TULSA, Okla., June 18 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Dollar Rent A Car, asubsidiary of Dollar Thrifty Automotive Group, Inc. (NYSE: DTG), has unveileda new mobile service that allows travelers to make a reservation withDOLLAR.com, the company's award-winning Web site, anywhere using a cell phoneor other Web-enabled mobile device.
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Optimized for viewing on a Web-enabled mobile phone, DOLLAR.com continuesto deliver the best car rental value available in a format that is easy-to-useand easy on the eyes. The new mobile site retains virtually all of thefeatures and functionality of the DOLLAR.com desktop website. Users of mobiledevices will be automatically redirected to the mobile site when they visithttp://www.dollar.com.
Using the enhanced mobile service, travelers may:
-- Make a reservation at any one of Dollar Rent A Car's convenientworldwide locations;
-- Cancel or modify an existing reservation with DOLLAR(R);
-- Display all car types available or only those desired;
-- Log in as a Dollar Express member, expediting the rental process byusing the information contained in your profile;
-- Get the benefit of special offers with promotional codes or get thebenefits associated with your corporate account ID number; and
-- Earn Dollar Express Rewards points toward free future rental days orfrequent flyer points with participating airline and hotel partners.
'As many of our customers are road warriors on the go, Dollar Rent A Carwants to be as convenient as possible and minimize hassle,' said CharlieConiglio, vice president of E-commerce and Global Distribution for DollarThrifty Automotive Group, Inc. 'With this new Web-enabled product fromDOLLAR.com, we are combining functionality with the strong value propositioncustomers have come to expect from DOLLAR. Usablenet has delivered a productthat we can be very proud of.'
The new service will be powered by New York-based Usablenet, Inc.Specializing in helping organizations to support users of mobile and assistivetechnologies for Web access, Usablenet was founded in 2000. The company hasunmatched experience and expertise in addressing the limitations of multiple,disparate devices, browsers, formats, and technologies and providing seamlessaccess to all types of web content and services. Today, Usablenet's coreplatforms are being relied on at over 300 organizations, with clients thatinclude Delta Air Lines, Hilton Hotels, Northwest Airlines, Marriott Hotels,Amtrak, US Airways, NYC, City of Miami, Amtrak, NJ Transit, the State ofOregon, 1800Flowers and many others.
About Dollar Rent A Car
Dollar has more than 535 worldwide locations in 48 countries, with asignificant presence in Canada, the Caribbean and Latin America, includingmore than 250 in the United States. Dollar serves the value-conscious travelerand is a subsidiary of Dollar Thrifty Automotive Group, Inc., a Fortune 1000Company headquartered in Tulsa, Okla. For additional information, visithttp://www.dtag.com or http://www.dollar.com.
SOURCE Dollar Thrifty Automotive Group, Inc.
