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This is a very sad and frightening reminder for new innkeepers of why it is important to diversify your branding to the extent that you are able. Whether it is adding elopements, getting into the wedding business, adding a culinary component, or building around your skill sets, finding a way to become a destination property may one day be the life line that gets you through.
http://www.nytimes.com/2015/08/13/us/minnesota-mille-lacs-lake-walleye-fishing-ban.html?hp&action=click&pgtype=Homepage&module=photo-spot-region&region=top-news&WT.nav=top-news&_r=0
 
I totally agree. It is like a one factory small town after the factory shuts down. When all your business relies on one thing, it is 1) not a good place to be ad 2) a strong reason to have more than one reason to see your place.
Although not a dyed-in-the-wool greenie (I am actually very conservative), I totally support protecting wild resources against people who are not satisfied until everything is gone. The New England cod banks are only one example of many.
And the article I read a couple days ago make the prospects of global warming far worse than we can imagine.
Some new research related to polar ice is indicating that we could be facing a 10 foot rise within 50 years, 10 times faster than most people can imagine.
At some time, the blinders must come off that our comfy way of life is rapidly coming to an end. I am holding out hope that the solar/wind/wave, electric cars and other alternative energies continue rapidly coming down in price - forcing petroleum/coal products into minority status quickly (and I lived in coal country!)
 
I expected my guests to be rail-trail hikers/bikers when I opened - and they were for the first 3 or 4 years. Expecting that to be my market, it is where I marketed to. BUT then I started seeing a decline in rail-trail people (I was also loosely marketing other things) and when I was told a local was trying to start a stable, I was on it like a tick on a hound! Got his price per stall and started pounding the heck out of that AND added motorcycles to the mix of marketing. I also created day trip routes to covered bridges and wineries and learned where things were in my State. I can route people all over my State and can tell them where many things of interest are located in most areas of my State. Even some in other States they may be traveling to - back in the day we TRAVELED.
 
Don't get me going on the false science used to kill the fishing industry..
TheBeachHouse said:
Don't get me going on the false science used to kill the fishing industry.
I am with you there and on the "warming". In WV, the DNR stocks the creeks, rivers, and lakes on a regular schedule. Fishing and hunting and tourism are important to our economy - and NO lake is marketed as just a place to fish. We want families so all aspects are marketed equally.
 
Don't get me going on the false science used to kill the fishing industry..
As a biologist, I can assure you things are alarming. As I said, I am very conservative and a biblical believer. But small temperature differences make huge impacts. For reptiles, a couple degrees can determine the gender. A couple degrees higher can push one gender into oblivion.
Bat colonies across the east are going silent due to white nose fungus. Frogs and amphibians around the world are rapidly disappearing due to partly unknown causes - perhaps fungus or other things. Vast stretches of coral have been bleached white. Temperature growth, even small, has pushed many mammals and insects into - pikas, mountain butterflies are being pushed up to higher elevations and disappearing. Populations are moving north rapidly. Red foxes are stressing arctic foxes. Grizzlies are stressing polar bears. The Carolina chickadee is pushing north quickly into Black-capped chickadee territory.
Some of the stuff is alarmist, but the majority is more than true, and the evidence coming in is showing it could be 10 times worse than we imagined.
The arctic/antarctic has warmed 6 times as much as the rest of the planet.
The temperature climb takes existing issues and multiplies them as a stressor.
 
Don't get me going on the false science used to kill the fishing industry..
As a biologist, I can assure you things are alarming. As I said, I am very conservative and a biblical believer. But small temperature differences make huge impacts. For reptiles, a couple degrees can determine the gender. A couple degrees higher can push one gender into oblivion.
Bat colonies across the east are going silent due to white nose fungus. Frogs and amphibians around the world are rapidly disappearing due to partly unknown causes - perhaps fungus or other things. Vast stretches of coral have been bleached white. Temperature growth, even small, has pushed many mammals and insects into - pikas, mountain butterflies are being pushed up to higher elevations and disappearing. Populations are moving north rapidly. Red foxes are stressing arctic foxes. Grizzlies are stressing polar bears. The Carolina chickadee is pushing north quickly into Black-capped chickadee territory.
Some of the stuff is alarmist, but the majority is more than true, and the evidence coming in is showing it could be 10 times worse than we imagined.
The arctic/antarctic has warmed 6 times as much as the rest of the planet.
The temperature climb takes existing issues and multiplies them as a stressor.
.
Undersea,
May I copy the above statement and share on my FB page? I don't think the average person considers the above. Personally, I'm happy there wouldn't be as much cold and snow/ice!

Thank you!
 
I expected my guests to be rail-trail hikers/bikers when I opened - and they were for the first 3 or 4 years. Expecting that to be my market, it is where I marketed to. BUT then I started seeing a decline in rail-trail people (I was also loosely marketing other things) and when I was told a local was trying to start a stable, I was on it like a tick on a hound! Got his price per stall and started pounding the heck out of that AND added motorcycles to the mix of marketing. I also created day trip routes to covered bridges and wineries and learned where things were in my State. I can route people all over my State and can tell them where many things of interest are located in most areas of my State. Even some in other States they may be traveling to - back in the day we TRAVELED..
and you continue to add branding concepts. It can't be understated how important this is. Sitting still will turn an inn into a fossil faster than global warming.
 
