SmartBookers Website Update History (Updated 12th February 2008)

Mar 2008
> Owner Booking now soted in alphabetical order
> Added full analysis of all financial transactions to Booking Details Page

Feb 2008
> Issued Q1 2008 Newletter - Click here to view
> Added Direct Owner Email Confirm / Reject Facility (No Logon Required) - Premier Owners Only
> Removed Haven Category for Caravans (Gold / Silver / Bronze)
> Added new field to hold year caravan was built
> Amended Home Page to display 10 pictures
> Created Quick Start for Price Initialisation

Aug 2007
> Resolved bug with Short Breaks (Duplicate dates added)
> Added facility to delete previous dates
> Created Owner Manual - Click here to view

Mar 2007
> Launched New Website
> Created a New Look and Feel
> Added Owner Facility for Short Breaks

Feb 2007
> Fixed Bug in Search when using Area Only
> Resolved bug with Contact Us EMails
> Added Auto Picture Re-sizing Facility

October 2006
> Ability for Owners to delete a caravan
> Desktop based update facility for Premier Owners upgraded

July 2006
> Resolved bug in Search Page that displayed prices of caravans even when booked out.
> Added ability to store Bank Account Details (These are now required for payment of deposits)
> Added Van Description to Text message - Owner Suggestion..

January 2006
> Resolved error in Owner "Home Page" for New registration.
> Added facility to sort caravans by Premier Owner, Standard Owner then on a random basis if no dates & prices criteria is used (changes daily).
> Added ability to store joint ownership of vans - Owner Suggestion.
> Added facility to accept credit / debit card for all Premier Owners (i.e. own telephone bookings).

November 2005
> Completely revamped Home Page to include less text and to incorporate Search Process
> Completely re-wrote Search Process. Removed unused screens, shortened process, introduced caravan park searches, vastly decreased time taken for a search.
> Re-structured Search Results Screen to include more information including date of last Owner Update. Those Owners who have not updated availability within the last 90 days will be highlighted in red (and eventually removed).
>Updated Owner "Home Page" to provide more information about caravans and current status. Standard Owners will now be restricted to one caravan.
> Upgraded "One Click Update" to allow Premier Owners to review & update all vans.
> Added Upgrade feature for Standard Owners.
> Added credit card renewal feature for Premier Owners.

September 2005
> Took a stand at the 2005 HERCMA Exhibition - Despite purchasing a professional display stand and upgrading all our promotional material it proved to be a disaster. This was down to the location - Next to a chip van stuck behind a continuous queue of hungry visitors !

May 2005
> Extended size of password field to 12 characters (11th May) - Owner Suggestion.
> Added facility for Owner to control the number of days for a Late Booking (13th May) - Owner Suggestion.
> eMail Rejection List incorporated into eMail Owner function - This will prevent Owners receiving eMails from persons of a dubious nature (13th May).

April 2005
> Error in display of caravans in excess of £800 - Now resolved (5th Apr).
> Issue with new Standard Package Owners causing system to prompt for credit cards - Resolved (15th Apr).
> New Feature added to allow OneClick updating of Availability using PIN (16th Apr).

March 2005
> Prevented Demo Vans being able to be booked in Search List (21st Mar) - Owner Suggestion.
> Enhancements to the Picture Upload System (26th Mar) - Owner Suggestion.

February 2005
> New Owner Statistics Facility introduced (2nd Feb).
> Minor bug with display of Owner Statistics resolved (3rd Feb)
> Added text to eMailOwner Page - Now shows cost of passes and link to Availability & Pricing. This is to try and cut down on the number of emails being sent about these topics as the information is already on the website. (12th Feb)

January 2005
> Park Information Pages added.
> Ability to return to Active Search added (this allows a customer to fully browse an Owners Caravan and then return to the last Search List without starting from the beginning).
> Joined a professional search engine optimisation service.
> Started a major Google adwords campaign.
> Commenced an advertising campaign with Overture.
> Amended "Booking Details" page to display full details of booking party (Owner Suggestion).
> Resolved bug with "Active Search" facility.

December 2004
> Test Van removed form Home Page & moved to bottom of Search Table.

November 2004
> Resolved issue with AOL Browsers.
> Added facility to test your Browser for compatibility.
> Added Rich Text Box facility for Premier Owners advertising.
> Create new Customer eMail address for Owners (Owner Suggestion).
> Added Peak Period Indicator.

October 2004
> "New Look" Website Launched.
-- New Logo.
-- Ability to add next years pricing & availability.
-- Ability to join SmartBookers as a Premier Owner.
-- Added links to our key Partners (and Owners who also run a website).
-- Added a fully interactive Demo for prospective Owners.

September 2004
> Full page article appeared in Internet Works, a national web magazine.
> Amended Company name from Navarac Holidays to SmartBookers Ltd. All references to Navarac Holidays removed.
> New Website in progress.
> Took a stand at the HERCMA Exhibition - Proved to be a interesting couple of days with us getting the opportunity to meet a couple of our owners.

August 2004
> Added capability to have SMS text message sent to Owner.
> Owner Booking Facilities fully automated.

April 2004
Full online credit card booking service added with using protx.com

February 2004
SmartBookers Website launched to the public.

October 2003
SmartBookers Concept conceived and work commenced on a business plan.