Leading international car rental agency - Avis - now puts Three Cities' guests in the ideal driving seat, as the car rental agency partners to offer incomparable preferential rates and concessions to the Three Cities Group's guests rewards programme, The Exceptional Rewards Programme.

With Avis on board and currently the supplier of choice to The Three Cities Group's travelling executives, Exceptional Rewards Gold membership holders can now earn additional discounts off the best rate of the day, while Exceptional Rewards Silver membership holders will receive the best rate of the day.

With a simple click through on the Three Cities Group's website: www.threecities.co.za - Exceptional Reward members can now book their accommodation of choice and hire a car online, without leaving the Three Cities website.

Managing Director of The Three Cities Group, John Creighton said: "We are excited about our new venture with Avis, and know that our guests will only receive the best of offers and benefits to make their travelling and holiday planning easier and simpler.

With the Exceptional Rewards Programme and the renowned reputation of Avis, our members can now book low accommodation rates online and reserve a rental car, all at their leisure and click of a button."

With the Exceptional Rewards Programme, guests have the option of a Silver, Gold or Black membership card and can collect rewards in the form of 'Exceptional Rands' which can be accumulated and stored on their membership card.

Creighton explained further: "The Silver membership is absolutely free for 12 months and it offers cash back rewards up to the value of up to 10% of accommodation spend at any Three Cities' hotels, resorts and lodges. The three tiered membership programme also gives guests the option to upgrade their membership in order to enjoy additional benefits."

Other offers include discounts on accommodation; lifestyle tips; news and updates as well as not to be missed specials on flights and now car rental.

For more information visit www.threecities.co.za

THE THREE CITIES GROUP

Three Cities Management was formed in 1988 as a hospitality group offering specialised services in the tourism industry.

Today The Three Cities Group manages and markets over 32 quality tourism and leisure properties and has a strong network of sales and marketing specialists working out of Johannesburg, Durban, Cape Town, United Kingdom and Germany.

Its distinctively unique portfolio of properties includes: City Hotels, Resorts, Exceptional Safaris and Exceptional Collection as well as three campuses of The International Hotel School (IHS) and the largest Marine Theme Park in Africa - uShaka Marine World in Durban.

Its unique portfolio of properties offers a diverse range of Africa's finest hotels, resorts and game lodges situated in the major tourist and business centres of Southern Africa.