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Rental Operationsby StaffFebruary 27, 2013

Avis Expands ‘Select & Go’ Service to Toronto

Avis Preferred members will be able to pick-up their pre-assigned vehicle, exchange it or upgrade the vehicle using Avis’ vehicle selection service in Canada.

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Rental Operationsby StaffFebruary 27, 2013

AllCar Rent-A-Car Sponsors New York Realty Company

Together with Rapid Realty, a New York-based apartment and commercial rental company, AllCar Rent-A-Car aims to provide low-cost moving vans and rentals to NYC residents.

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Legal & Legislativeby StaffFebruary 27, 2013

Orlando International Airport to Use Funds from Rental Car Tax to Expand

The Orlando International Airport board decided to use the estimated $23 million a year funds from the rental car tax at the airport to fund the construction of a southern terminal. Meanwhile, a bill in the state's Legislature aims to allow counties to add a $3 per-day surcharge on rental transactions on top of the state fee.

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Rental Operationsby StaffFebruary 27, 2013

Orbitz Releases ‘Flights, Hotels, Cars’ App for iPad

The app allows users to search, compare and book rental cars from their tablet. Users can download the new app from the App Store.

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Rental Operationsby StaffFebruary 26, 2013

IRS Releases Favorable Ruling on Like Kind Exchange Programs

The new IRS ruling (201308020) makes it clear that WTP Exchange is permitted under the tax law to provide both Like Kind Exchange (LKE) software and qualified intermediary services. LKE is a common tax-deferred exchange used by businesses.

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Rental Operationsby StaffFebruary 26, 2013

Europcar Appoints Four New Corporate Members

The new appointments were to chief commercial officer, chief transformation officer, Belgium general manager and the UK general manager.

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Rental Operationsby StaffFebruary 26, 2013

Enterprise Partners with Locauto Rent in Italy for Franchise Network

With the addition of this franchise partnership, the company said this brings the Enterprise brand to 85% of the European car rental market.

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Rental Operationsby StaffFebruary 26, 2013

Budget UK Launches ‘Budget Premier’ Luxury Car Rental

Budget Premier features three luxury categories of vehicles from executive cars, sports cars and SUVs available to rent starting around $100 per day.

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Rental Operationsby StaffFebruary 25, 2013

U.S. Consumer Online Travel Spending Surpasses $100 Billion in 2012

Car rental was ranked third with $9.698 billion in spending behind air travel and hotel reservations for the total online travel spending in 2012.

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Rental Operationsby StaffFebruary 25, 2013

U.S. Travel Supports TSA PreCheck Availability at 40 Airports

The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) announced the addition of five airports that will include PreCheck, a trusted traveler program that gives eligible passengers expedited screening.

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