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NewsSeptember 16, 2005

R.I. Airport Ordered to Stop Rental Car Business

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.

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NewsSeptember 15, 2005

Ford Motor Co. Agrees to Sell Hertz

PARK RIDGE, N.J. --- Ford Motor Co. agreed Monday to sell Hertz Corp., its wholly owned auto rental subsidiary, for $5.6 billion in cash to a private equity group.

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NewsSeptember 15, 2005

Enterprise Feels Impact of Katrina, Enters the Relief Effort

ST. LOUIS, Mo. – Enterprise Rent-A-Car earlier this month announced its initiative to aid its employees, customers, emergency personnel and others involved in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina.

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NewsSeptember 14, 2005

U-Save Joins Hurricane Relief Campaign

JACKSON, Miss. –-- U-Save Auto Rental of America, Inc., has joined the Beads for Bayou effort to help raise money for Hurricane Katrina victims.

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ArticlesSeptember 1, 2005

Pumping Up Your Online Reservations

Through Web metrics tracking, you can analyze how online visitors interact with your Web site. This can help create a blueprint for making you Web site more engaging and profitable.

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ArticlesSeptember 1, 2005

A New Outlook on Reservations

Cendant Car Rental Group is using Web services and OTA standards to create new reservation channels and services.

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NewsAugust 25, 2005

Charlotte Overrides Veto, Moves Forward with Tax Hike

CHARLOTTE, N.C. --– The Charlotte City Council voted 8-3 Aug. 22, to override a veto from Charlotte Mayor Pat McCrory that opposed pushing forward a 4% tax hike for rental cars as part of a proposed financial plan to pay for new museums and theaters.

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NewsAugust 25, 2005

Rental Car Manager Pulls Passengers, Crew From Plane Crash

TORONTO -- After a burning Air France jet crashed to the ground at Pearson International Airport in Toronto, Guy Ledez, an airport car rental manager, ran to the wreckage to pull passengers from the plane.

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NewsAugust 25, 2005

Canadian Rental Rates Expected to Rise

The Associated Canadian Car Rental Operators is predicting double-digit rate hikes with 2006 model-year fleets as Canadian rental companies confront rising fleet costs.

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NewsAugust 25, 2005

Online Consumers Favor Orbitz in Rental Car Search

SAN MATEO, Calif. -- According to the recent Keystone Customer Experience Ratings for Rental Car Web Sites study from Keystone Systems, reputation, price satisfaction, the online reservation process and the rental search process are the leading factors driving customers toward preferred rental possibilities.

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