A recent TODAY Investigates story reported about deceptive hotel practices.   The reporter found some hotels and resorts doctoring images posted online and hiring people to post fake reviews on major travel websites. With its 40 years of providing quality assurance to the public, Select Registry™ provides a silver lining for viewers left wondering how to find a trusted source for quality getaways:

Select Registry,™ Distinguished Inns of North America boasts the most prestigious ratings in the B&B industry. This elite network of celebrated inns and B&Bs across the US and Canada has a 40-year history of outstanding quality assurance, with the longest running inspection program in the industry.

Select Registry Distinguished Inns of North America^TM has recognized Bill and Nancy Moncrief as its 2011 Innkeepers Of The Year. The accolade was announced during the organization’s annual conference held last month in Charleston, S.C.

Select Registry represents 400 premier inns, B&Bs and small boutique hotels throughout the U.S. and Canada. Its Innkeeper Of The Year Award is given annually to members who have made a significant, long-term contribution to the organization as well as to their community, the industry and charitable organizations. Select Registry members submit written nominations. A panel of professionals, outside Select Registry, reviews the nominations and determines the top candidate based on a point system.

1. Order your Select Registry gift certificate and have it delivered to your sweetie.  Each gift certificate comes with a complimentary Guidebook filled with breathtaking photos of member inns. Both items are beautifully packaged making it a great looking gift.
2. Browse through photos of Select Registry properties at SelectRegistry.com. Find an inn that fits your style and is located in an area that will delight your sweetheart.

Even last-minute Valentines can be well thought out

By Amy Weirick

We’ve all done it: put off nailing down a Valentine’s Day gift until the 11^th hour.  February 14^th approaches and the anxiety mounts.  The procrastinator’s search for that perfect present turned up fruitless.  Now  you’re left waiting for divine inspiration or for the “just right” gift to drop in your lap.  But it never does.