dollar.com Ranked Number One Online Car Rental Site By Gomez Advisors
10 January 2000
Dollar Rent A Car Site, dollar.com, Ranked Number One Online Car Rental Site By Gomez AdvisorsTULSA, Okla., Jan. 10 -- Dollar Rent A Car today announced the company's Web site, dollar.com, has landed the number one spot on the Gomez Advisors Winter 1999-2000 Internet Car Rentals Scorecard. Gomez Advisors, the recognized leader in providing consumer and business-based e-commerce research, tools and analysis, helps consumers make informed online purchasing decisions. "We are very proud to be ranked number one by the Gomez Advisors," says Fred Fleischner, Dollar Rent A Car Vice President, Sales and Marketing. "As a leader in the price-sensitive discretionary segment of the car rental industry, we've responded to our customers' online needs by continuing to look at new ways to improve dollar.com -- our fastest, easiest way for the customer to make a car rental reservation." Gomez Advisors also ranked Dollar number one in the Overall Cost category and number two in the Customer Confidence category. The Gomez Advisors ranking also noted that dollar.com was the least expensive car rental site for the budget conscious customer, possessed an intuitive site layout, was easy to navigate and had the shortest wait time when pages were downloading. The Internet Car Rentals Scorecard can be found at gomez.com. About Dollar Rent a Car Dollar Rent A Car Systems, Inc., a subsidiary of Dollar Thrifty Automotive Group, Inc. , has approximately 430 worldwide locations in 26 countries, with a significant presence in Australia, Canada, the Caribbean and Latin America, including 260 locations in the United States. The company and its licensees have locations at most major airports across the nation, and a fleet of more than 70,000 vehicles. DOLLAR(R) worldwide headquarters is located in Tulsa, Okla. For additional information, the DOLLAR Web address is dollar.com. About Gomez Advisors, Inc. Gomez.com, at http://www.gomez.com, is an online leader in providing unbiased consumer ratings with the latest e-commerce information and tools that promote informed online purchasing decisions. The gomez.com site has grown into a premier online hub where consumers can evaluate online service and product providers through nationally recognized Internet Scorecards. These Scorecards rank the performance and quality of online service offerings for selected industries including: airlines, apparel, auctions, autos, banks, booksellers, brokers, computers, consumer electronics, drugstores, furniture, gifts, grocery services, insurance, mortgages, music, pet supplies, sporting goods, toys, travel and videos. GomezPro is the professional services division of Gomez Advisors and features foremost industry experts offering detailed, proprietary research, tools and analysis for specific e-commerce industries. GomezPro provides analysis and projections of e-commerce trends, competitive analysis, and information on consumer behavior for companies that want to attract and retain Internet customers. Gomez.com, Gomez Advisors, Internet Broker Scorecard, Gomez Wire and GomezPro are trademarks of Gomez Advisors, Inc. All other products and brand names are trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective owners.