For the fifth consecutive year, year-end holiday travel is predicted to increase, according to the “2013/2014 AAA Year-End Holidays Travel Forecast.” This year, 94.5 million Americans are expected to travel, compared to 94 million last year.
Since launching in June, more than 15,000 Denver residents have registered as members of car2go North America’s point-to-point car-sharing program, which provides 300 smart fortwo vehicles.
The Port of Portland Commission has approved a $6 per day fee on rental cars at Portland International Airport.
According to Hertz Corp., each Hertz 24/7 Give + Go rental will provide up to 70 free meals at the Food Bank For New York City.
According to a new survey by Frequent Business Traveler magazine, business travel will increase substantially in 2014 and trigger growth in the travel and hospitality industries.
Travelport, a distribution services and e-commerce provider for the global travel industry, has announced a new multi-year distribution agreement with peer-to-peer car-sharing company FlightCar. Now Flightcar is available for all Worldspan-connected U.S. travel agents.
After working together for 15 years, Ryanair and Hertz signed a new partnership agreement that will also include Hertz’s brands Thrifty and Firefly.
Enterprise Rent-A-Car continues to expand across Europe with new franchisees in Switzerland, Belgium and Luxembourg.