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holiday autos has revamped the trade section of its Irish website www.holidayautos.ie to offer travel agents an improved online service.

The new site, which launched on Friday (August 22), will feature regular online competitions – the first offering agents the chance to win a personal CD player – and include news updates and sales tips.

In addition, holiday autos is, for the first time, offering a trade discount via the website to agents renting cars for personal use.

The company is also inviting Irish agents to become an online affiliate partner, featuring a Holiday Autos booking facility on their own agency websites. Commission is payable for every customer who rents with holiday autos via the affiliate's site.

Sales Director Ian Coyle said: “The enhancements to the Irish trade website are in response to customer demand for a better online service and underline our commitment to working with the Irish travel trade.”

Agents can register for a newly launched email booking confirmation service, which automatically generates an evoucher for every booking made. To register for the new evoucher system email salessupport@holidayautos.ie

For media information contact Claire Williams at Holiday Autos
Tel: 01276 413929 or email clairewilliams@holidayautos.co.uk

 About Holiday Autos

Holiday Autos is the world's largest leisure car rental broker. Founded in 1987, the innovative company revolutionised the car rental industry by introducing fully inclusive rental prices, and, a few years later, was among the first to enmbrace e-commerce by developing the website as a key distribution channel. Today more than 40% of business is transacted on-line.

 The Holiday Autos Group operates through a mix of corporate offices, joint ventures and sales agents in 40 countries worldwide. In 2002 the group turnover was £ 154million.

 In March 2003 Holiday Autos was bought by lastminute.com for £ 40 million. Company founder Clive Jacobs retains the position of chief executive and has joined the board of lastminute.com as vice chairman.

 About lastminute.com

lastminute.com is Europe 's leading online provider of travel and leisure solutions. Based on the idea of matching supply and demand, it offers consumers last minute opportunities to acquire airline tickets, hotel rooms, package holidays, car hire, entertainment tickets, restaurant reservations and home delivery, speciality services, gifts and auctions.

Operating across multiple markets, lastminute.com has established approximately 15,300 supplier relationships and over 7.5 million subscribers to its weekly news letter.

More information available at www.lastminute.com/ir