Media Release
Webjet Sales Growth Continues In August
31st August 2000
WEBJET Ltd (ASX:WEB), Australia's leading online travel provider, today announced that its bookings for the month of August relative to July, has increased by some 25% which has resulted in a continuation of the booking growth reported at the end of July.
WEBJET's Managing Director, David Clarke, said 'We are extremely pleased with the continuing trend which demonstrates the ongoing success of our media advertising and which is also reflected in our consistent high Internet site rankings where we are well ahead of our non airline competitors and on occasions outrank one or more of the airline sites, including Virgin Blue'.
In recent times, Webjet has strengthened its position in the market with a range of strategic alliances including ISIS Communications, Primus, themoneyshop, Unidex and service initiatives including Webcam, an integrated online video technology that links users to a "real human" consultant, and Websure, an innovative insurance policy to protect WEBJET online users against credit card fraud and non-delivery of service.