July 25, 2000 As well as booking travel on-line, cross-Channel shoppers travelling with Hoverspeed can now beat long queues at French hypermarkets by shopping for their wine, beer, spirits, and fragrances on-line at www.hoverstore.co.uk. With cross-Channel shopping offering savings of up to 50% on UK high street prices, Hoverspeed, which operates services from Dover, Folkestone and Newhaven is the first cross-Channel operator to offer an e-tailing service for goods purchased on the Continent from its land-based hoverstores at Calais, Boulogne, and Dieppe in France, and Ostend in Belgium. Passengers can pre-order from a range of goods up to 48 hours before travel, simply by browsing the website and placing their order in an electronic shopping basket. Once completed, they proceed to the checkout where a fully secure site means they can pay on-line by credit/debit card. Their order is then confirmed by e-mail. On arrival on the Continent, the passenger simply presents the confirmation and collects their goods. For foot passengers, Hoverspeed will even deliver the goods back to the UK port of departure. And for purchases of four cases or more of wine, cross-Channel shoppers can also take advantage of Hoverspeed’s home delivery service and have their wine delivered anywhere in the UK within 72 hours. To book on-line, visit www.hoverspeed.co.uk, where you can even take a virtual tour of the hovercraft, seacat, and superseacat.Press Release Media contact: Nick Stevens, Public Relations Manager Telephone: (01304) 865170 |