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New Travel Breadcrumbs

Mon, 27 May 2013 10:37:01 GMT

Just like Hansel and Gretel left a trail of breadcrumbs to find their way home (albeit not that successfull) all good websites now need their own Breadcrumbs!

They are a little more permanent than the early predecessors and certainly we think more effective in letting the web user quickly navigate back home or to a point on your website during their journey.

Surf on over to the Fiji Accommodation Search page today and start drilling down into our properties to see the easy ways you can navigate through the properties.

Regional Online Travel Agents

Mon, 05 Nov 2012 22:07:30 GMT

Our Software as a Service solution helps turn your traditional Inbound Tour Operator into a Destination Specialist for their location and establishes them as a Regional Online Travel Agent.

If you are an Inbound Tour Operator and wish to offer your expertise to travellers online, then our Jungle.Travel Inbound Tour Operator Solution is the product to help take you to market. You can promote your Destination, its features and attractions and offer packages of Accommodation, Tours and Activities to your travellers, direct and online. Talk to us today about becoming a Regional Online Travel Agent for your destination.

Travel Web Sites and Hosting Providers that are PCI Compliant

Mon, 22 Oct 2012 20:33:00 GMT

All sites running the Jungle.Travel Inbound Tour Operator Solution are tested every month for their PCI Compliance by Trustwave. At the footer of each website and on the travellers Itinerary a logo and link to the current status is displayed to travellers to give them peace of mind that our websites are secure and we adhere to best practices. On top of this, our hosting provider, the good people over at OrcsWeb are also PCI Compliant.

New Accommodation Search and Breadcrumbs

Mon, 22 Oct 2012 19:47:22 GMT

The next release of the Accommodation Search page has come out this week, with web users now able to navigate to a Region or Accommodation Type with a single click, then bread crumb navigation staying with them throughout the Accommodation Search and Browsing so they can easily navigate back and forth and know where they are in your Destination. Try it out now at Fiji Accommodation

Pacific Island Travel News 001

Sun, 30 Sep 2012 23:11:57 GMT

Congratulations on your first newsletter!

Pacific Island Travel News 001 was sent out today with some super specials to celebrate. Wouldnt mind that family beak in rarotonga myself...

Dynamic Packaging

Sun, 30 Sep 2012 18:00:00 GMT

We are pleased to release today our Dynamic Packaging module into the retail website!

So now your travellers can choose a package (from for example Fiji Holiday Packages ) and then Build a Quote with a single click. All components are added and priced as per the Package Builder Rules that the ITO defines. After a quote is built, travellers can try another date for availability or add nights and additional services. This is a very strong addition to the online travel booking engine.

Inbound Tour Operators Sought

Tue, 24 Jul 2012 04:00:00 GMT

We are looking for Inbound Tour Operators who are destination specialists for their Country or Location.

You are probably a small to medium size operation that does your own Meet & Greet and Airport Transfers - or at least manage the people that do this for you. You may also run some of your own local Tours or Activities.

What we offer is to set you up with our software as a service, giving you a full presence as an online travel agent. If you already have some data eletronically and photos internet ready we can have you up and running pretty quickly.

If this interests you, no matter where you are located in the world, get in contact with us today.

For more information on our software browse this website or download our Inbound Tour Operator Software Brochure

Inbound Tour Operator Software for Azure

Sat, 21 Jul 2012 19:00:00 GMT

The Jungle.Travel Inbound Tour Operator Software has now been ported to the Microsoft Azure Platform!

Now you can launch your ITO website on either a shared website, reserved website or virtual machine - all on the Azure Platform. The main advantage of moving to the Cloud network is scalability, it can easily grow as your business grows without the need for large infrastucture expenditure. Of course there are all the other multiple redudancies and backup policies that come with professionally hosted solutions such as this.

Talk to us today about moving your deploying into the Azure platform.

Polynesian Xplorer selects Jungle.Travel Inbound Tour Operator Solution

Mon, 25 Jun 2012 03:00:00 GMT

Press release out this week announcing Polynesian Xplorer selecting the Jungle.Travel Inbound Tour Operator solution.

If you are a specialist inbound tour operator for your destination and would like to investigate using the Jungle.Travel Inbound Tour Operator solution contact us today.

