Shopqwik.com Launches Free Mobile Phone Software That’s Just The Ticket For Travel Reservations

July 24, 2006 - Press Dispensary - Busy people get a chance to chill out this long hot summer with the launch of free mobile software from Shopqwik.com (http://www.shopqwik.com) that allows them to save time by booking a holiday in a traffic jam, or paying the London congestion charge over breakfast. Shopqwik.com's service means the user can book flights, hotels, car hire, beach resorts and pay the London congestion charge, all at the press of a button.

For the first time in Europe, the Shopqwik service allows users to make complete bookings without wasting time on a maze of call centre options or trawling through websites. Using Shopqwik's software it takes just 90 seconds to book a flight from start to finish and two key presses to pay the congestion charge. With flight details and a reservation ID for check-in all accessed via the phone, Shopqwik users can just grab their passports and go.

The Shopqwik software meets the needs of any busy global traveller: car hire can be booked in 6,000 locations, and flights can be booked with Ryanair, Easyjet and 25 other budget airlines all over Europe. For accommodation, 30,000 hotels are available worldwide. Even a last minute beach apartment in the Med is only seconds away. All this can be achieved in complete security as no transaction details are stored on the phone.

Mark Tynan, CEO of Shopqwik.com, says: "While temperatures rise this summer, so can stress levels, as people juggle work travel schedules, or try to squeeze in a holiday. However, Shopqwik keeps everything speedy, simple and secure. And, at such competitive prices, customers can be confident they'll bag a bargain."

Shopqwik keeps customers up to date with a handy free service, emailing and texting all the booking details, and even re-sending the text the day before travel as a timely reminder. Booking information is available at the touch of a button on a phone or to view on a PC, where customers can resend booking emails.

Shopqwik also offers an additional service not available on most travel websites: anyone booking a 'city hotel' can modify the dates of the booking and cancel it entirely in seconds – a service currently exclusive to Shopqwik.com .

Shopqwik.com is offering a hot deal for summer, charging no commission on beach hotels and flights, so customers can enjoy an average saving of £150 per booking (based on two passengers).

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Notes for editors
Set up in 2006, web-based Shopqwik.com is operated from Harpenden, Hertfordshire , U.K.

Shopqwik's software currently works on 19 Nokia models and more than ten PDAs.

To use Shopqwik's software to pay the London congestion charge, customers will require an account with TFL.

For further information, please contact:
Mark Tynan, CEO, Shopqwik.com
Tel: 01582 623741 / 07711 672531
Email:
Site: www.shopqwik.com