Rental Operations

There are many rental operations factors that go into running a car rental company effectively and efficiently. This channel covers all rental operations including vehicle cleaning and maintenance, marketing, training, franchising, front line performance, operator profiles and car sharing.


New Study Shows Business Travelers Increasingly Use Technology to Make Travel More Productive

The study identifies five segments of travelers in the market today: The Veteran (33%), Road Weary (25%), Wide-eyed and Anxious (21%), Passionate High-Tech (14%) and New Recruits (7%) based on their travel goals, characteristics, technology usages and demographics.

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Dollar Thrifty Automotive Group Announces Pricing of $500 Million of Medium-Term Asset Backed Notes

Rental Car Finance Corp. ("RCFC"), priced $500 million in aggregate principal amount of medium-term Series 2011-1 rental car asset backed notes.

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Avis Budget Group to Announce Second Quarter 2011 Results on August 3

Conference call to discuss results scheduled for August 4, 2011.

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Penske Customers Use Smartphones to Make Truck Rental Reservations

When Penske customers access PenskeTruckRental.com from their smartphones the site automatically becomes a mobile version.

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GBTA Reveals Best and Worst Travel Taxes in Top U.S. Destinations

Research finds that taxes targeting travel services increase cost by 56 percent.

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BMW Car Sharing Program to Expand

In the program, which is a partnership between BMW and car rental firm Sixt, the vehicles are tracked using satellite technology.

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Alamo Rent A Car Offers Vacation Sweepstakes for Facebook Fans

Alamo Facebook fans can click on the "Make Your Escape" tab and create their Ultimate Escape to be entered to win $5,000 toward their dream vacation.

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Zipcar Releases Survey on Car Sharing Impact

Survey data from Zipcar's Baltimore-area members shows that 18 percent of respondents have sold their vehicles, according to the company.

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Avis Adds Camaro Convertible to Cool Car Collection

Exclusive to Avis, renters can choose from the Camaro SS with a 400-horsepower 6.2-liter V8 engine, or the Camaro LT which features a 312-horsepower 3.6-liter V6 engine.

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Dollar Thrifty Automotive Group to Announce Second Quarter 2011 Financial Results

Dollar Thrifty Automotive Group, Inc. will announce second quarter 2011 financial results prior to market open on Monday, August 8, 2011.

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Which Hybrids Pay Back the Quickest?

After five years and 15,000 miles of driving per year, are there any hybrids that actually have a lower cost of ownership than their gas-engine counterparts? One unexpected vehicle takes the prize.

How Far Will Cell Phone Bans Go?

The federal government means business with its new law banning cell phone use while driving commercial vehicles. Can the laws go even further, and how should fleets react?

Righting a Wrong in Arizona

Arizona is one of a super minority of states in which auto rental companies are required by statute to pay for the negligent acts of their renters. Look for new legislation in the coming weeks that proposes to change that.

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