Inbound Tour Operator Software Brochure

Wed, 20 Jun 2012 07:00:00 GMT

We have a new brochure highlighting our Inbound Tour Operator Software Solution - it's good for a quick executive summary of what we offer to the Inbound Tour Operator

Download the Brochure for Inbound Tour Operator Software (PDF Reader required - click once to open in your browser or right click and choose Save As to download a copy).

Samoa's Biggest Online Availability

Thu, 31 May 2012 02:00:00 GMT

Polynesian Xplorer have deployed the Jungle.Travel Wholesaler/Agent Module to their Australian and New Zealand Travel Agents. They will progressively deploy the Wholesaler module to their North American and European Travel Agents during June 2012.

Extract from release to Wholesalers.

Polynesian Xplorer is excited to introduce to you our new Wholesale Extranet!

SAMOA'S BIGGEST ONLINE AVAILABILITY
Polynesian Xplorer is pleased to introduce our live bookings capability, with the biggest range of live availability Samoa has to offer. We are working with more properties as we speak to either increase the availability offered or to get new properties on board, so watch this space as we will continue to grow!

GREAT FUNCTIONALITY
While logged in you will be able to browse our product, and make instant guaranteed bookings. Our system allows you to enter your customers information directly, cutting out email correspondence time. Build itineraries with the itinerary builder, adding services as you go, and even add client's 'own arrangements'. Print customized itineraries for your clients that can be used in place of vouchers upon arrival here in Samoa.

A GREAT TOOL
Our website is jam packed with useful information, colourful images, policy information, location information and of course, live inventory. If your reservations staff are looking for a 'one-stop' information source for Samoa bookings, then they will love our new site.

Follow this link if you would like to Apply to for access to the Wholesaler Extranet.

Namu'a Island Beach Fales

Sun, 27 May 2012 22:00:00 GMT

Samoa Accommodation by Polynesian Xplorer is delighted to add Namu'a Island Beach Fales to their inventory of accommodation. You can now find instant availability for them online and Wholesalers can access this direct 24hrs/7days for immediate guaranteed confirmation.

Jungle.Travel will be releasing in June 2012 an offering where resorts like Namu'a Island Beach Fales can have their own personalised website and domain that has it's backend and bookings managed by their Inbound Tour Operator, Polynesian Xplorer. This exciting extension to our offerings means Polynesian Xplorer can manage their availability and contract rates from the one central website for all Wholesalers, Agents and Retail customers.

UPDATE: Namua Island now have their own website which they will be marketing from also!

Malolo Cat Transfers in Fiji

Thu, 12 Apr 2012 06:00:00 GMT

Coming in May 2012 we will be launching dedicated sites for Services and Tours. The first service offering will be the very popular Malolo Cat Transfers to Malololailai Island in the Mamanuca Islands of Fiji.

If you have a specific service or or product that requires a dedicated booking engine contact us today.

LIVE NOW (May 2012): Malolo Cat Return Transfer booking site live.

Samoa Tourism Exchange 2012

Mon, 20 Feb 2012 02:00:00 GMT

Jungle.Travel will be at the Samoa Tourism Exchange 2012 with Polynesian Xplorer!

If you are a Wholesaler or Travel Agent looking for direct access to rates, availability and information on Samoa and would like the ability to book online, be sure to visit us at the Tourism Exchange in March 2012.

Book Samoa Accommodation Online Now

Mon, 09 Jan 2012 22:00:00 GMT

We are pleased to launch Samoa Accommodation in association with Polynesian Xplorer. Now live and online for your Holiday bookings.

Agent Wholesaler Module

Sun, 18 Dec 2011 20:00:00 GMT

Wholesaler Module

Coming in the first quarter of 2012 will be our much awaited Agent/Wholesaler Module. Parts such as Wholesaler Profiles and Commission Rules have already been released and are available now under you Admin Sections, so you can start to load Wholesalers and their Profiles ready for the official launch in April 2012.

Included in the April 2012 Release will be;

Tiered Wholesaler Pricing Module
Back-Office Itinerary editor for Wholesalers
Access to Inbound Tour Operators Allocations for immediate availability
Custom email templates for each Agent within the Wholesaler