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.
January 18, 2012 in Rental Operations
According to the San Diego News Examiner, a woman in Arizona is filing a federal class-action lawsuit against Avis for being denied discounts that were offered to members of two gay and lesbian associations.
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January 18, 2012 in Rental Operations
The new locations from the car rental website will include the U.S., the U.K., Macedonia and Poland.
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January 18, 2012 in Rental Operations
In addition to announcing the start-up of an Orlando Airport location, Sixt will also open a branch at Palm Beach International.
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January 17, 2012 in Rental Operations
Avis will also have placement on the official PGA Tour website, tie-ins to television programming and national advertising opportunities in print and broadcast channels.
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January 17, 2012 in Rental Operations, Green Fleet
The company announced that the enrollment is automatic, and Hertz On Demand members are also eligible to enroll in the Hertz Gold Plus Rewards program.
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January 11, 2012 in Rental Operations

Among the six cities in the rate analysis that Auto Rental News publishes monthly with the help of the The Tennant Group, Miami saw a huge spike in early- to mid-December auto rental rates.
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January 11, 2012 in Rental Operations, Fuel, Mobility
Peer-to-peer car-sharing company announced that gas will no longer be included in the reservation price starting Jan. 16.
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January 11, 2012 in Rental Operations
Victim was working to sell a silver 2008 Mercedes Benz coupe that he hoped would bring him $60,000.
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January 11, 2012 in Rental Operations, Mobility
The transactions — certified by Visa Inc. and Visa Europe — will use Visa’s ‘payWave,’ so car rental companies that offer this type of Visa transaction should be prepared when customers begin pulling out their cell phones instead of credit cards at the point of sale.
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January 10, 2012 in Rental Operations
These were two of 25 total awards that Hertz Corp. won in 2011.
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