Our Fares Assist IBE has now been certified by Amadeus, this now means that we are now able to offer links with all 4 GDS's for our B2B and B2C applications.

We're pleased to announce that Mike Walton has been promoted and will take up the position of Development Manager with immediate effect. Mike has been with us now for over 2 years and has an excellent grasp of our products and standards. Mike will be a welcome addition to the management team.

An experienced programmer is required to join our growing development team. Core skills required are VB6 and SQL Server but also experience of XML, ASP, HTML would be an advantage. Minimum 12 months commercial experience. For further information, please contact vicki@billian.co.uk

We are in the process of developing a new Fares Assist module for customers who have their own allocation of seats or who have chartered their own aircraft.

The new module enables sales either via the desktop application or via a website and in addition to the standard Fares Assist functionality, includes allocations, seat maps, passenger lists and reports. For more information please contact vicki@billian.co.uk

We have setup a new hotline for emergency out of hours calls. The number is +44 (0) 870 112 7080

We are pleased to announce the addition of 2 new team members.

Jason Hinsley has joined us as a senior developer. Jason is an experienced developer and will be working on both desktop and web products, he will be working closely with the team on both existing and new product development.

We are also pleased to welcome Gaynor McNulty. Gaynor has joined us from MyTravel and has a wealth of travel and systems knowledge. Her main role will be customer support with a view to becoming our product specialist.

Fcm Asia are in the process of implementing phase 1 of their new IBE with integrated Galileo profiles for use by their corporate customers. This phase is expected to go live in January and further phases will follow.

We are pleased to announce that following various successful joint presentations, we have now reached an agreement to work with Procon Solution A/S to provide a fully integrated system from point of sale to back office.
Our products have been written using similar technologies and processes, this means that the integrated solution is seamless and gives the agent the ability to work with a single point of contact rather than different companies throughout the sales process.
We are currently working together both in Europe and the UK.
A demonstration day for all the Billian and Procon products is being held at the Hisperia Hotel in London on 28th June 2007. For further information please contact us.

Once again Business Travel Direct have won the best bookable website category in the Travelmole awards with their corporate booking tool. Congratulations!
The winning solution is based on our standard IBE offering with some bespoke elements specifically for BTD. We are pleased to announce that this is now available on all 4 GDS's and a demonstration is available on request. Please contact us for further details

From today, customers will be able to log support issues and requests for enhancements via our website. The support area has been greatly enhanced and customers are able to log calls, track progress and produce reports based on their activity.

In-house, logs are checked and updated on a regular basis and customers will receive e-mail notifiction of each update.

Customers wishing to access this facility should request an access code from us.

The latest version of Fares Assist supports both open jaw fares and mixed class fares.
In addition to the above, we are now also able to accept charter fare feeds for display on a website. The next new feature will be allocations for fares which will be available within the next 4-6 weeks.

We are pleased to welcome Mike Walton to our development team.

Mike is an experienced programmer and will be working closely with both the desktop and web teams in addition to taking on some technical support.

We wish him all the best !

In conjunction with a partner company based in India we have enhanced our fare-loading services. If you are an existing "Fares Assist" customer and need your airline contracts loaded for you - then please contact us for a quotation.

Scuba-diving specialist operator Barefoot Traveller launched their new website at the 'Dive Show' last month. This has been possible by using our dynamic packaging tool "Package-it" in conjunction with "Fares Assist" and "Hotel Assist". Check out www.barefoot-traveller.com and contact us if you need similar functionality for your own website.

All Billian customers now have their own login to our new Support database. This allows them to follow the progress of any jobs online and track the response to any product enhancements and support issues that they may have.

We are pleased to announce that Nick Sutton has recently joined us as a Senior Developer. He will initially be working on enhancing our existing products but his role also involves undertaking bespoke application development and customer support.
We are sure he will be an invaluable member of the development team and an asset to our company and we wish him every success.

We are pleased to announce that Andy Hoyle has recently been promoted to Web Development Manager. Andy has been with us for almost 2 years now and during this time has proved to be an invaluable member of the team. His excellent web development skills and attention to the requirements of the customer have ensured that we are able to maintain our excellent standard of products and reputation for customer service. We would like to thank Andy for all his hard work and commitment so far and look forward to expanding his team over the coming months !

We are pleased to announce that Martin Fox has been appointed Business Development Director.
Martin has been with the company for 8 years and is an invaluable member of the team. His new role will involve liaising with our sales partners and looking after several key products including FLITE for the consolidation market and Package-it for the Tour Operator market.

