Argus beats tough competition to be named Best Car Rental Website 2012 at London travel industry event.

(TRAVPR.COM) UNITED KINGDOM - October 24th, 2012 - Online car rental company ArgusCarHire.com is celebrating today after winning Best Car Hire Website 2012 at the sixth annual Travolution Awards in The Troxy in London last night.

In a highly competitive category that included Affordable Car Hire, Avis and Carrentals.co.uk, ArgusCarHire.com was deemed the winner based on its originality, design and features, level of innovation, success within the market and overall user experience.

Commenting on the Travolution win, Barry Malone, Head of Online at ArgusCarHire.com said: “This is a great achievement for the team and the brand. Our category was especially tough, which makes the award all the more momentous. We are proud to represent this online success story and look forward to more future wins within the industry.”

The Travolution award consolidates a very successful year for the company in terms of accolades. In March, ArgusCarHire.com won the award for Best Search Marketing Campaign as well as the top Grand Prix award at the Nokia Digital Media Awards in Dublin. In June Argus was a finalist in the British Travel Awards.

The Travolution Awards recognise companies that excel in the fields of online travel, digital marketing and technology. The awards are judged by a panel of proven business leaders and entrepreneurs and are considered the UK’s highest accolade for innovation and online excellence.

About ArgusCarHire.com:

Argus Car Hire was established in 1959. Online since 1996, ArgusCarHire.com is recognised as one of the world’s leading car rental consolidators. The company’s ‘direct connect’ technology allows customers to search hundreds of suppliers to book their rental car in just three clicks. Currently 800 of the world’s most trusted car hire companies subscribe to the system, providing Argus customers with the lowest all-inclusive pricing in 39 languages at 30000 locations worldwide including airports, train stations, ferry ports and city centres in 174 countries worldwide.

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