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Europcar launches e-Gift Vouchers

Paris, May 20 2003. Europcar International is pleased to announce the launch of their e-gift vouchers. The development of these electronic, emailable gift vouchers is part of Europcar strategy to create innovative web products and to promote mobility .

Europcar e-gift vouchers can be purchased exclusively on the web : on www.europcar.com and www.europcar.de for the moment and soon on www.europcar.fr, www.europcar.co.uk, www.europcar.be, and www.europcar.pt .

This new offer is designed to answer the needs of Europcar’s e-customers renting for their holidays or a special occasion anywhere in the world.

Europcar e-gift vouchers are promoted as the perfect gift idea for every occasion : they will be particularly appreciated for weddings, birthdays, anniversaries as well as for the upcoming holiday season! Virtual gift vouchers will also solve customers‘ last-minute shopping dilemmas. As they are delivered via e-mail, they will always be delivered in time for any special celebration.

Purchasing a Europcar e-gift voucher is convenient and easy : it can be completed online and sent in a few minutes without leaving the home or office (payment is made online by credit card in a totally secured environment) ! There's no package delivery to wait for, no gift to wrap, and no card to sign because the Europcar e-Gift voucher with a personalized message will be delivered to the recipient's email inbox immediately upon confirmation of the order. Or, if the customer prefers, he/she can send it to his/her own e-mail address and forward it to the recipient later on via e-mail or printed paper copy.

Europcar e-gift vouchers are available to residents of Belgium, France, Germany, Portugal and the UK in denominations between 25€ and €200 (£15 to £120 for UK residents).

They are redeemable for up to one year after the date of issue for car rentals at any Europcar location worldwide . A prior reservation is mandatory, which can be made online or over the phone by calling Europcar Reservation Office.

By developing attractive web products such as e-gift vouchers, the objective of Europcar is to increase traffic on Europcar websites as well as boost online prepayment.

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Europcar is represented in 123 countries throughout the world with 2,685 rental stations and a fleet of over 220,000 vehicles.

For further information and online bookings go to www.europcar.com !


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