Volkswagen Financial Services UK’s data insights team suggests that those who don’t own cars are likely to make use of a rental over the holidays.
AAA predicts more than 53.4 million people expected to travel, the highest single-year increase since 2005.
Higher gas prices are expected to further dampen travel, though those who do plan to travel over the holidays expect to drive.
More than 102 million people will be on the nation's roadways this holiday season, marking a 4.4% increase over last year and an all-time record high since AAA began tracking holiday vehicle travel in 2001.
Some 164 people may lose their lives on the roadways during the Independence Day holiday period and an additional 18,600 may be seriously injured in motor vehicle crashes, according to data released today by statistics professionals at the National Safety Council (NSC).
Named after each of Santa's reindeer, Zicpar will add a "sleigh" to its fleet in eight U.S. cities from Dec. 23-28. Each sleigh is a Christmas-themed Ford Focus that comes with candy, Santa hats and Christmas music.
Based on early rental reservation data from all three Enterprise Holdings’ brands — Enterprise Rent-A-Car, National Car Rental and Alamo Rent A Car — there is an 11% year-over-year spike in advance reservations at the airport.
Budget Rent A Car has been adding fuel-efficient 2014 model-year vehicles to its rental fleet that are now available to its rental customers in the U.S., according to the company.
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