19 June 06 - U.S. Rent A Car.co.uk nominated for travelmole award...

U.S. Rent A Car.co.uk has made the shortlist for this years www.travelmole.com awards being presented on Thursday (June 22) in London.

From over 400 nominations, four websites have been chosen for each of the 12 categories by a team of tourism MBA students at an international school in Paris headed by Liz Craig of Oneglobe Network.

The four shortlisted companies for each category are as follows:

Airlines – Easyjet, British Airways, KLM and Vueling
Travel Agency – Just Click Cruise, Lastminute, Luxury Explorer, STA Travel
Tour Operator – Thomson, Bridge and Wickers, To Escape To, Scott Dunn
Travel Management – Business Travel Direct, Cranley, Azumano Travel, TD Travel Group
Cruise and Ferry – MSC Cruises, Navigator of the Seas, Royal Caribbean International, Sea France
Technology – Dohop, MapMyHotel, Momondo, Tourist Tracks
Responsible Tourism – Explore, Responsible Travel, Worldhotel-link, Nature Southwest

Car Rental – Budget, Holiday Autos, Sixt, U.S. Rent A Car

Recruitment – C&M, AA Appointments, Monster, Reed
Hotels – AmResorts, Lions Dive and Beach Resort, MGM Grand, Myhotels
Tourist Board – Discover Ireland, Nature Southwest, TravelNT (Australia's Northern Territory), Visitbritain

These will now be judged by a panel of experts before Thursday's awards ceremony at the Slovak Republic Embassy.
On the judging panel are Debbie Hindle, managing director of London-based travel PR company BGB, Dr Hilary Murphy, Ecole Hoteliere, Lausanne, Switzerland, Joseph E. Buhler, executive vice-president Level 9, Connecticut, Sofia Reino, PhD student, Queen Margaret University College, Edinburgh, and Reet Wiseman, vice-president, northern region and global accounts, Sabre Travel Network.
Sites will be judged on their attractiveness, simplicity of use, design, speed and how easy it is to conduct business.
Other factors being taken into consideration include search engine optimisation, site interaction, site feedback and use of technology.

About U.S. Rent A Car.co.uk

U.S. Rent A Car.co.uk is one of the fastest growing car rental companies in the UK.

With over 500 locations within the U.S., competitive pricing structure and our renowned customer service, it’s no surprise that U.S. Rent A Car.co.uk is quickly becoming one of the industries most recognisable and innovative companies.

We have negotiated fully inclusive prices with some of the largest car rental companies in America, which means that your low cost car rental does not mean a low cost service.

If you are a journalist seeking more media information contact:

Frank Williams.

Director of Communications

U.S. Rent A Car.co.uk

Phone: 0845 226 8525

Fax: 0845 226 8524

Email: frankw@usrentacar.co.uk

Website: www.usrentacar.co.uk