Dear Association Folks, We wanted to share this great news from The International Hotel/Motel & Restaurant Show with all of you. We're excited about this new partnership and what it will mean for our members. Press Contact Melissa Gray (914) 421-3263 E-mail: melissa_gray@glmshows.com IH/M&RS SOLIDIFIES MARKETING PARTNERSHIP WITH BED AND BREAKFASTS, INNS AND GUESTHOUSES INTERNATIONAL   WHITE PLAINS, NY, June 3, 2009...The International Hotel/Motel & Restaurant Show® (IH/M&RS) has forged a new partnership with Pamela Lanier's Bed and Breakfasts, Inns and Guesthouses International (BBIGI) to further enhance the attendee profile of the industry's premier event, taking place November 7-10, 2009, at New York City's Jacob K. Javits Convention Center.  The marketing partnership is one of several established between the IH/M&RS and key hospitality associations representing culinary, lodging and military professionals, that foster networking and business opportunities among the 1,000 exhibitors and 35,000 attendees.             Founded in 1982 by Lanier, BBIGI is one of the largest bed and breakfast innkeeper organizations internationally, with more than 8,500 members and a global database of more than 50,000 properties ranging from country inns and ranches to small resorts and villas.  The goal of the organization is to extend awareness of specialty lodging throughout the world and to provide innkeepers with educational resources and marketing opportunities.  Lanier is a recognized travel expert and an active member of the American Hotel and Lodging Association (AH&LA) serving on the Small and Independent Advisory Council. (SIPAC)  Additional information is available online, at www.lanierbb.com.                "Our partnership with BBIGI is one that will add new diversity to the IH/M&RS buyer base, by welcoming a large group of operators from unique, small lodging properties seeking distinctive products that set their establishments apart from their larger counterparts," said Lynn White, show manager.  "The members of this esteemed organization are decision-makers from across the globe, creating new business opportunities for exhibitors."             Additional marketing partners for 2009 include Air Force Inns, American Culinary Federation, Club Managers Association of America, Culinary Institute of America, Hospitality Financial and Technology Professionals, New Jersey Restaurant Association, Pennsylvania Lodging & Tourism Association and others. The 94th annual International Hotel/Motel & Restaurant Show will run Saturday, November 7, through Tuesday, November 10, 2009, at New York City's Jacob K. Javits Convention Center.  Following a full-day of conference and networking activities on Saturday, November 7, the IH/M&RS will feature three full days of exhibits from Sunday, November 8, through Tuesday, November 10.  The market presents more than 1,000 hospitality industry suppliers and attracts approximately 35,000 in total trade attendance.             The International Hotel/Motel & Restaurant Show is sponsored by AH&LA, the Hotel Association of New York City, Inc., and the New York State Hospitality & Tourism Association; and is managed by GLM®, a dmg world media business.              For IH/M&RS exhibitor information, contact Lynn White, show manager, at GLM, 1133 Westchester Avenue, White Plains, NY 10604.  Telephone (914) 421-3249.  Fax (914) 948-6197.  E-mail: lynn_white@glmshows.com.  For attendee information, contact GLM Customer Relations at (914) 421-3206 or (800) 272-SHOW, or by email, at customer_relations@glmshows.com.  Additional information and registration is available online, at www.ihmrs.com. # # # Pamela Lanier's Bed and Breakfasts, Inns and Guesthouses International BBIGI - Over 8,500 member inns and growing!   PO Box D Petaluma, CA 94953 888-410-2244 707-763-0271 707-763-5762 Fax LanierBB.com TravelGuides.com