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NewsOctober 14, 2014

Win a Fender Guitar at Auto Rental Summit

At next month’s Auto Rental Summit, rental car attendees will have the chance to win a $225 Fender Guitar with a stand and bag. Sponsored by Advantage Rent A Car, attendees can enter the drawing at the registration desk.

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NewsOctober 14, 2014

FlightCar Opens Fourth Airport Location

Peer-to-peer car-sharing company FlightCar has expanded its operations to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport (SEA). This is FlightCar’s four major U.S. airport location.

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NewsOctober 14, 2014

Tourico Holidays Expands Car Rental Network

Tourico Holidays, a travel distribution company that contracts with travel providers, has expanded its network of Direct Connect car rental partners to over 18 branded chains, which cover more than 100 countries.

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NewsOctober 10, 2014

Zipcar Offers Car Sharing to Southwest Employees

In this first-of-its-kind partnership with Southwest Airlines, Zipcar will provide memberships to nearly 45,000 Southwest and AirTran employees, who will have access to car sharing in all Zipcar cities around the globe.

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NewsOctober 8, 2014

Rental Risk Prices Decline, Average Mileage Above 40K

Average auction prices for rental risk units continued to decline in September. After accounting for broad changes in mix and mileage, prices for rental risk units were down 4.5% from a year ago, according to the Manheim Used Vehicle Value Index.

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NewsOctober 8, 2014

Avis, Budget Add 2015-MY Vehicles to Fleets

Avis Car Rental and Budget Car Rental have started adding new vehicles to their rental fleets and have announced their new model-year 2015 vehicles.

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NewsOctober 8, 2014

U.S. Business Travel Spending Hits $72B in Q2

A Global Business Travel Association (GBTA) forecast has found that business travelers spent an estimated $72.8 billion on U.S.-originated business travel during the second quarter of 2014, a 7.1% year-over-year growth.

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NewsOctober 8, 2014

SONNY’S CarWash Offers Factory Tour at Auto Rental Summit

SONNY’S CarWash Factory, a manufacturer of conveyorized automatic car washes, is providing a tour of its car wash factory on Tuesday Nov. 11 at 5:30 p.m., following the close of Auto Rental Summit.

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NewsOctober 8, 2014

FSNA Reports Steep Drop in Revenue

For the quarter ending June 30, Franchise Services of North America Inc. reported its revenue from continuing operations at $2,628,557 compared to revenue at $50,690,948 a year ago.

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NewsOctober 8, 2014

Enterprise CarShare, Zipcar Get GSA Car-Sharing Contracts

As part of a pilot car-sharing program, the General Services Administration (GSA) has selected Enterprise CarShare and Zipcar as car-sharing providers for federal government employees in Boston, Chicago, New York City and Washington D.C.

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