B&B business evolves as consumer tastes change

"Can you come to my place this afternoon? This is really urgent," said Dong Tian, 42-year-old B&B keeper in Shanghai's suburban Xinchang town.

He made three phone calls to the service provider in just 10 minutes to confirm that he would come over to help deal with bugs in the house immediately.

The town, a prestigious location about a 10-minute drive from Shanghai Disney Resorts, has dozens of B&Bs that sprang up this year.