TravelMole 2006 Web Awards winners announced-20--M.

TravelMole 2006 Web Awards winners announced-20--M.: "
TravelMole 2006 Web Awards winners announced


Lastminute.com, Easyjet and Royal Caribbean International were among the winners of this year's Travelmole Web Awards.

The awards were presented at a ceremony at the Slovak Republic Embassy in London attended by winners, nominated companies and category sponsors.

Now in its third year, the TravelMole Web Awards received a record number of nominations, with over 1000 individual websites nominated across 12 categories.

The response was so high, this year the judges decided to select four shortlisted companies for each category instead of three.

Websites were judged by a team of internet specialists according to ease of navigation, clarity of purpose, functionality and effective and aesthetically- pleasing design.

The winners were:

* Easyjet � http://www.easyjet.co.uk/ - Best Airline Website

* Travel Republic � http://www.travelrepublic.co.uk/ - Best Travel Agency Website

* LastMinute � http://www.lastminute.com/ - Best Web-based Agency Website

* To Escape To � http://www.toescapeto.com/ - Best Tour Operator Website

* Business Travel Direct � http://www.businesstraveldirect.co.uk/ - Best Travel Management Website�

* Royal Caribbean International � http://www.rccl.com/ � Best Cruise or Ferry Website

* Dohop �www.dohop.com - Technology Website

* Explore � http://www.explore.co.uk/ - Best Responsible Tourism Website

* Budget � http://www.budget.co.uk/ - Best Car Rental Website

* C&M � http://www.candm.co.uk/ - Best Recruitment Website

* Myhotels � http://www.myhotels.com/ - Best Hotels Web"