"We have had the TBS online booking facility for about a year and it is a very good package. We are now in a position where almost 25% of our day excursion bookings are made online. We were initially concerned that the age group of our customers might be an issue, but this has not proved the case. They appreciate the flexibility of being able to book, even if the office is closed. Maybe at some point in the future the whole programme will be bookable online only. If staff are not taking bookings on the phone, they can be used in other ways to push the business forward. We are very pleased with TBS and we would recommend Distinctive Systems to anyone."

Alistair Scott, Tours Manager, Epsom Coaches

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We are delighted to announce that the eagerly anticipated online booking facility for our market leading Tour Booking System has been released. Now, for the first time ever, operators can benefit from a true client/server solution for hosting their tour programme on the Internet and taking online bookings from both agents and direct clients.

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A PDF of our TBS leaflet is available here.

The inaugural Eurobus Expo which took place on 7th - 9th November at the NEC was a massive success with over 10,000 visitors from the UK and abroad attending over the three days.

Business on the Distinctive Systems stand was brisk with several major orders being received during the show, including one from as far away as Kenya.

Interest in our new Microsoft SQL Server based online Tour Booking System was very strong. Visitors were able to try the system out for themselves on our two self-demonstration points connected via the Internet to our server in York.

Chris Dudley of Dudley's Coaches in Inkberrow has won a weekend for two at the World famous ICEHOTEL. The prize, sponsored by Distinctive Systems, was drawn at random from the database of all visitors who pre-registered for Eurobus Expo 2006.

Chris Dudley, a keen winter sports enthusiast commented "I just can't believe it, I thought it had to be a joke when I was called to the organiser's office. This is somewhere I've always wanted to go".

"I've known Chris for many years" said Distinctive Systems' MD Mike Whitehead, "the prize could have gone to absolutely anyone, so naturally I'm thrilled it went to one of our longstanding clients".

The ICEHOTEL is located 200 kilometres north of the Arctic Circle in Sweden. Every winter for the last 16 years this magical hotel has been constructed out of the purest ice and snow, only to disappear back into the river with the arrival of spring. The prize includes a night in Stockholm, a night in the ICEHOTEL itself, a night in the (considerably warmer) neighbouring Aurora Cottage, a snowmobile tour, a reindeer safari and all flights.

After trading successfully in Australia and New Zealand for over a year, we have now strengthened our commitment to that market by opening our own office in Melbourne and appointing a distributor for New Zealand.

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The Coach Manager Community Transport System adds a collection of additional features to Coach Manager developed to meet the specialised needs of the community transport industry.

The contract side of Coach Manager handles any journey that repeats on either a regular or irregular basis. The Coach Manager Community Transport System enhances this facility by allowing a list of passengers to be associated with each individual journey.

The Distinctive Systems Vehicle Maintenance System has been officially approved by the Vehicle & Operator Services Agency as being fully compliant with all their requirements.

This means that by using VMS, PSV and HGV operators can be confident they are complying with the meticulous vehicle maintenance standards demanded by VOSA.

VMS covers all aspects of the management of vehicles and employees, scheduled and unscheduled maintenance activities, workshop planning, defect reports, accidents, insurance, fuel usage, stock control, invoicing, sales ledger and purchase ledger. It is, we believe, the most innovative and exciting vehicle maintenance system available in the UK today.