September Reports Reveal Devastation of Katrina on RACs
Many rental car facilities in the New Orleans area are damaged, under water or closed after Hurricane Katrina.
Many rental car facilities in the New Orleans area are damaged, under water or closed after Hurricane Katrina.
EDEN PRAIRIE, Minn. – GE Commercial Finance Fleet Services is partnering with Walden/Rosedale Leasing to provide leasing and loan products to the rental car industry. The new business arrangement will give rent-a-car companies access to lease and finance products from GE Commercial Finance, the business-to-business finance arm of General Electric.
WARWICK, R.I. --- The Rhode Island Airport Corporation, after having been issued a notice of violation in September, is disputing the city of Warwick's claim that T.F. Green Airport's commercial rental companies were illegally using residential land for business, likely sending the matter to court, the Providence Journal reported.
GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. --- The Kent County (Mich.) Aeronautics Board tacked a $3 daily surcharge onto car rentals at Gerald R. Ford International Airport to help pay for new car rental facilities and a $120 million parking structure, the Grand Rapids Press reported.
OLATHE, Kan. -- Dollar Thrifty Automotive Group will begin offering portable Garmin GPS navigation devices at 287 Dollar Rent A Car and Thrifty Car Rental locations throughout the U.S. and Canada, Garmin International Inc. said.
CHICAGO -- For car rental operators and executives wishing to learn more about trends in travel distribution channels, there's no shortage of educational opportunities.
TULSA, Okla. -- Thrifty Car Rental has opened a new location at Southwest Florida International Airport's (RSW) new consolidated car rental facility.
PARK RIDGE, N.J. -- Hertz this month began offering discounted weekly rates to customers renting economy-class vehicles and above in Canada.
ATLANTA --- Manheim's Total Resource Auctions hosted the largest rental salvage and damaged vehicle sale in its history Sept. 15.
WICHITA --- After considering either a $1.10 surcharge or 2.5 percent tax on car rentals to fund nonprofit arts organizations, the Wichita City Council removed the item from its agenda.
NEW YORK --- Cendant Corporation, parent company of Avis and Budget Rent A Car systems, released a comment on the financial impact Hurricane Katrina had on its overall operations, as well as what the company was doing to assist in the relief effort.
WASHINGTON --- The U.S. average retail price for regular gasoline decreased by 16.9 cents to 278.6 cents per gallon, the largest one-week price decrease ever recorded on the Energy Department's Energy Information Administration weekly price survey.
JACKSON, Miss. --- U-Save Auto Rental of America, Inc., announced its first national advertising campaign in company history.
WARWICK, R.I. --- The city of Warwick issued a notice of violation to the Rhode Island Airport Corporation ordering it to stop Hertz, Avis and Budget car rental companies from doing business in a condemned residential zone.
TULSA, Okla. --- National Car Rental announced its "ONE-TWO-FREE05" promotion, which rewards the company's Emerald Club members with one free rental day after renting for two or more consecutive days at least twice from Aug. 21 to Dec. 20.
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