Skurt, a transportation service that delivers rental cars, has launched in Miami. Skurt partners with rental companies to offer their fleet for daily rental through Skurt’s app.
The fifth annual Auto Rental Summit took place in a new city and venue. From Oct. 24-25, corporate, franchised and independent companies gathered at the B Resort & Spa in Lake Buena Vista, Fla. Check out images from seminars, the exhibit hall, networking breaks, awards, a tour of ACE Rent A Car in Orlando, and more.
Photos by Amy Winter-Hercher and Eric Tillotson.
After two months of significant rate quote increases over the previous year, airport rates for October were down $0.65 or about 1.5%, almost flat year-over-year. Rates turned down for the middle two weeks in October, but they were up again the last week of the month.
At a new venue and location near Orlando, the Auto Rental Summit welcomed car rental operators across the U.S. and overseas, including the United Kingdom, Brazil, Netherlands, and Canada.
According to the Certify SpendSmart Report for Q3 2016, ride hailing (Uber, Lyft) now accounts for 52% of total ground transportation transactions — taxi, car rental, and ride hailing — while car rental accounts for 36%. Ride hailing is up from 46% in Q2.