TULSA, Okla. -- Citing an increase in online reservations, Dollar Thrifty Automotive Group Inc. announced plans to close its reservations center in Okmulgee, Okla. The company said it will try t...
Read More →PARSIPPANY, N.J. -- In celebration of the 40th anniversary of Avis' "We Try Harder" tagline, the rent-a-car system has created a summer-long campaign to reward employees and customers who "try h...
Read More →ALEXANDRIA, Va. --- Business travel spending is down compared to last year, but there's room for optimism, according to a study by the National Business Travel Association (NBTA). As security co...
Read More →SAN JOSE, Calif. -– Upholding an earlier trial court decision, a California Appeals Court on June 16 held that Avis Rent A Car wasn't liable for injuries suffered in an accident caused by someon...
Read More →PARSIPPANY, N.J. -- Budget Rent A Car System Inc. today launched an incentive program designed to reward travel agents for enrolling small businesses into the Budget Business Program. Agents who...
Read More →NEW YORK -- National Car Rental employees at LaGuardia Airport received a scare last Thursday after they discovered a gun and what appeared to be a bomb in the trunk of a minivan. However, the p...
Read More →ATLANTA -- Travel Transaction Processing Corp., a newly formed company owned by Citigroup Venture Capital and Teachers' Merchant Bank, has acquired Worldspan, a major provider of technology and ...
Read More →TORONTO -- The World Health Organization last Wednesday removed Toronto from the list of places affected by SARS, triggering hopes that the local travel industry will rebound soon. The decision ...
Read More →SACRAMENTO, Calif. -- In response to the state's $38 billion budget shortfall, Governor Gray Davis and his administration have tripled the state vehicle registration fee without a legislative vo...
Read More →SAN DIEGO -- Four travel agencies, along with a former travel agency owner, have filed a class-action suit against six major car rental systems, alleging that the RACs have routinely short-chang...
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