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Virginia Passes Transportation Bill

First-time driver's license fees, increases in diesel fuel and car rental taxes and about $2 billion in bond sales will fund state and metro area transportation needs.

Dollar Thrifty, Vanguard in Early Merger Talks

The merger, valued at more than $3 billion, would create the third-largest rental company in the U.S.

Advantage Rent A Car Announces Appointment to Society of Government Travel Professionals Supplier Council and Recognition at Annual Conference

Advantage Rent A Car announces the election of Clay Cribbs, Director of Government Travel, Advantage Rent A Car, as Society of Government Travel Professionals (SGTP) Supplier Council member, tak...

Avis Introduces Automatic E-Receipts

The e-Receipt service is automatic and available free of charge to customers with an email address in their rental profile.

Former Budget Executives Buy Land Near Orlando Airport

Executives plan to develop car rental and airport parking operations.

Investigators See Trend in High-End Rental Car Thefts

Scams are resulting in higher auto insurance rates across the country.

San Diego Residents Support Taxes to Pay for Environmental Projects

Sixty percent of county residents support increase in either sales or rental car tax or addition of fee on commercial development.

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Market Metrix: Enterprise Number One in Hospitality for 2006

The hospitality index ranks the nation's car rental companies according to customer satisfaction surveys administered by Market Metrix, a provider of market research for the hospitality industry.

ALK Technologies Announces CoPilot Live 7 for Spring Release

ALK Technologies Inc. has unveiled its latest instalment in the award-winning CoPilot line with Version 7 for mobile phones and PDAs. Supporting Windows Mobile 5 and 6 devices, CoPilot Live 7 re...