We feel confident that Martin will rise to the challenges ahead and wish him every success.

It has been announced that Ickenham Travel Group's online division, Letsgo2.com are finalists in the Dynamic Packaging Website Of The Year category of the e-tid.com awards 2005.

The site is powered by our newly launched dynamic packaging solution Package-IT. The software takes fares and accommodation data from our Fares Assist and Hotel Assist products and incorporates a powerful booking solution and a comprehensive reporting facility.

We are thrilled to be the sole technology provider for this innovative site and wish LetsGo2 every success in the awards.

December saw three new sites 'go live', these include a Fares site linked to Worldspan, a Cruise site with full cruise search facility and a 'one-stop shop' site for package holidays using a combination of Billian products and 3rd party XML technology.

Fares Assist enhanced to include CAT35 fares on a single result screen
Working together with eflightseeker, Fares Assist users can select to view nett only or nett & low-cost fares on a single screen. Furthermore, clients with a GDS link are able to view nett, published and low-cost fares together.

We are pleased to announce the launch of our new product 'Package-it'. This exciting new product is suitable for any agent wishing to package various components together, including flights, hotels, transfer, excursions and insurance, for sale either on the Internet or in a call centre environment. The product is already in daily use at Letsgo2.com and will officially be launched at the Travel Technology Show on 1st & 2nd February.

Our Hotel Assist product has been enhanced to enable agents without their own negotiated hotel rates to sell rooms via their web site. We already have links to Hotelbeds, Tourico and Trans hotel with others following shortly.

Fares Assist has been installed at the JTG Infotech Services Ltd. call centre in New Delhi.
Our team went out to Delhi last week to install the software and train the staff who will be responsible for loading airline contracts onto the system.

The call centre is part of the Brightways Travels Group who have also recently taken the Fares Assist web based solution for their offices in London.

Flightpath are soon to launch their new, updated Flightpath online product. Based on our successful Fares Assist database, the solution has been tailored and the site designed specifically for users of Flightpath. The new solution offers agents the ability to view both nett fares and charter fares in a single fares display using a state of the art enquiry process. Flightpath customers are also offered the option to display the fares on their own web sites for the benefit of their customers. Further details are available from Jennifer or Leigh at Flightpath on 0870 7477747.

We wish Flightpath the best of luck with the launch of their new product.

Our Hotel Assist product has been enhanced to accept automatic imports from various hotel chains. This saves valuable time inputting data and enables staff to start selling the new rates immediatey. Further details on the Hotel Assist product can be found on this web site or from our sales team on 01254 699065.

We are pleased to be confirmed as the headline sponsor for the first Travelmole Conference - Up in the Air - The future of selling flights. The event will take place in London on 16th March 2004.

The ability to display nett, published and web fares on a single results page is now available within
Fares Assist. This facility can be made available to your own staff or clients and fares can be marked up and transaction fees applied to the fares as required. Contact us for further information.

Work has now been completed on the Fares Assist & Galileo Look & Book system.
Final testing is now taking place and the solution will be available for general release by the end of November.

Portman Travel have signed up for our Hotel Assist software to be used within their Hotel Department. The product has been implemented and will eventually enable each branch offices to view corporate rate and hotel information. The system also enables users to produce hotel invoices and track commisson, removing much of the administration burden associated with hotel bookings.
Further information on our Hotel Assist product can be found on this site.

The Sabre link has now been completed and is in use. This option enables the user to view nett & published fares on a single screen, check availability and make bookings using a simple booking wizard. This facility can be used in-house of on a web site and enables you to offer your clients the ability to make their own bookings.
The same functionality is already available to Worldspan users. Amadeus users... watch this space !

In conjunction with Fares Assist we are pleased to announce our new 'maintained database' service. This service is available to all new and existing Fares Assist customers and designed to save valuable time, money, resources and ultimately increase profit margins.

It is no secret that negotiating your own nett airfare deals involves first class management and organisation if they are to be utilised fully. We at Billian appreciate that not every company has the man-power to input, update and maintain a fully validating database and therefore believe we have the perfect solution; the efficient management of your own deals without the hassle of maintenance. We will populate your Fares Assist database with your own negotiated deals and further more will then e-mail you with updated contracts and special offers as and when we receive them.

For further information regarding this service please e-mail us at info@billian.co.uk