PANAMA CITY, Fla., April 21 /PRNewswire/ -- BookIt.com, http://www.BookIt.com,
the fastest growing online travel company, has been named the winner of
Outstanding Deals by an Online Travel Agency at the 2008 Travelzoo
Awards(TM). Other nominees included travel industry powerhouse brands
Expedia, Travelocity and Orbitz.
Travelzoo (Nasdaq: TZOO), a global Internet media company, revealed the
2008 Travelzoo Award winners at a gala award ceremony in Chicago on April
9. The Travelzoo Awards, also known as 'The Tzoos', celebrate the companies
behind the best deals in 20 categories, including airlines, hotels,
vacation companies, cruise agencies, cruise lines, shows & events, car
rentals and destinations.
"We are so honored to win this prestigious award and consider it a
major achievement, especially considering the esteemed list of nominees,"
said Jesse Henson, Vice President of Marketing for BookIt.com. "At
BookIt.com, everything we do revolves around our guests, including
consistently providing tremendous vacation values for them."
"For BookIt.com to be nominated alongside such industry leaders as
Expedia, Travelocity and Orbitz is an honor in itself, and to be selected
as the winner is both humbling and extremely gratifying," said Bud Finlaw,
President and founder of BookIt.com. He added, "This award underscores how
hard our team works to compete in an extremely competitive marketplace."
"Everyday the travel industry inspires millions of people to escape
their daily lives and explore new places," said C.J. Kettler, president
North America, Travelzoo. "It is such an honor for us to recognize the
companies that are the best at not only inspiring travelers, but creating
deals that make travel accessible, affordable and easy to book. All 20 of
our Tzoo Award winners are leaders in this industry."
Travelzoo's deal experts evaluated more than 67,000 deals to determine
the companies behind the best deals in each of the 20 categories.
Seventy-three companies were honored at the Tzoo Awards. For more
information visit http://www.travelzoo.com/tzoos .
About BookIt.com
BookIt.com is an online travel company determined and dedicated to
becoming the leader in providing travelers with the most intuitive online
booking experience. Based in Panama City Beach, Fla., BookIt.com offers a
full range of services including vacation packages, airfare, hotel
reservations, car rental, cruises and in-destination activities,
attractions and services from a broad selection of destinations both
domestically and internationally. For more information, visit
http://www.BookIt.com .
About Travelzoo
Travelzoo is a global Internet media company. Travelzoo's media
properties, which reach more than 12 million travel enthusiasts in the
U.S., Canada, China, France, Germany, Hong Kong, Japan, Taiwan and the
U.K., include the Travelzoo(R) Web site (http://www.travelzoo.com), the Top 20(R)
e-mail newsletter, the Newsflash(TM) e-mail alert service and
SuperSearch(TM), a travel search engine. Travelzoo publishes offers from
more than 900 advertisers. Travelzoo's deal experts review each offer to
find the best travel deals and confirm their true value. Travelzoo is
headquartered in New York City.
SOURCE BookIt.com
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Related links:
http://www.BookIt.com
http://www.travelzoo.com http://www.travelzoo.com/tzoos
CONTACT:
Britt Monroe of Tilson Communications,
+1-561-998-1995, bmonroe@tilsonpr.com, for BookIt.com
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