Thrifty Partners with Carlson Hotels

Thrifty Car Rental has become the exclusive car rental partner in Carlson Hotels Worldwide's Look to Book travel agent loyalty program. Travel consultants who book a car with Thrifty will earn f...

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Industry Backs New York Bill to Amend Liability Guidelines

ALBANY, N.Y. -- The car rental industry is solidly backing the Motor Vehicle Renter’s Responsibility and Protection Act, a New York bill that would put an end to the $100 liability limit in pla...

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Avis Named One of the Best Companies for Asian Americans

Avis Rent A Car System has been named one of the best companies for Asian Americans by Asian Enterprise magazine. The publication chose Avis and 12 other companies for the award from a field of ...

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Abrams Releases Customer Service Tracking Product

Abrams Travel Data Services has released a customer service tracking product that offers subscribers in-depth ratings of every facet of their customers' rental experience. The tracking product, ...

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Police Investigate Car Theft Ring Targeting Pearson Airport in Toronto Area

Police are investigating a car theft ring that's been targeting high-end rental cars at Pearson International Airport in the Toronto area. Members of the ring have stolen Lincoln Navigators and ...

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Charlotte Rejects Tax to Fund New Arena for Charlotte Hornets

Voters in Charlotte, N.C., on June 5 overwhelmingly defeated a $342 million arena package that proposed a 5% tax on car rental in the city. Among the projects that the referendum sought to fund ...

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ANC Implements ProBusiness Payroll Program

ANC Rental Corp., parent of National Car Rental and Alamo Rent a Car, has implemented the ProBusiness tax service with the ProBusiness PeopleSoft payroll interface, which enables the company to ...

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Dollar Thrifty Reports Record Revenue for First Quarter

Dollar Thrifty Automotive Group Inc. reported that total revenue for the first quarter 2001 was a record $243.9 million, representing a 4% increase over the first quarter in 2000.Net income for ...

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Dollar Promotes Mowry, Morgan

Dollar Rent A Car has promoted Joseph Mowry to executive director, liability claims and systems insurance programs. In addition, the company promoted Maureen Morgan to director, subrogation and ...

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Industry Solidly Backing New York's Libous/Klein Bill

The car rental industry has lent its solid support to the Libous/Klein senate bill in New York, which seeks to change the state's current rental car liability cap. The bill is currently in commi...

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