Dollar Takes Dollar.com Site to Next Level With Re-Design, Customer to Benefit
20 April 2000
Dollar Takes Dollar.com Site to Next Level With Re-Design, Customer to BenefitTULSA, Okla., April 20 Dollar Rent A Car today unveiled the new look of the company's Web site, http://www.dollar.com. Ranked the number one car rental site by the independent online ranking service, Gomez Advisors, dollar.com has made several customer-focused site enhancements. Dollar.com site enhancements include a new e-mail specials newsletter found within the Special Offers section, where customers can sign-up to receive the newsletter; a new promotions area on the right side of the home page that includes monthly destination features -- providing location-specific information and special offers; and during the reservations process, customers will now have two additional car type options offered to them on each rate request, providing an easier, faster tool for customers to shop for the best car to fit their travel needs. "The re-design of dollar.com was a direct result of customer feedback," Charlie Coniglio, Executive Director, Marketing, says. "Dollar.com was already an award-winning site, but we wanted to take it to the next level and make it easier than ever for the customer to rent a DOLLAR(R) car. Our customer feedback helped us accomplish that." Customers will also still be able to access Dollar Rent A Car's full- service travel site, DollarTravel.com, from the dollar.com home page. DollarTravel.com offers consumers user-friendly online access to airlines, hotels and competitive car rentals. About Dollar Rent A Car Dollar Rent A Car, a subsidiary of Dollar Thrifty Automotive Group, Inc., (NYSE: DTG), 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 97,000 vehicles. Through its alliance with Sixt rent a car, Dollar offers service in more than 25 additional countries covering Europe, the Middle East and Africa. DOLLAR worldwide headquarters is located in Tulsa, Okla.