Big Five Adds Agent Extranet

Big Five Tours & Expeditions has added an extranet component for travel agents to its web site, [www.bigfive.com]. Agents will be able to use e-mail-based templates in tandem with destination images and Big Five tour descriptions to create and send targeted electronic blasts. Agents also will have a real-time log of e-mails that have been opened as well as those that are undeliverable. The extranet provides usernames and password protection. Big Five will continue adding features to its extranet this year, says Ed Sensi, communications director.