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Bed and Breakfast Business Plan

Coach House Bed and Breakfast

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Market Analysis Summary

4.0 Market Analysis Summary

The Coach House B&B will focus on quality, luxurious, yet affordable, lodging for vacationers interested in exploring Tybee Island and the surrounding coastal regions of Savannah, Georgia. This area is a sleeping giant on the verge of awakening.

Our most important groups of potential customers are those who traditionally choose the bed and breakfast climate to the more traditional and sterile surroundings of hotels / motels. Creating a "home away from home" which is often more beautiful and palatial than where they are travelling from will ensure many return customers.

4.1 Market Segmentation

A modest projection for increased unit rental is 30% per year. Competitors on the island have averaged 30% + rental increases over the past three years, and the Georgianne Inn is forecasting 50% increases for the next two years before maxing out at full capacity. This projection is without any significant increase in advertising or exposure, but is based on the general average increase in tourism.

Market Analysis

Market Analysis
Potential Customers	Growth	2000	2001	2002	2003	2004	CAGR
Tourists	20%	100,000	120,000	144,000	172,800	207,360	20.00%
Local Patrons	5%	5,000	5,250	5,513	5,789	6,078	5.00%
Total	19.40%	105,000	125,250	149,513	178,589	213,438	19.40%

4.2 Market Analysis

Our two major customer segments are tourists from the north who traditionally prefer the cozy environment of B&Bs, and local patrons who need the facilities for various events. The table below outlines the total market potential for our business.

4.3 Target Market Segment Strategy

The Marsh Hen's history demonstrates that money can be made in this area simply by existing. We continue to see that Tybee Island, in general, is under exposed as a winter vacation destination. We plan to aggressively pursue guests from the north while introducing Tybee Island to this under-tapped market population. We also plan to use the B&B for local patrons by opening it for catered parties, receptions, etc.

Subscriptions to various Web services will provide international exposure for nominal annual fees. Committing to staying in the building to book reservations and opening the B&B to diverse groups of people will also increase bookings.

4.3.1 Market Needs

Similar to tourists who choose to stay in traditional hotels, customers who patronise B&Bs seek relaxation, fun and stress management while on vacation. However, this type of customer also prefers comfortable accommodations in a cozy, family environment. These patrons are more social, they love meeting new people while at the same time require enough privacy to enjoy their vacation. Coach House has all the necessary facilities to attract such customers.

4.4 Service Business Analysis

B&Bs, along with other short-term lodging on Tybee Island, have been a substantial part of the island tourism. Of the short-term lodgings on Tybee, ten are categorised as Inns, 19 as long-term lease facilities (rentals, condos, and houses) and only four as B&Bs, including the Coach House (currently operating as the Marsh Hen Bed and Breakfast). Hotels/motels constitute the largest percentage of rental properties on the island in terms of units. However, the average B&B patron is not typically interested in the hotel/motel climate. That and the comparison of rates, which are substantially higher in the hotel/motel industry, do not put such facilities in the category of competitor.

4.5 Competition and Buying Patterns

The bed and breakfast industry offers a unique lodging environment, which caters to an ever-increasing group of travelers. B&Bs create a climate of home, where guests become temporary members of a larger family. The B&B home opens itself to guests, allowing them to participate and share in the richness of a community, while still allowing whatever degree of privacy is preferred. Meals can be shared with the innkeepers and other travelers allowing new relationships to be created and old ones enriched. Or, meals can be taken in the privacy of the guest's room.

A variety of settings available in the B&B are situated to enable individuals or small groups to locate the perfect setting for whatever mood or activity one is pursuing (reading, watching television, playing board games, etc.). In the B&B, a guest is a guest in one's home, not a customer. It becomes a place to return to: at the end of a day, or during the next vacation (like going home).

At the Coach House B&B, guests will have the right mix of membership and privacy. Being dutiful without being intrusive is a delicate balance and one that owners have mastered in their various walks of life.