GoBC Newsletter

Newsletter July 2007

Thursday Jul 05, 2007

Free Online Reservation System – Launching September 2007!
Questions to get you started right away – save time and money with GoBC.ca

BC Cultural Crawl August 2007 - Deadline Monday July 9th
Tourist Attractions & Local Action!
GoBC supports Your Local Arts Community and the BC CULTURAL CRAWL & ARTS AND CULTURAL GUIDE TO BC

Securing Your Customer’s Personal Data for Reservations
Are you emailing requests for Credit Card Information? You might be endangering the privacy of your customer’s credit cards.

Free Online Reservation System – Launching September 2007!
As an active customer of GoBC you now have access to the GoBC Online Reservation System for FREE! Along with automatic updates through placement and access off your own website! Yes, you read this correctly!
The system is ready to go and the official launch announcement is set for September 2007. Contact us today if you are looking to get started and would like to reduce your expenses this summer! Save time, save money with GoBC

The BC Cultural Crawl August 2007 – Deadline Monday July 9th
Supporting the local arts community is both rewarding and educational. Get involved in supporting the many wonderful tourist attractions and artists which are unique to your area through the annual BC Cultural Crawl, happening August 3rd to August 31st 2007. For more details, we at GoBC invite you to visit the information provided in the enclosed article to see how you can join in on the action, businesses and artists alike!
For full details please visit www.art-bc.com.

Securing Your Customer’s Personal Data for Reservations
All reservations staff, and even a two room bed & breakfast, should take extra precautions when accepting booking requests through the internet. Ensure that after your business is able to confirm a reservation can be made, that the credit card information is NOT requested via email. Fax and phone calls are the most direct and safe forms of accepting credit card information. Emails have a tendency to get forwarded or can be nabbed by savvy internet pirates. Ask customers to contact your business directly or to confirm with a faxed number and signature. Your customers may not realize it, but if they did – they would probably thank you for it.
Just another Tourism Tip from GoBC.