Clueless in Seattle? Avis Offers a Web-Based Rating Service to Help

Rental Car Company to Provide 10Best Listings so Top Customers Can Make Smart
                            Choices When Traveling

    GARDEN CITY, N.Y., Aug. 16 When traveling to unfamiliar
cities, members of Avis' Preferred Select program for frequent travelers now
need look no further than Avis' special Preferred Select Web site to find one
of the best restaurants or the hottest shopping locations in town.
    Avis Rent A Car System, Inc. announced today that it has signed a
partnership agreement with the 10Best Virtual Concierge service to provide the
10 best recommendations for dining, lodging, shopping, entertainment,
recreation and other services in more than 270 destinations worldwide.  The
recommendations by 10Best -- which are unbiased, independently researched, and
generally available by subscription only -- will now be available on the Avis
Preferred Select Web site.
    "The 10Best service is another example of the kind of We Try Harder(R)
service and added value that Avis consistently offers our customers," said
Scott Deaver, Avis executive vice president of marketing.  "The 10Best
service, as well as the many other unique services provided on the Preferred
Select Web site, will help these busy travelers reduce travel stress and make
smart choices on the road."
    Avis customers qualify for Preferred Select status by being frequent Avis
renters.  Preferred Select membership offers customers the fast rental
experience of Avis Preferred(R) Service plus a free car upgrade, whenever
available.  Access to the special Preferred Select Web site is restricted to
Preferred Select members.
    "To be selected by a company with Avis' reputation is a wonderful
endorsement for 10Best," said Sean Sears, 10Best vice president of marketing
and product development.  "This alliance reaffirms that we have an excellent
understanding of the needs associated with today's travel market and that
we're building quality products, like the Virtual Concierge, that meet those
needs."
    Avis Rent A Car System, Inc. and its subsidiaries operate the world's
second largest general-use car rental business, providing business and leisure
customers with a wide range of services at more than 1,650 locations in the
United States, Canada, Australia, New Zealand and the Latin/American Caribbean
region.  Avis is recognized as the industry leader in applying new
technologies to grow its business and is one of the world's top brands for
customer loyalty.  In 2001, Avis tied for first place in customer satisfaction
for business travelers in the J.D. Power and Associates survey of car rental
companies and received the highest number of points for customer loyalty among
all 129 companies surveyed by Brand Keys(R) in 24 industry categories.  The
company is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Cendant Corporation , a
diversified global provider of primarily travel and residential real estate
services.
    For additional information and news about Avis, please log onto the Avis
Web Site (http://www.avis.com).
    10Best Inc., a leading location-relevant provider of destination
information and application services, publishes ratings of businesses and
attractions in a variety of travel, service and entertainment categories.
Founded in 1999, 10Best provides desktop and wireless users with targeted,
localized, unbiased and independently researched recommendations of the
"10Best" places to eat, sleep and play in 278 cities, neighborhoods and
boroughs worldwide.  Along with the Virtual Concierge, 10Best has created a
variety of products for the wireless industry leveraging the power of location
and user personalization.  For more information, check us on the Internet at
http://www.10best.com and check us out on your wireless device at
mobileii.10best.com.

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