Kiwi Collection Wins 2010 Outstanding Travel Website Award
Kiwi Collection - Hotels for People Who Care Where They Stay
September 27, 2010 - Kiwi Collection's new website has won an esteemed WebAward from the Web Marketing Association for Outstanding Achievement in Web Design.
This is Kiwi Collection's second such award, winning on a previous occasion in 2006 for their original site. Since this new site's launch in April of 2010, Kiwicollection.com has seen traffic increases of 275%, reservations increases of 312%, and average booking values of USD 1,260.
Now in its 14th year, the WebAwards is the premier annual website award competition that names the best Web sites in 96 industries while setting the standard of excellence for all website development.
Kiwicollection.com can attribute its success to a number of key themes, two of the most significant being, intuitive usability, and timeless design. Kiwi Collection's proprietary and unbiased rating criteria takes into consideration generosity & value, room-type, food & beverage, spa & fitness, attention to detail, wow/hip factor, architecture & design, location, and fit-to-promise.
Over 2100 hotels in 127 countries all feature weather forecasting and dynamic best-rate pricing. Hotels featuring a Kiwi Advantage offer free perks that differ from hotel to hotel. A subset of the collection, the Visa Luxury Hotel Collection, offers Visa Premium cardholders perks such as free upgrades, complimentary Internet or valet parking, continental breakfast, and food & beverage credits.
Kiwi Collection also offers a 24/7 Reservations Team, for those looking for that human connection when booking their hotel.
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