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.
August 23, 2017 in Rental Operations
Many car rental companies — in the path of the total solar eclipse or nearby — saw an increase in reservations last weekend for travelers coming to view the coast-to-coast solar eclipse. A few operators describe their experience.
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August 23, 2017 in Rental Operations
When the employee-only pilot testing program concludes, Servco, the distributor of Toyota vehicles in Hawaii, will use Toyota's carsharing technology to launch a new Honolulu-based carshare business by the end of 2017.
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August 23, 2017 in Rental Operations
Hagerty, a network for people who love cars and collectible vehicles, has acquired Classics&Exotics, a peer-to-peer online marketplace for classic cars. The website has relaunched as DriveShare by Hagerty.
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August 23, 2017 in Rental Operations
Due to a $170K grant from the Metropolitan Transportation Commission to the Sonoma County Transportation Authority, Zipcar will administer its carsharing service in Santa Rosa for two years.
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August 22, 2017 in Rental Operations
Tourico Holidays, a wholesale travel brokerage company, has announced new supplier partnerships with Advantage Rent A Car and E-Z Rent-A-Car. Tourico expands its access to rental car inventory at 85 locations around the U.S.
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August 22, 2017 in Rental Operations
Launching initially in South Florida with exotic cars, LUXnow offers a peer-to-peer platform for luxury and exotic carsharing. LUXnow plans to expand to New York in fall 2017.
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August 22, 2017 in Rental Operations
The modified route is part of the improvement project to build a new consolidated rental car facility at the airport. Once finished, the five-story car rental facility will house the companies in one location with approximately 4,400 parking stalls.
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August 21, 2017 in Rental Operations
Revv, an Indian-based shared mobility solutions platform, plans to double the coverage of its one-way carsharing service. It allows customers to pick up a car from anywhere in the origin city and leave it anywhere in the destination city.
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August 21, 2017 in Rental Operations
The National Basketball League (NBL) in Australia and New Zealand has announced that Europcar will continue as its official car rental partner for the 2017-18 season.
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August 21, 2017 in Rental Operations
eHi Car Services Limited, a car rental and car services provider in China, has completed an offering of $400 million aggregate principal amount of its senior unsecured notes.
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August 21, 2017 in Rental Operations
Toyota Motor Corp. will test a carsharing service using its mini electric vehicles in Bangkok, Thailand
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August 18, 2017 in Rental Operations
The Norwegian cities of Oslo and Trondheim and Reykjavik, Iceland, ranked as the most expensive cities to rent cars in Europe, according to a survey by CheapCarRental.net.
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August 18, 2017 in Rental Operations
Localiza, a South American rental car company, has launched Localiza Fast, a self-service car rental process through a mobile app.
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August 16, 2017 in Rental Operations
DriveNow customers in Germany, Austria, and the U.K. who own Alexa devices, such as Amazon Echo and Echo Dot, can use voice commands to reserve nearby vehicles and get details on their car and reservation time.
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By Chris Brown , August 2017 in Rental Operations, Telematics
Operators discuss how they've configured their GPS tracking systems and honed their processes to mitigate rental car misuse while better managing fleet.
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By Amy Winter-Hercher, August 2017 in Rental Operations
By establishing a verification process and enforcing certain requirements at the counter, a rental company can reduce the chances of its vehicles being stolen or used in a crime.
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By Amy Winter-Hercher, August 2017 in Rental Operations
Having access to personal identifiable information from their customers, rental companies face security threats externally (cyberattacks) and internally (employee theft). Here are some tips to help rental companies better secure their sensitive data and educate their employees.
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By Amy Winter-Hercher, August 2017 in Rental Operations
This year's conference moves to Miami and features a roster of new speakers as well as a collocated event — Fleet Forward Conference — dedicated to smart mobility solutions.
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By American Car Rental Association, August 2017 in Legislative, Rental Operations
Peer-to-peer car rental companies claim they aren't the same as traditional car rental companies.
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By Access-IS, August 2017 in Rental Operations
A car rental employee wants to learn more about how to prevent identity and credit card fraud during the rental car process.
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