to know that we are appreciated. I bet you'll send even more guests there.
Years ago, I received a phone booking and when I asked how he found us, he told me that we were referred by a B&B in a town 1/2 hour away. I didn't know the innkeeper or the b&b. After I took the booking, I called the innkeeper to thank them for the referral and I thought she would have a heart attack! She told me that in the 18 years she had been in business, I was the first innkeeper to call her to thank her for a referral. That's scandolous!!! We're now very good friends and learn a lot from each other.
It's amazing what a simple "thank you" will do, not only for you but for your business.
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