Hertz Rental Car Service is a Favorite Amongst Millennials
Hertz is honored by Trazee Travel, taking the top spot this year as favorite car rental company. Sixt and National Car Rental placed second and third.

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Hertz was named Millennials favorite global car rental company at the 2019 Trazees Awards.
Every year, trazeetravel.com gives Millennial readers the ability to vote for their favorite car rental companies in different categories. Hertz moves up from the second spot in this category.
Trazee Travel is a popular resource, providing travel guides and tips to travelers between 25 to 40. Reader nominations for The Trazees were collected from December 2018 to March 2019.
Sixt placed second, followed by National Car Rental, Avis, and Enterprise.
"Travelers of all ages have many transportation options today and we're honored that Millennials have chosen Hertz as their favorite car rental provider," said Jayesh Patel, Hertz senior vice president of Brand. "This recognition shows that we're focused on the right things – providing exceptional service, top-rated vehicles and innovations that speed up their travels such as our redesigned mobile app and Hertz Fast Lane powered by CLEAR."
Millennials also chose American Airlines as favorite international airline, Air Canada as favorite airline in North America, and JetBlue as favorite low-cost airline.
InterContinental Hotels Group won favorite hotel chain.
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