I have issues in certain areas of promotion as I am always promotiong our area, but as mentioned the service is not always the best, people like to talk talk talk way too long, and it is not always the best bang for your buck.
Example - the massage guests had yesterday. No one works with us and will offer a discount, not even to me and I send them business, so it is full fare. This is the way it is here, it annoys the heck out of me. The massage which is more like a back rub unless you pay $30 more for the deep tissue, is not that cheap. I feel bad when a guest does not get their money's worth, and then tips the massage therapist on top of it - as they feel obligated to do so. They felt gipped. What can I do? I need to promote the things to do and see in the area - I need to to pay the bills! I will have a very short list if I took off all the mediocre businesses.
What would you do? What do you do?
If I have only two links of things to do on our website, our bookings will drop off. Perhaps someone with loads of money doesn't care about tipping and not getting the most out of it, but some guests work hard to get away for a special ocassion. It makes ME feel bad. There is no alternative. The other massage therapists will not come to the BnB, they will not work weekends. They won't work with us at all.
(That is just one example discussed over breakfast today with the guest)
Example - the massage guests had yesterday. No one works with us and will offer a discount, not even to me and I send them business, so it is full fare. This is the way it is here, it annoys the heck out of me. The massage which is more like a back rub unless you pay $30 more for the deep tissue, is not that cheap. I feel bad when a guest does not get their money's worth, and then tips the massage therapist on top of it - as they feel obligated to do so. They felt gipped. What can I do? I need to promote the things to do and see in the area - I need to to pay the bills! I will have a very short list if I took off all the mediocre businesses.
What would you do? What do you do?
If I have only two links of things to do on our website, our bookings will drop off. Perhaps someone with loads of money doesn't care about tipping and not getting the most out of it, but some guests work hard to get away for a special ocassion. It makes ME feel bad. There is no alternative. The other massage therapists will not come to the BnB, they will not work weekends. They won't work with us at all.
(That is just one example discussed over breakfast today with the guest)