Momondo Wins Another Top Travel Award

Momondo Named “Best Travel Website” at Annual Danish Travel Industry Awards

Copenhagen, Denmark, October 12, 2011 … Danish travel meta-search site www.Momondo.com is delighted to announce that is has won the “Best Travel Website” award from the prestigious annual Danish Travel Awards. The event, just held in Copenhagen, is where more than 350 national travel industry leaders gathered to celebrate the year's best achievements in the travel and tourism business.

Votes were canvassed by the Danish Travel Research firm “You Gov’s” and from subscribers to the Scandinavian travel trade journal Stand By (http://standby.dk). This industry and consumer pool collectively voted Momondo the best online travel site.

This is the first time the category of “Best Travel Website” has been included in the 16 years that these awards have been singling out superlative companies in 20 categories of the travel and tourism industry.

Momondo received this honor with pride, and Martin Lumbye, Partner in Momondo commented:

"The Danish public has spoken, and the Momondo team is honored to be recognized in this way. The team has worked tirelessly for 5 years to create a site with the broadest price comparisons on fares, hotel and rental cars in the world. We have placed tremendous emphasis on making it easy, fast and inspiring to use Momondo when planning your next trip. We are proud that consumers have chosen us as the best travel site. It's truly a great day for Momondo.” 

About Momondo:  

Travel Search Engine www.momondo.com is a Danish initiative, launched in September 2006 by skilled computer programmers and people with a passion for new technology and travel. The search engine finds and compares the best prices on airline tickets, hotel rooms and rental cars from over 700 travel websites and then links to these service providers for purchasing. Momondo also includes user-generated online city guides and publishes a series of print travel guidebooks. Momondo has been lauded by both the Danish and international media. In August 2010, the London Sunday Times awarded Momondo as the best overall travel site. CNN has raved that Momondo is the “best for searching far, wide, fast,” and legendary travel authority Arthur Frommer has consistently recommended Momondo as his favorite travel website. In Denmark, Momondo won the 2010 E-Commerce Prize in the category Travel & Tourism, and has several times been nominated for national and international awards in technology and the travel industry.

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For further information Contact:                                                                                                                                                                        

Marian Goldberg, Tel: (347) 559-6462 [MGMC], Email: marian@mariangoldbergcomm.com on Behalf of Momondo