PeoplePC Partners With Budget Rent a Car and Leading Travel Merchants to Make a Holiday Getaway Hassle-free
12 December 2000
PeoplePC Partners With Budget Rent a Car and Leading Travel Merchants to Make a Holiday Getaway Hassle-free
SAN FRANCISCO--Dec. 12, 2000--PeoplePC, Inc. , the company that makes it easy and affordable to get online, today announced strategic partnerships with Budget Rent a Car, a subsidiary of Budget Group, Inc. and leading online travel merchants to provide PeoplePC members with simple and affordable solutions for planning getaways for the holiday season.The partnerships established with Budget Rent a Car, Grand Adventures Tour & Travel Publishing Company , and CityStuff.com allow PeoplePC members to save time and energy navigating the vast terrain of travel offerings available via the Internet and take full advantage of the cheap options that can be found there. PeoplePC points members to key merchants who offer its members unique deals, thereby enabling them to receive even deeper discounts than other consumers.
Members will receive special offerings on travel, hotel reservations, and specialty travel-related shopping, saving them potentially thousands of dollars in travel costs and giving them access to resources not available to the general public.
"As people get ready to plan getaways for the hectic holiday season, PeoplePC will be there, offering unique discounts on the goods and services people want and need," said CEO Nick Grouf. "These new partnerships continue to expand the value of PeoplePC membership, enabling hundreds of thousands of PeoplePC members to take advantage of the comprehensive solutions we provide to help make their lives easier."
Details of Partnerships
The new partnerships will provide PeoplePC members with special deals and discounts from the following:
| - | Budget Rent a Car Corporation is the world's third largest car and truck rental system, has one of the largest specialty rental fleets in the world, ranging from luxury cars, sport utility vehicles, mini-vans and pickups to convertibles. www.budget.com |
| - | Grand Adventures Tour & Travel Publishing is a leading supplier of information and travel-related services to niche markets that it reaches through the publication of focused magazine titles and Web sites. Through subsidiary companies, GATT provides travel services at more than 1,500 resort hotels, on every major cruise line and on tours worldwide. |
| - | CityStuff is an e-commerce site showcasing the quintessential "stuff" from the greatest cities in the world - cheesecake from New York, sourdough bread from San Francisco, fashions from Los Angeles, and much more. www.citystuff.com |
PeoplePC's mission is to provide people with a comprehensive online solution that makes it easier, more convenient and more affordable for people to participate in the digital economy. PeoplePC offers members a new brand-name computer system, unlimited Internet access, in-home technical service and a value-packed online buying community - all for as little as $24.95 a month over three years. In addition, PeoplePC, a global leader in corporate connectivity programs, provides enterprises with an integrated solution that scales easily and quickly, requires little additional infrastructure investment and provides the enterprise's employees, customers and affiliated parties with the same convenience, quality assurance and valuable benefits enjoyed by all PeoplePC members. For more information, visit http://www.peoplepc.com.
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