New York SeaGrant - SUNY Oswego, CaRDI

New York's bed and breakfast (B&B) and inn industry plays an important role in the tourism industry of New York State by filling a specialty niche in the accomodations sector. Bed and breakfasts and inns cater to visitors seeking a unique and personalized lodging experience. These lodging businesses are also frequently found in rural areas - locations that would otherwise not have lodging available for visitors.

In order to identify the current status of the industry, NYS SeaGrant, Cornell University's CaRDI, the Northern New York Travel and Tourism Research Cneter, and the Cornell Cooperative Extension of Oswego County worked together in 2003 to conduct a survey of the industry for the calendar year 2002.

This report summarizes the results of this study for New York State and its eleven tourism regions.

PDF file available. To download entire report:
http://www.cce.cornell.edu/seagrant/tourism/tourism/B&B.pdf