Everywhere you go people are talking about the price of gas. This summer, BedandBreakfast.com members are putting their money where their guests need it most - in their gas tanks. Guests who fill up participating B&Bs will find themselves treated to their own fill-up through the BedandBreakfast.com "Tanks A lot!" promotion. To help ease the pain of rising gas prices, innkeepers are offering guests everything from cash on their pillows to gas cards, and discounted stays. For a complete list of all participating B&Bs go to http://www.bedandbreakfast.com/ppf/cts/S/Specials.aspx?cts=S or visit BedandBreakfast.com, click Advanced Search, then Special Packages. From the drop-down box, choose Free Gas Promotion, and you'll find close to 100 participating B&Bs, offering "wheelly" great deals. Be sure to mention the BedandBreakfast.com Tanks A lot promotion when booking. Here are a few of the Tanks A lot offers:
Hannibal, MO Inns: Stay at a Hannibal, Missouri bed and breakfast any time during the month of June and receive free gas. Hannibal is promoting a "Fulfill your Dreams and Your Gas Tank" special to encourage tourism in America's Hometown. Participating inns will give a $10 or more gas card to guests for each stay during June. Included in the promotion are: Garth Woodside Mansion, www.garthmansion.com ; Garden House B&B, www.gardenhousebedandbreakfast.com; Gilded Age, www.thegildedage.net ; Reagan's Queen Anne, www.reagansqueenanne.com Dubach Inn, www.dubachinn.com; and many others.Call 573-221-7800 for more information.
No Need For A Car, Take Amtrak to Cornerstone Inn, Philadelphia, PA: An easy walk from the 30th Street Amtrak station, innkeepers here are encouraging guests to leave their cars home. From now until Labor Day, innkeepers at the Cornerstone Inn will say "Tank you" for traveling by train by offering a $20 bill to spend on train fare, meals or shopping. Simply show your Amtrak receipt and mention the BedandBreakfast.com Tanks A lot! Promotion when you book and check in. Info: www.cornerstonebandb.com or 215-387-6065.
Honeybee Inn in Horicon, WI will pay 10-cents a mile: Keep track of your mileage when you drive to the Honeybee Inn. Stay at The Honeybee Inn, and receive 10-cents per mile toward your gas costs, up to $25. Info: www.honeybeeinn.com or 920-485-4855.
Extra Tanks: $20 toward this stay and $20 toward a future stay at the Inn at Manchester: Book a two-night midweek stay now through August, and your gas receipt will be reimbursed up to $20 at check in. Make reservations for a non-holiday/non-foliage future stay, and receive $20 off your next stay at this Manchester, VT inn. Info: www.innatmanchester.com or 800-273-1793.
$50 toward gas at Pond Mountain Lodge & Resort, Eureka Springs, AK: Stay three nights, Sunday through Friday, and you'll be rewarded with a $50 gas card. This offer is valid until the prices drop to $1.60 per gallon. Info: www.pondmountainlodge.com or 800-583-8043.
Two White Mountain, NH Inns offer SUV charity: The Forest, A Country Inn in Intervale, NH will offer two nights accommodations, breakfast each morning, one gourmet dinner for two and a $25 gas card for $289 (do) through September 17th. See www.forest-inn.com or call 877-854-6535 for more details. Beginning July 1, The Snowvillage Inn says staying two midweek nights is such a gas it deserves a $50 gas card. For more info: www.snowvillageinn.com or 800-447-4345.
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