Carrentals.co.uk Sets Out to Raise Hundreds of £s for StreetSmart with Second 'Book & Donate' Day
Car hire experts help leading homeless charities to generate funds this January 25
Online, January 23, 2012 (Newswire.com) - Leading Internet-based car hire comparison website Carrentals.co.uk this week reports that its second 'Book & Donate' day will raise hundreds of pounds for leading homeless charity StreetSmart. The event will see the website donate £1 per booking to StreetSmart this coming January 25.
StreetSmart is backed by the likes of Stephen Fry, Neil Morrissey and Richard Bacon and works with over 90 homeless charities in 19 UK cities. The first Carrentals.co.uk 'Book & Donate' day was held on January 11 and raised over £330 for StreetSmart's education, training, housing and health initiatives.
Gareth Robinson, Managing Director of Carrentals.co.uk, says: "We're pleased to go ahead with our second 'Book & Donate' day as the first was such a success. We're hoping that our plan to donate £1 for every car hire booking through our site on that day will raise more than ever for StreetSmart - a truly worthy cause."
"We'd like our users to keep the 'Book & Donate' days at the back of their mind when they are planning to rent a car - they can contribute to a worthy cause when booking if so," Gareth goes on. "As usual we do also advise advance booking of rental cars to be sure of getting the best value and choice and plenty of access to in-demand optional extras."
The Carrentals.co.uk website will host additional 'Book & Donate' days on February 8th and 22nd, and March 7th and 21st.
Each year StreetSmart runs its major fundraising events in conjunction with leading UK restaurants such as Nobu, Dinner by Heston Blumenthal and Restaurant Gordon Ramsay. The restaurants help StreetSmart out by adding £1 donations to each customer's bill.
Glenn Pougnet, director of StreetSmart, said: "We are delighted that Carrentals.co.uk is again hosting Book & Donate days and we look forward to their contribution to our important projects. As such we hope that Carrentals.co.uk site users think about making their booking on January 25th!"
Carrentals.co.uk is the UK's leading car rental comparison site, comparing deals from up to 50 rental companies including Alamo, Auto Europe, Budget, Holiday Autos and Sixt, in over 15,000 locations worldwide.
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About Carrentals.co.uk
Carrentals.co.uk was launched in February 2003 and grew to become one of the UK's leading online car hire companies by 2006.
In 2007 the company re-launched its site to create the first major online price comparator in the travel industry. Using the latest technology the Carrentals.co.uk site now searches up to 50 different car hire websites, providing an impartial comparison of the best prices available in over 15,000 locations.
Websites searched include Alamo, Auto Europe, Budget, Ebookers, Hertz, Holiday Autos, Opodo, Sixt and Thrifty, with the Carrentals.co.uk site quickly comparing prices and allowing customers to refine their search by car type.
The Carrentals.co.uk site also features over 5,000 pages of travel information in a mini-guide format.
In 2008 Carrentals.co.uk was voted Best Car Hire Website in the Travolution Awards, and in 2010 it was Highly Commended in the Best Meta-search/Price Comparison category. To book or for further information visit www.carrentals.co.uk
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