Don't get me going on the false science used to kill the fishing industry..
As a biologist, I can assure you things are alarming. As I said, I am very conservative and a biblical believer. But small temperature differences make huge impacts. For reptiles, a couple degrees can determine the gender. A couple degrees higher can push one gender into oblivion.
Bat colonies across the east are going silent due to white nose fungus. Frogs and amphibians around the world are rapidly disappearing due to partly unknown causes - perhaps fungus or other things. Vast stretches of coral have been bleached white. Temperature growth, even small, has pushed many mammals and insects into - pikas, mountain butterflies are being pushed up to higher elevations and disappearing. Populations are moving north rapidly. Red foxes are stressing arctic foxes. Grizzlies are stressing polar bears. The Carolina chickadee is pushing north quickly into Black-capped chickadee territory.
Some of the stuff is alarmist, but the majority is more than true, and the evidence coming in is showing it could be 10 times worse than we imagined.
The arctic/antarctic has warmed 6 times as much as the rest of the planet.
The temperature climb takes existing issues and multiplies them as a stressor.
.
Undersea,
May I copy the above statement and share on my FB page? I don't think the average person considers the above. Personally, I'm happy there wouldn't be as much cold and snow/ice!

Thank you!
.
Suzie Q - Himself is a weather nut. He notes the historical high/low daily. 1925 to 1930 has the most highs & lows in the history of recording temps here. But whatever - I trust John Coleman - he was right most of the time with the weather when he was in Chicago and HE is the one who started the Weather Channel.
 
Don't get me going on the false science used to kill the fishing industry..
As a biologist, I can assure you things are alarming. As I said, I am very conservative and a biblical believer. But small temperature differences make huge impacts. For reptiles, a couple degrees can determine the gender. A couple degrees higher can push one gender into oblivion.
Bat colonies across the east are going silent due to white nose fungus. Frogs and amphibians around the world are rapidly disappearing due to partly unknown causes - perhaps fungus or other things. Vast stretches of coral have been bleached white. Temperature growth, even small, has pushed many mammals and insects into - pikas, mountain butterflies are being pushed up to higher elevations and disappearing. Populations are moving north rapidly. Red foxes are stressing arctic foxes. Grizzlies are stressing polar bears. The Carolina chickadee is pushing north quickly into Black-capped chickadee territory.
Some of the stuff is alarmist, but the majority is more than true, and the evidence coming in is showing it could be 10 times worse than we imagined.
The arctic/antarctic has warmed 6 times as much as the rest of the planet.
The temperature climb takes existing issues and multiplies them as a stressor.
.
Undersea,
May I copy the above statement and share on my FB page? I don't think the average person considers the above. Personally, I'm happy there wouldn't be as much cold and snow/ice!

Thank you!
.
Yes
 
Don't get me going on the false science used to kill the fishing industry..
As a biologist, I can assure you things are alarming. As I said, I am very conservative and a biblical believer. But small temperature differences make huge impacts. For reptiles, a couple degrees can determine the gender. A couple degrees higher can push one gender into oblivion.
Bat colonies across the east are going silent due to white nose fungus. Frogs and amphibians around the world are rapidly disappearing due to partly unknown causes - perhaps fungus or other things. Vast stretches of coral have been bleached white. Temperature growth, even small, has pushed many mammals and insects into - pikas, mountain butterflies are being pushed up to higher elevations and disappearing. Populations are moving north rapidly. Red foxes are stressing arctic foxes. Grizzlies are stressing polar bears. The Carolina chickadee is pushing north quickly into Black-capped chickadee territory.
Some of the stuff is alarmist, but the majority is more than true, and the evidence coming in is showing it could be 10 times worse than we imagined.
The arctic/antarctic has warmed 6 times as much as the rest of the planet.
The temperature climb takes existing issues and multiplies them as a stressor.
.
Undersea,
May I copy the above statement and share on my FB page? I don't think the average person considers the above. Personally, I'm happy there wouldn't be as much cold and snow/ice!

Thank you!
.
Yes
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Thank you!
 
I expected my guests to be rail-trail hikers/bikers when I opened - and they were for the first 3 or 4 years. Expecting that to be my market, it is where I marketed to. BUT then I started seeing a decline in rail-trail people (I was also loosely marketing other things) and when I was told a local was trying to start a stable, I was on it like a tick on a hound! Got his price per stall and started pounding the heck out of that AND added motorcycles to the mix of marketing. I also created day trip routes to covered bridges and wineries and learned where things were in my State. I can route people all over my State and can tell them where many things of interest are located in most areas of my State. Even some in other States they may be traveling to - back in the day we TRAVELED..
and you continue to add branding concepts. It can't be understated how important this is. Sitting still will turn an inn into a fossil faster than global warming.
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plus it may be the same market but they are looking for their accommodations in a different way
ie 10 years ago it was the tourist info service
5 years ago maybe a specialist magazine
now - tripadviser and internet
and so on - so its about understanding where your customers are looking.
 
I expected my guests to be rail-trail hikers/bikers when I opened - and they were for the first 3 or 4 years. Expecting that to be my market, it is where I marketed to. BUT then I started seeing a decline in rail-trail people (I was also loosely marketing other things) and when I was told a local was trying to start a stable, I was on it like a tick on a hound! Got his price per stall and started pounding the heck out of that AND added motorcycles to the mix of marketing. I also created day trip routes to covered bridges and wineries and learned where things were in my State. I can route people all over my State and can tell them where many things of interest are located in most areas of my State. Even some in other States they may be traveling to - back in the day we TRAVELED..
and you continue to add branding concepts. It can't be understated how important this is. Sitting still will turn an inn into a fossil faster than global warming.
.
plus it may be the same market but they are looking for their accommodations in a different way
ie 10 years ago it was the tourist info service
5 years ago maybe a specialist magazine
now - tripadviser and internet
and so on - so its about understanding where your customers are looking.
.
Yes, indeed!
 
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