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.
Read More →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.
Read More →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.
Read More →Enterprise Rent-A-Car has announced a partnership with Discover Card in its Cashback Bonus program.
Read More →NEW YORK –- On January 29, the travel industry officially launched its own Internet domain name, dot-travel (.travel).
Read More →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.
Read More →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.
Read More →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.
Read More →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.
Read More →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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