Boatbookings.com Press Release

9 October 2008

Boatbookings.com launches new tools to calculate charter fuel costs
Boatbookings.com releases “Cannes to St Tropez/Club 55 Video”

Fuel Cost Calculator
Boatbookings.com, a worldwide leader in online yacht charter, has launched an easy to use tool to accurately calculate the fuel cost of any yachting itinerary, anywhere in the world.  Users simply need to click their precise itinerary on the map provided, enter the fuel consumption per hour and the price of fuel, and the estimatedamount of fuel used and cost is calculated instantly. 

Tom Virden, Founder of Boatbookings.com, stated “With the current high price of petrol, the cost of the fuel has become a far signficant portion of the overall charter cost.  We found that our charter consultants were constantly being asked for the cost of the itinerary.  Given the importance, we worked with Google to develop a unique tool to just click on a map and calculate your fuel cost”.  In a very short time, it’s become one of the top pages on our site.” To view the Charter Distances and Fuel Calculator, click here.

This tool complements our carbon offset calculator, the world’s first online tool where you can calculate exactly the carbon emissions and cost to offset them (view the carbon offset calculator here). “Boatbookings .com is committed to using technology to improve all aspects of the charter experience, the above are just two examples of our investment in yacht charter technology”, Virden concluded.

St Tropez Video
Boatbookings.com gets a very large number of requests for charters to the famous Club 55 in St Tropez.  Instead of trying to describe the experience via email or on the phone, the company has released a video to give an accurate depiction of the whole day’s experience. The Cannes-St Tropez video can be viewed here.

Virden commented “This is one way we can demonstrate to clients what to expect from a day out on the French Riviera: video captures the experience and makes it easy for them to visualise how they might  envisage doing such a charter themselves. The day we put the video live, we received an enquiry saying ‘I want to do that trip’.  With the advent of YouTube, people are coming to expect to view videos before they make significant commitments”. 

Boatbookings.com is constantly breaking new ground in using technology to clarify and simplify the charter process, providing useful destination information at the click of a button, while still remaining “high touch” thus maintaining the one-to one element of contact between client and the charter manager.

The company has also created a number of slide shows for various yachting destinations on the site, which again paint the picture of what a certain destination looks like for those who have never been to say Portofino or Cape Cod; with more on the way.

Mr Virden says, “This is all part of Boatbookings.com’s continued dedication to ongoing technological advancement. We are very excited at being able to offer these tools to our clients, all with the end aim of making the charter process easier and better, regardless of where in the world our clients charter their yacht.”

About Boatbookings.com

Boatbookings.com is the world's largest online boat chartering service offering more than 8,000 yachts worldwide. We work with the top international yacht charter operators to provide the largest and most diverse selection of yachts and boats anywhere. These include sailing boats, motor yachts, catamarans, super and luxury yachts, and specialized boats for regattas, entertaining and business functions. Boatbookings.com provides fast, efficient service and competitive prices on its boats so that customers can be assured they're getting the yacht for their needs.

Boatbookings.com believes that effective use of technology can make boats easier and more enjoyable to charter. We've introduced many technological firsts and have pioneered the use of social media, mobile computing, search technology, mapping and advanced client tracking for yacht chartering. Boatbookings.com prides itself on its ability to take the stress out of boating holidays, whether for a one day charter or a week-long tour of the Caribbean or Mediterranean.

Boatbookings.com has offices in London, Cannes, Athens, Sardinia, Ft Lauderdale, Singapore and Valencia in order to be able to provide boats and charter services in all major yacht charter locations, worldwide. More about Boatbookings.com. The Benefits of a Yacht Charter Broker.

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