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NewsSeptember 6, 2002

Columbus Voters to Decide Fate of Car Rental Tax

COLUMBUS, Ohio -- The Columbus City Council on Thursday, Sept. 5, voted 7-0 to place the city's new car rental tax on the Nov. 5 ballot. Council members scheduled the special meeting after the O...

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NewsSeptember 4, 2002

Hertz's Online System Integrates Flight Tracking

PARK RIDGE, N.J. -- The Hertz Corp. has integrated real-time flight tracking into its online car rental system.FlightView, developed by RLM Software, tracks customer flights using current radar ...

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NewsSeptember 3, 2002

Cendant Agrees to Acquire Budget Group

New York, N.Y. -- Cendant Corp., owner of Avis, has agreed to acquire nearly all of Budget Group's assets for $107.5 million in cash. The deal also calls for Cendant's payment of certain transac...

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NewsSeptember 3, 2002

Advantage Upgrades Booking Connectivity

SAN ANTONIO, Texas -- Advantage Rent-A-Car has enhanced its booking automation so that global distribution systems, such as Sabre, have direct access to Advantage's database of rates and informa...

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NewsSeptember 3, 2002

Alamo Resumes TV Advertising

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. -- ANC Rental Corp.'s new $10 million advertising campaign for its Alamo brand includes four TV commercials. Ad firm DG&A, based in Santa Monica, Calif., created the campai...

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NewsSeptember 3, 2002

Surcharge May Fund Further McCormick Place Expansion

CHICAGO -- The Metropolitan Pier and Exposition Authority, which operates McCormick Place and Navy Pier, is proposing to extend a 6% car rental surcharge to help fund an $800 million expansion o...

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NewsSeptember 3, 2002

National Loses Arena Naming Rights

WILMINGTON, Del. -- A federal bankruptcy court judge in August ruled that National Car Rental must give up its naming rights for the Florida Panthers' arena. According to the Panthers' organizat...

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NewsSeptember 3, 2002

Cendant to Expense Stock Options

NEW YORK, N.Y. -- Cendant Corp., which owns Avis and is in the process of acquiring Budget Group, announced it will expense future stock option grants beginning Jan. 1, 2003.The company said it ...

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NewsSeptember 3, 2002

Thrifty Launches Road Trip Promo

TULSA, Okla. -- Thrifty Car Rental today launched its "Ultimate Road Trip" promotion, in which online customers vie for prizes and a dream vacation.Customers who visit thrifty.com through Dec. 1...

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NewsAugust 16, 2002

Ohio Supreme Court to Rule on Columbus Tax

COLUMBUS, Ohio -- Car rental operators here are awaiting an Ohio Supreme Court decision on whether a new $4-a-day car rental tax will take effect or go before a public vote.Because $4 a day repr...

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