Press release

Hotel Reservation Service (HRS) wins Business Traveller Award 2003

Cologne, March 2004. The movers and shakers in the industrial world and business travellers from all sectors know what they're talking about. For the fourth time in a row since the year 2000, they've named the Hotel Reservation Service (HRS) one of the best Web sites for business travel. HRS came second overall in 2003 (behind Lufthansa) in a survey of readers of Germany's leading business travel magazine (Business Traveller issues 1/2004, 1/2003, 1/2002 and 1/2001).

After finishing top in 2002 (1/2003 issue), HRS has again changed places with Lufthansa. In 2003, the business travellers who took part in the survey have again confirmed that the two companies are effective service providers on the Internet - a select, practical alliance.

Business travellers like the HRS site because it saves time and money, has wide-ranging offers, is simple to use and quick to make bookings with up-to-date prices and best-buys, as well as for its flexibility, immediacy and the lack of bureaucracy. This is backed up by its practical, customer-oriented philosophy, ensuring the wishes of corporate customers are not simply noted, but acted upon quickly.

The Business Traveller Award, one of the most prestigious accolades in the travel and hospitality industry, were presented at the Arabella Sheraton Grand Hotel in Frankfurt on 14 January 2004 in front of a specially-invited audience of leading decision-makers from the industrial, hotel and travel sectors.

Hotel reservations can be made in 25 languages on www.hrs.de, via imode.hrs.de and by telephone every day from 7am to midnight by calling the hotel reservation hotline on +49 (0)1805 477 000.

Contact:

HOTEL RESERVATION SERVICE (HRS)
Robert Ragge GmbH
Presseabteilung
Blaubach 32

D-50676 Koeln

Tel.: +49 18055 2077-505
Fax: +49 18055 2077-557