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Entering a New Business?
1) Create a user account.
2) Enter your business information.
3) Complete the information for each category of business(es) you would
like to display on the Travel Planner. |
Updating Your Business(es)?
1) Enter your e-mail address and password to sign in.
2) On the Welcome page, you can edit or update any of your business information. |
The Travel Planner displays information for the following categories of businesses: Lodging, Dining, Attractions, Events, Recreation, and Shopping as well as Lodging Room Availability, or Travel Packages. The information you enter will appear on www.VermontVacation.com and will also be displayed on the Vermont Business Registry.
Adding/Updating Shopping (You can enter data at any time. It will be visible to the public on the Travel Planner beginning in early June 2006.)
- Follow the Add My Business or Update My Business button to add create a new account or sign in.
- Adding: Shopping will be an option on the last page of entering your new business. Choose Shopping from the category drop down in the middle of the page, fill in the information about your business click Save and you're done!
- Updating: Once you are signed in you can choose Shopping from the category drop-down on the Welcome page, fill in the information about your business, click Save, and you're done!
Adding/Updating Room Availability or Vacation Packages
- Room Availability -(For Lodging Properties Only) Lodging Properties can now add their availability for the current and the following two nights. Follow the Update My Business or the Add My Business button to get started. A link to the availability entry form will be available on the Welcome page. You must enter these daily since the list is cleared each morning at 5:30 a.m. to ensure that the information is as up to date as possible.
- Vacation Packages -
- Now you can feature your vacation package as part of your listing in the Vermont Travel Planner. Packages make a great way to fill rooms midweek or during the shoulder seasons. Follow the Update My Business and you will see a link to the Packages entry form. (Packages must include at least one overnight stay. See the guideline on how to participate.)
Special Note on Events:Events entered into The Travel Planner are also distributed to a wide variety of local and regional publications which greatly broadens the exposure your event receives. Additionally, by the end of May 2006, art-related events in the Travel Planner will also be displayed online at www.VermontArtsCouncil.org.
Other things to note:
- All new businesses entered into the Travel Planner go through a quality assurance process. It can take up to 3 business days to approve and appear on the VermontVacation.com Web site.
- We recommend that you not use the browser Back button to navigate through the steps.
- Once you have completed the entry process, you will have access to update your business information.
- If you need assistance in entering your business, you may contact the Vermont Department of Tourism and Marketing at (802) 828-0422 or the Vermont Department of Economic Development at (802) 828-5770.
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