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Inns and B&Bs Throughout the U.S. and Canada to
Honor Vets with Free Rooms on Veterans Day 2011
Thousands of vets will wake up in a B&B on
11-11-11, enjoying free stays through the
B&Bs for Vets program
Press
Release | Sept. 14, 2011, 7:50 a.m. EDT
Photo by Mass Communication Specialist
2nd Class Robert Stirrup
Slide show by JoAnne Green
ADDON HEIGHTS, N.J., Sept. 14, 2011 /PRNewswire via
COMTEX/ --
Inns and B&Bs throughout the U.S. and Canada will honor
veterans by opening their doors with complimentary stays
on November 10, 2011, in observance of Veterans Day. In
the largest known effort within the lodging industry to
honor veterans, more than a thousand inns and B&Bs are
expected to offer free stays to thank veterans for their
service to their country. To date, more than 300 inns
and B&Bs have signed up to participate in the B&Bs for
Vets program in the U.S. with an additional 100+ offers
from Canadian innkeepers, and more are being added each
day. Organizers expect to surpass the 900 participating
inns that joined in the program in 2010, expecting more
than a thousand innkeepers to jump on board offering
rooms to thousands of vets on the eve of Veterans Day.
For
a complete list of participating inns and B&Bs, visit
http://www.bnbsforvets.org for
participating inns in the United States and
http://www.bbcanada.com/bbforvets
for a list of participating
Canadian B&Bs.
"We are
delighted that so many inns and B&Bs have jumped on
board the B&Bs for Vets program early this year,
offering free rooms to vets and their guests," said Jay
Karen, President and CEO of the Professional Association
of Innkeepers International, the organization
coordinating B&Bs for Vets. "Last year several thousand
vets with their families and companions were honored
with complimentary stays at inns and B&Bs and this year
we expect to honor even more," finished Karen.
The B&Bs
for Vets program started in 2008 when Kathleen Panek,
co-owner of the Gillum House, and a handful of other
innkeepers in West Virginia opened their doors to
veterans in honor of Veteran's Day. The program grew in
popularity among innkeepers, and last year more than 900
inns in the US and Canada participated by offering free
rooms to vets. This year, the Professional Association
of Innkeepers International will coordinate the B&Bs for
Vets program in conjunction with BBCanada.com to thank
veterans and introduce them to today's B&B experience.
Veterans interested in reserving a
room on November 10 are asked to contact the inn/B&B
where they wish to stay. Proof of military service will
be requested, and all policies of the inn will be
enforced for free stays. To see a complete list of
participating inns and B&Bs in the U.S. and Canada,
visit
http://www.bnbsforvets.org or
http://www.bbcanada.com/bbforvets.
New inns and B&Bs are being added
daily.
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