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Rental Operationsby StaffFebruary 14, 2006

OctopusTravel.com Adds Car Rental to Travel Features

NEW YORK -- OctopusTravel.com has added car rental to the travel options available on its Web site, with agents now able to search for and book cars in more than 3,000 locations and 55 countries worldwide.

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Rental Operationsby StaffFebruary 14, 2006

Rental Tax for Transit Funding Gets Push in Palm Beach County

PALM BEACH CO., Fla. -- After years of failed efforts by South Florida's mass transit agency to win legislative approval for a tax on car owners, the Palm Beach County Commission has endorsed the Regional Transportation Authority's latest idea to charge a daily $2.50 surcharge on rental cars, according to a newspaper report from the South Florida Sun-Sentinel.

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Rental Operationsby StaffFebruary 13, 2006

Rent-A-Wreck Sold to JJF Management

OWINGS MILLS, Md. –- Rent-A-Wreck of America Inc. entered into an agreement in late January to merge with MBFG Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of JJF Management Services.

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Rental Operationsby StaffFebruary 10, 2006

Enterprise Partners with Discover Card to Double Cashback Bonuses

Enterprise Rent-A-Car has announced a partnership with Discover Card in its Cashback Bonus program.

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Rental Operationsby StaffFebruary 10, 2006

16,000 Sites Show Strong Start for Dot-Travel Domain

NEW YORK –- On January 29, the travel industry officially launched its own Internet domain name, dot-travel (.travel).

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Rental Operationsby StaffFebruary 10, 2006

N. Va. Bill Proposes 2% Rental-Tax Hike for Transportation Funding

VIRGINIA -- A bill proposed by Virginia legislators looking to garner financial support for transportation funding would tap car rentals with a 2% tax increase on rental transactions.

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Rental Operationsby StaffFebruary 9, 2006

DTAG Reports 2005 Earnings; Net Income Spikes 14.9%

TULSA, Okla. -- Dollar Thrifty Automotive Group, Inc. posted gains in fourth-quarter and yearly revenue, reporting $355.2 million and $1.5 billion, respectively, for year ended Dec. 31, 2005.

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Rental Operationsby StaffFebruary 9, 2006

DTAG Approves $300 Million Share Repurchase Program

TULSA, Okla. -- After reviewing strategic alternatives for the company, the Dollar Thrifty board of directors has approved a $300 million share repurchase program to be completed by Dec. 31, 2008.

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Rental Operationsby StaffFebruary 9, 2006

SideStep Now Powers Amazon.com Travel Search

SANTA CLARA, Calif., and SEATTLE, Wash. –- Travel search engine SideStep, Inc. and Amazon Services, an Amazon.com Inc. company announced in late January the launch of an updated travel store on the Amazon.com Web site.

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Rental Operationsby StaffFebruary 6, 2006

<I>Black Book</i> Launches New Benchmark for Fleet, Remarketing

GAINESVILLE, GA –- National Auto Research, publisher of the Black Book family of vehicle appraisal guides, has launched a new wholesale benchmark value for the fleet/remarketing industry.

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