Released on: April 28, 2008, 6:15 am

Press Release Author: Carrentals.co.uk

Industry: Internet & Online

Press Release Summary: Independent Travel Experts Vote Comparison Site
Carrentals.co.uk Best in the Market

Press Release Body: 28 April 2008 - Price comparator Carrentals.co.uk has been voted
Best Car Hire Website at the 2008 Travolution Awards, held at the Royal Garden
Hotel, London, on 24 April.

Over 250 entries were received from across the online travel industry for this
year's prestigious Travolution Awards, which recognise the best online travel
businesses.

A panel of independent experts judged entrants, based on excellence, innovation and
growth, saying that: "Carrentals wins through its convenience and breadth of
choice, combining user-friendliness and a low-fuss interface."

Carrentals.co.uk, which compares prices from up to 50 of the leading car hire
companies, beat companies including Budget, Holiday Autos and National to win the
Best Car Hire Website award for the first time.

Doug Scott, Online Strategy Director of Carrentals.co.uk, said: "We are very proud
to have won this award, which recognises the best of a growing number of online
travel companies. Over the last five years we have worked to develop a service that
offers the broadest and fairest comparison of car hire prices for both suppliers and
consumers.

"As a result our business has increased three-fold over the last year, and combined
with our focus on continually enhancing the customer experience we will continue to
develop the site to maintain its position at the top of the online car hire market."


Companies compared on the Carrentals.co.uk site include Ebookers, Holiday Autos,
Opodo, EasyCar, Budget and their own Carrentals.co.uk prices. Visitors to the site
can search and compare the best deals, before transferring to the supplier's site to
make their booking.

For more information visit www.carrentals.co.uk.
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About Carrentals.co.uk
Carrentals.co.uk was launched in February 2003 and grew to become one of the UK's
leading online car hire companies by 2006.

In 2007 the company re-launched its site to create the first major online price
comparator in the travel industry. Using the latest technology the new
Carrentals.co.uk site now searches up to 50 different car hire websites, providing
an impartial comparison of the best prices available.

Websites searched include Budget, Thrifty, Sixt, Holiday Autos, Opodo, EBookers,
Carrentals.co.uk and EasyCar, with the Carrentals.co.uk site quickly comparing
prices and allowing customers to refine their search by car type.

The Carrentals.co.uk site also features over 6,000 links to useful tourist
information sites, plus over 2,700 pages of travel information in a mini-guide
format.

In 2008 Carrentals.co.uk was voted Best Car Hire Website in the Travolution Awards.
To book or for further information visit www.carrentals.co.uk


Web Site: http://www.carrentals.co.uk

Contact Details: Rachel Builder or Anna Nicholls
Context Public Relations
carrentals@contextpr.co.uk
Tel: 01625 511966
Fax: 01625 511967