ACTRA Chooses CRX for Web Services
Kevin Miles, the 2005 ACTRA President, announced today that Car Rental Express (CRX) has been chosen to be the exclusive supplier of Internet services for ACTRA.
Kevin Miles, the 2005 ACTRA President, announced today that Car Rental Express (CRX) has been chosen to be the exclusive supplier of Internet services for ACTRA.
ACTRA is a professional support organization for the automotive rental industry. The association’s mission is to support and promote the growth and development of independent and franchisee vehicle rental business owners. ACTRA achieves this end by providing an organization for rental businesses to pool their efforts and resources, to increase their buying power, to promote and improve legislation that benefits the industry and to provide better products and services to rental consumers. ACTRA is the Voice of the Auto Rental Industry.
CRX is an Internet company, which has been dedicated to serving independent car rental agencies and providing innovative Internet business and marketing solutions exclusively to the car rental industry since 1999.
CRX’s has begun designing ACTRA’s new website, which will facilitate the delivery of important industry information to its members. The ACTRA site, www.actra.us, will use the latest technology to allow ACTRA headquarters to update the site, which means the most current information, news and events will be posted immediately. CRX will consistently upgrade the site to ensure that ACTRA members receive the best communication from the association.
ACTRA and CRX anticipate a productive, long-term relationship that will result in the best website value for ACTRA members.
For information on joining ACTRA, please contact Jill Hawkins, Association Administrator, at (888) 200-2795 or jhawkins@harrtingtoncompany.com. If you have any specific questions on ACTRA’s 2005 vision, please contact ACTRA’s 2005 President, Kevin Miles, at kmiles@thrifycmh.net. For more information regarding CRX, please contact Stan Levy, CRX President, at stan@carrentalexpress.com.
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