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Keeping SA members informed and in the loop
Issue 14 Volume 4 |
In This Issue
- Once a year Industry Day & AGM
- Win a Marketing Package
- Become a Committee Member
- Member Benefits
- BBFAA and AFTA
- Safe Drinking Water Bill
- Snippets
- Useful Links
Once a year Industry Day & AGM
Industry Information Day and AGM will be held on
Tuesday 14th September
in Woodstock Winery
McLaren Flat.
The Industry Day will run from 9.15am - 3.00pm followed by SA's AGM and BBFAA's AGM.
There is limited space available to attend the Information Day but all members are invited to attend the AGM (3pm):
Come and hear from:
Damir Stojkovic:- of Virtual Inspection Agency:
Topic: New Technologies Create New Opportunities For Small Businesses
Leonie Hunt:- Owner and Manager of Diva Business Solutions
Topic: The Pros And Cons Of Using Social Networking As A Marketing Tool
Ward Tilbrook:- Chief Executive of SATIC
Topic: Accreditation And TQAL - A New Perspective
Craig Peace:- Cash Flow Manager
Topic: Keeping Records That Reduce Your Tax?
Peter Cornish:- Principal Of Succinct Ideas
Topic: Internet Marketing Strategy, Tactics And Practical Application For B&B's - Making Good Use Of Technology
The afternoon program allows members to follow an area of interest in a workshop format. Workshops include
- How good is my website?
- "Here's How I Do It!"
- Learn overall strategies and goals for Social Media,
- The potential offered by Virtual Inspections (Bring your iPad/iPhone)
Due to limited space at the venue there will be no "walk-ins" to the Information Day.
BOOKINGS ARE ESSENTIAL
BBFAA member – Single person attending = $55
BBFAA member – 2 people attending from same business = $100
Non BBFAA member - Single person attending = $90
Non BBFAA member – 2 people attending from same business = $170
Pay securely via the Associations “Industry Information Day Payment Gateway”
AGM: All financial members are welcome to attend the AGM from 3pm
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Win a Marketing Package
How would you like to win for your BBFAA business a marketing package that will give your property a significant long-term advantage in the market place? That is:
1 x Virtual Tour (for PC) for the successful properties website
1 x Virtual Tour (for iPhone) for the successful properties website
12 month listing on iViewSouthAustralia.com (SA's Virtual Tour Directory)
includes:
- Business listing
- Web inks
- Image Gallery and
- 2 x Virtual Tours
Total Value: $1400
All you need do is register and pay your conference fees prior to 20th August.
For more detailed information on the agenda then please visit the Associations website by clicking here:
Be quick as the conference is limited to 80 conferees!
Become a Committee Member
Would you like to make a contribution towards your Association? Why not become a committee member?
We are always looking for new committee members.
The work of the Association is wide and varied and covers a range of topics including; Public Relations, Website Development, Marketing, Advertising and Operator Education to name just a few.
Why join the Committee? You get the chance to make a difference to your industry.
You gain great personal satisfaction and recognition.
You develop your business and corporate governance knowledge.
As a Committee member you will play a key role in the development and long term success of not only the BBFAA SA, but the industry at large - Committee members actively contribute to debate and have input into shaping Association policy. Committee members attend 5 meetings a year, which last approximately 5 hours on the third Tuesday of every second month. All other communication takes place via email.
If you would like more information on becoming a committee member then please email me on sa@bbfaa.com.au
Member Benefits
BBFAA brings you a number of business discounts and savings that have been negotiated on behalf of members, which may not be available to you as an individual.
Below are only 4 of the many business discounts and savings available to you. For a more comprehensive list visit the members section of the website:
| Business Name |
Activity |
Goods/Services |
| Clearly Delicious |
Food and Beverage |
Selection of jams, preserves and jellies |
| Alex's Handcrafted Soaps |
Guest Amenities |
Handcraft soaps and shampoo bars |
| Indulge Her |
Guest Amenities |
Body Lotions, Body Butter, Mens products |
| Red Eleven Design |
Printing, web design |
Logos, brochures, stationery, business cards |
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BBFAA and AFTA
BBFAA is pleased to bring you an opportunity to promote your business to Australia's 15,000 retail travel agents through AFTA Travel Pages.
AFTA Travel Pages is produced specifically to be used by Travel Agents for education, reference and sourcing of product. It is delivered free to Travel Agents and is the only information and sourcing guide endorsed by AFTA for the Australian retail travel sector.
Previously, Travel Agents have not had a single source of product to offer to their clients and have avoided booking accommodation within our industry for that reason.
For further details please refer to the 9th of August issue of Pillow Talk
This is a significant first for our industry and comes as a direct result of addressing previous fragmentation and forming a national website containing quality inventory, Australia-wide.
How Travel Agents will Find Your Business on the BBFAA Website
If you wish to participate you must be willing to pay commission of 10% plus GST on bookings made by Travel Agents. For you to opt in to be included in a search by a Travel Agent we have created a new field on your "Edit Property Listing" page:
Agent Commissionable? Yes / No
This is at the bottom of the editable information, immediately above the Agreement box you tick before submitting changes to your listing.
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Safe Drinking Water Bill
The draft Safe Drinking Water Bill has been released for public consultation along with an Explanatory Paper which provides an overview of the Bill including descriptions of key elements.
Both documents are available on the Public Health SA website at www.health.sa.gov.au/pehs/safedrinkingwaterbill2010.htm.
A consolidated table of comments received in response to the Discussion Paper (released June 2009) is also available.
While Bed and Breakfast Farmstay and Accommodation Australia indicated overall support for the introduction of the Bill, concerns were raised relating to the cost of testing and auditing. It was also suggested that rainwater providers could be exempt from the requirements of the Bill and adopt a self-regulatory approach instead.
As a result of consultation, a number of amendments have been incorporated in the Bill to reduce impacts on small business and local government resources including
- exempting premises that supply rainwater from tanks for drinking (e.g. accommodation premises, restaurants) subject to a notice being provided to guests/users about the source. This is consistent with existing advice that while rainwater from well maintained systems is generally safe use of rainwater as a source of drinking water is a personal decision.
- exempting discretionary rainwater and bore water supplies provided at public recreational areas, e.g. national parks and reserves
- combining drinking water inspections with other audits and existing accreditation programs where possible
Letters will be sent out to stakeholders inviting comment on the Bill until 10 September 2010. Information sessions will be held (at this stage in the Barossa Valley and metro Adelaide) as part of the consultation process.
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Snippets
Update your details: The office has requested that all members log in and review their business details. You are asked to make sure that you have correct information in the new data fields. For example many members still have their postcode in the same field as their town name and some don't seem to have entered a postcode at all.
If you have elected to display a calendar on your BBFAA listing it is essential that you keep it up-to-date, otherwise, it will show incorrect availibility.
Sumptuous Magazine: Your association has an ad in the current issue of Sumptuous Magazine for the Adelaide Hills.
2011 Accommodation Guide: Preliminary preparations for production of the 2011 SA Accommodation guide are underway. Details will be circulated in the coming weeks.
Membership Renewal: Renewal Notices have been sent to all members advising Memberships Fees. If you have neglected to pay your fees please do so via the "Pay an Account" in the members section of the website or by calling the office on 1300 664 707.
WEA Course: The next course on Starting up a Bed & Breakfast is scheduled for Tuesday 7th September This course is designed for people thinking of starting up, or who are already involved in a bed and breakfast enterprise.
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