Car & Truck Rental News
Browse the latest breaking news across the automotive rental industry covering fleet acquisition, remarketing, rental software, GPS & telematics, fleet insurance and financing, rental operations, risk management, technological innovations and shifting market conditions.
December 1, 2003
ORLANDO, Fla. -- AirTran Airways launched a partnership that allows A-Plus Rewards members to earn credits toward free travel when renting from Hertz.
A-Plus Rewards members can earn double cre...
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December 1, 2003
TULSA, Okla. -- Thrifty Car Rental recently completed its upgrade on the Amadeus GDS, which will allow travelers and travel agents to access Thrifty's complete inventory of vehicles directly fro...
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November 24, 2003
ORANGE, Mass. -- Enterprise Rent-A-Car has opened a new rental office here at 109 New Athol Road. "At Enterprise, our top priority is customer service, and we're looking forward to working with ...
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November 21, 2003
ATLANTA -- Although the economy is slowly rebounding, it appears that U.S. corporations remain cautious with their 2004 travel budgets. WorldTravel BTI's annual client survey conducted in August...
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November 20, 2003
PARSIPPANY, N.J. -- Cendant Car Rental Group, owner of the Avis and Budget car rental systems, announced that Mary LeBlanc has joined the company as senior vice president and chief information o...
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November 19, 2003
As a vendor to the vehicle rental industry, your value to ACTIF is immeasurable. ACTIF is always looking for ways to connect members with the vendors whose products and services can help the re...
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November 19, 2003
These low prices are ONLY guaranteed through November 24, 2003 With the cold weather and the hustle and bustle of the holiday season upon us, wouldn't it be nice to spend an afternoon lounging ...
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November 18, 2003
SACRAMENTO -- Keeping his campaign promise, newly installed California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger yesterday signed an executive order to repeal the state's new $4 billion hike of the state v...
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November 18, 2003
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. -- Payless Car Rental System announced the addition of two new franchises -- one in the Seattle area and one in Puerto Rico.The Seattle area franchise features a fleet of 20...
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November 18, 2003
LONG BEACH, Calif. -- Abrams Travel Data Services (ATD) has launched a quarterly survey aimed at measuring rental car industry performance. A report summarizing the results is available to surve...
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