During its quarterly investor’s call, Avis Budget Group showed how it’s meeting demand in a dramatically disrupted environment, with insights into sourcing new local market business, the semiconductor chip shortage, and the return of corporate travel.
February 23, 2021
Wheels Car Rental System decided to thank their staff, vendors, and customers by producing their version of the Jerusalema Dance Challenge. The project got more complicated than expected, but the result will make you smile.
December 11, 2020
The latest Auto Rental News coronavirus survey tells the story of an industry that was initially devastated by the pandemic but is in an encouraging — if slow and uneven — process of recovery.
November 22, 2020
During the pandemic slowdown, Tom Mellett has been trading the car rental desk for his single-engine plane: “It gives me time to reflect on what we should be grateful for.”
June 2, 2020
The former N.Y. state assemblyman was instrumental in helping to overturn a law that limited car rental companies’ ability to collect for damages caused to their vehicles.
April 9, 2020
In this survey of independent and franchised car rental operators in the U.S., 58% report a decline of gross revenues of more than 75%, with 17% reporting a 100% decline, essentially as a result of suspending operations.
April 8, 2020
As car rental is not considered essential travel in the Bahamas, Benjamin Davis of Drive Green Car Rentals says his only remaining business is a handful remaining long-term customers.
April 6, 2020
As a result of the coronavirus pandemic, this Dollar Thrifty franchisee in Omaha is renting to local businesses that may not be thinking about a new business opportunity — grocery and food deliveries to their clients.
March 24, 2020