n expotel goes interactive with internet site
Hotel and conference booking company Expotel hasupgraded its Internet site to add a booking facility. Instead of telephoning to book, customers can now make a request on-line and receive back confirmation the same way. They can also search for hotels by typing in an area name or, of they are looking for a property near to an event, they can type in the name of the event. The address is www.expotel.co.uk
n national produces on-line mapping facility
National Car Rental has produced an on-line mapping facility for business travellers accessing its European Web site. Users will be able to source maps of the continent including local maps to help locate National’s branches. The address is at www.nationalcar-europe.com
n atc reports 167% growth of internet site hits
The Australian Tourist Commission has reported use of its Internet site grew by 167% in the first four months of 1999, compared to the same period last year. More than 4.3m pages of information were accessed in the period.