Travel guides, events, hints and tips

Chesterfield, Derbyshire -- (SBWire) -- 11/28/2009 -- Comprehensive information on the web: Sixt AG, an international provider of high-quality car and van hire has recently launched a new blog designed to provide internet users with fun stories and exciting news from around the World along with advice and tips for Sixt customers on renting a vehicle. The new Sixt blog also features some exclusive regular guest blog posts about travel and local events. The blog is open to anyone who requires assistance to contact a member of the Sixt team regardless of whether the enquiry is about a Sixt product or car hire in general. The blog is located on a separate domain at http://www.sixtblog.co.uk offering a platform for content and interaction away from the Sixt reservation website. Another useful feature available to visitors of Sixt blog is the live traffic updates section giving up-to-date information on road travel problems.

The blog, which launched during the Summer, has recorded rising visitor numbers each month and is becoming a useful platform for customers with questions and queries. One popular feature is the regular posts called ‘ask the expert’ offering car hire users advice on the lesser known aspects of vehicle rental such as what fuel policies will apply and winter tyre requirements for customers considering renting in ski resorts.

The blog provides its users with modern features, readers can rate an article and recommend content to friends and family. An interactive comments facility allows visitors to leave their feedback and opinions on articles. Regular readers can subscribe to the blog RSS feed so that content is automatically fed into their preferred source.

David Jackson, Internet marketing executive at Sixt, explained "The new blog offers us a platform to communicate news and advice to both existing and potential new customers. We aim to provide content that appeals to a broad audience and avoid only publishing car hire information.”

The appeal of the blog is clear from visitor numbers which have increased by 650% over the six months which the blog has been running.