What Car Rental Can Learn From the Hotel Industry
Hotels have found that an uncluttered front counter and assigning all managers to "visibility posts" enhances the customer experience. Can car rental adopt these practices?
Wheelsys, LTD (Wheels Car Rental System)
Navabrind IT Solutions
Booking Group
Hotels have found that an uncluttered front counter and assigning all managers to "visibility posts" enhances the customer experience. Can car rental adopt these practices?
U.K.-based car rental company Green Motion continues its franchise expansion in Europe by opening in Sweden. The eco-friendly fleet will serve customers at Stockholm Arlanda International Airport starting in July.
April 2017 rate quotes were down again, continuing a pattern of year-over-year losses in six of the last seven months. The Northeast region had the highest rate at $57.27 — $19.55 higher than the lowest Southwest average of $38.72.
Avis Budget Group has reported revenue of $1.8 billion for its first quarter 2017, a 2% decrease. This is primarily due to a 5% decline in pricing partially offset by a 3% increase in rental days.
Maven Gig drivers are provided access to vehicles they can use for independent gigs, such as package delivery, food or grocery delivery, and ride sharing. The program is live in San Diego and will launch in San Francisco and Los Angeles later this year.
Through a pilot program, car2go will offer free online road safety education courses to its members. Members who take the classes will receive drive-time credit.
By working with the National Federation of the Blind, Lyft has made its app more accessible to blind passengers and is helping to educate the public on how ride hailing can improve the lives of these passengers.
According to Enterprise Rent-A-Car’s “On Weekend” survey, nearly 7 out of 10 individuals work at least one weekend per month. Nearly two-thirds of respondents (63%) said their employers expect them to work over the weekend.
Zipcar has expanded its carsharing service to 100 more universities and colleges over the past year, bringing its total campus footprint to more than 600 throughout North America.
With the widespread issue of low rental prices, America Car Rental wants to give advice to customers on how to avoid the surprise of unexpected charges at the counter.
Based in Bulgaria, Top Rent A Car has more than 14 years of experience in the rental industry. Currently, it has over 1,200 new vehicles in its fleet.
New mobility platform targets residential and commercial buildings.
Four months after the launch of a pilot program in Munich, Mercedes-Benz owner Daimler’s peer-to-peer carsharing platform Croove is now being rolled out in Berlin.
America Car Rental also has partnerships with several global distribution systems (GDS), including Travelport, Worldspan, Galileo, and Sabre.
InterRent, Europcar Group’s low-cost brand, has opened a new location at the Dubai International Airport.
Over 100 exhibitors from 40 countries descended on the show floor at Paris Las Vegas Hotel & Convention Center April 16-18, 2023.
View more photos
media brand
The secure and easy all-access connection to your content.
Bookmarked content can then be accessed anytime on all of your logged in devices!
Already a member? Log In
