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NewsMay 5, 2010

Car Rental Fee May be Used to Lure Airline to S.C.

A 5-percent car rental fee would go toward raising $1.5 million yearly for incentives to attract a discount airline carrier. The fee would work like a tax on the car rental firms, which would be required to pay an amount equal to 5 percent of gross rental charges each month. The fee would apply to any passenger vehicle rented or leased for 90 days or less in Charleston County.

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Articlesby Chris BrownMay 1, 2010

What’s Wrong (and Right) With Car Rental Customer Service?

Consumer advocate Christopher Elliott weighs in on the industry from the other side of the rental counter, including damage complaints, surprise add-on charges, car rental taxation and no-show fees.

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NewsMarch 31, 2010

Car Rental Rates Expected to Increase This Year

The industry will likely be affected by the addition of no-show fees, says Advito, a travel-management advisory group.

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NewsMarch 31, 2010

Rental Car Tax Removed From Arizona Bill

The House bill will not require rental car customers to shoulder the costs of the state's project.

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NewsMarch 31, 2010

Corporate Rental Rates Stabilizing … Or Even Increasing

Average corporate car rental rate for a full-size car is up more than $4.

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NewsMarch 24, 2010

Michigan Passes New Rental Car Tax

The legislation would loan about $20 million to the Michigan Promotion Fund and repay the balance with revenues from the car rental surcharge.

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NewsMarch 24, 2010

Equipment Rental Tax Defeated in Mississippi

The legislation would have applied a 2 percent tax on equipment rental agreements with a term of one year or less.

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NewsMarch 10, 2010

Car Rental Tax to Help Promote Michigan Tourism

About $13 million in tax revenue would help fund the tourism campaign, which features television commercials promoting the beauty of Michigan.

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ArticlesMarch 1, 2010

ACRA Legislative Watch

The association provides a roundup of current legislation that could affect your business, including Arizona’s car rental tax bill HB 2736, and prepares for a meeting with U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood.

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NewsFebruary 24, 2010

Bill Proposing Car Rental Tax for Ballpark Advances

The tax, which would fund Chicago Cubs Cactus League park, is opposed by several Cactus League teams and other organizations.

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