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News•December 30, 2014

New York City Tops Holiday Rental Rate Survey

For the Christmas period spanning Dec. 23 until Dec. 27, New York City had the highest daily rental car rates at $178, according to a survey from CheapCarRental.net. West Palm Beach followed in second with a daily rate of $133 for the cheapest available car.

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News•December 30, 2014

Enterprise Chairman Inducted into Business Travel Hall of Fame

Andy Taylor, executive chairman of Enterprise Holdings, is one of four travel executives recently inducted into the Business Travel Hall of Fame.

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News•December 30, 2014

Uber CEO Indicted in South Korea

Travis Kalanick, Uber Technologies Inc.’s chief executive officer, was indicted in South Korea for disregarding a local transportation law prohibiting rental cars from operating as cabs.

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News•December 30, 2014

Avis, Budget Fleet Includes Canadian Cars of the Year

Avis Budget Group has announced that three vehicles in its Canadian 2015 model-year fleet (2015 Volkswagen Golf, 2015 Hyundai Sonata and the 2015 Hyundai Genesis) have been named as “Best Cars of the Year” by the Automobile Journalists Association of Canada.

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News•December 30, 2014

Hertz New Caledonia Celebrates 50 Years

Opening as the first car rental company on the Pacific island of New Caledonia in 1964, Hertz has expanded to more locations and now has a fleet of 170 vehicles.

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News•December 30, 2014

Avis, Budget Acquire Brands in Scandinavia

Avis Budget Group has agreed to acquire its licensee for the Avis and Budget brands in Norway, Sweden and Denmark for approximately $50 million.

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News•December 24, 2014

Booking Group Mails Santa Letters Worldwide

For the second year, car rental broker Booking Group sent Christmas cards to children of its clients worldwide. The personal Santa letters were mailed from Santa Claus Village in Lapland, Finland.

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News•December 24, 2014

Irish Car Rentals Opens 14th Location

Irish Car Rentals, a franchisee of Europcar, has opened its 14th location in Ireland in the city of Portlaoise.

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News•December 23, 2014

Car Cost Inflation Drives Hertz Price Increase

Over the weekend of Dec. 19 to Dec. 21, Hertz Global Holdings Inc. announced that it increased U.S. retail prices for all Hertz, Dollar and Thrifty car rentals reserved for pick-up on or after Jan. 1, 2015. This price increase was driven by fleet depreciation increases.

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News•December 23, 2014

Enterprise Acquires Texas Rental Car Fleet

Enterprise Holdings has purchased certain business assets — including a fleet of approximately 1,400 vehicles — from Open Road Rent A Car, an on-site rental car provider at select Toyota dealerships in Texas.

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