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Our
Manager
Darren
Jackson is the Managing Director of Bridge Pacific Pty Ltd. Here's
a few words from Darren ...
"The
concept of Bridge Pacific came to me in January 2000. Having
travelled extensively, I knew there had to be a better way to
organise a holiday. I like ideas and guidance from a real person
but I don't like visiting a travel agents office, especially in my
lunch hour or Saturday morning.
It seemed I
had to either queue and wait in a travel agent's office or work my
way through one tedious web site after another. Neither method was
acceptable so I decided to use the convenience of the Internet to
combine multiple suppliers and offer guidance and suggestions from
a real person when needed.
After my
initial revelation, it took me a while to get going. Despite all
my technical experience as a system analyst/programmer, I'd never
built a web site before. The challenge was daunting but at the
same time exciting. My passion to combine travel and technology
kept me motivated.
We (Brett
McDonald, Kerry Bix and I) launched our site in May 2002. I
remember the first day watching the computer screen waiting for
our first visitors. We got a couple of nibbles but nobody really
took any action. That was OK, we were new. A week later, things
were still a little slow however one person had completed a
holiday package and requested help and advice from us.
It took us 3
months to get our first sale! It took longer than planned but
nevertheless, we'd succeeded. We knew that if one person liked our
web site, then others would follow. Bridge Pacific was on the
move!
Since humble
beginnings alone in my spare bedroom, thousands of aussies have
used our web site to organise their holidays. Bridge Pacific
consists of myself and my team; some are full time and some are
part time. We have a flexible work ethic plus the Internet allows
us to be mobile. We have an excellent internal process where we
share the workload and all our pages are compiled electronically.
I'm the heart
and brain of our website and it's important for me to know what's
going on. For continuity, we give you one point of contact and I
take responsibility for everything that leaves our office. Click
here to contact us ...
I hope you
have as much pleasure browsing, comparing and booking your holiday
via our web site as we do bringing the information to you."
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