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Weekly UpdatesNew York (AirGuide - Destination News - Car Rental) Jul 12, 2009
Alamo Rent A Car, National Car Rental
Alamo Rent A Car and Enterprise Rent-A-Car -- both owned and operated by the Taylor family of St. Louis, Mo. -- recently have expanded their operations to meet customer demand and enhance car rental service on the islands of Hawaii, Kauai and Molokai. AlamoOs new office on Molokai is its sixth airport location in Hawaii. Alamo, which has been operating in Hawaii since 1984, also has locations at the Honolulu Airport; Lihue, Kauai Airport; Kahului, Maui Airport; Kailua, Kona Airport; and the Hilo Airport; and off airport in Waikiki and Kaanapali, West Maui. Enterprise's new branch offices are located at the Hilo; Kona; and Lihue, Kauai, airports. Enterprise -- which has been operating in Hawaii since 1984 -- will continue serving the Honolulu and Maui airports, as well as 20 home-city locations throughout the islands. Jul 7, 2009
Alamo Rent A Car, National Car Rental
Alamo Rent A Car and National Car Rental -- citing an extraordinarily positive customer response to their OFlorida Drive-OutO promotions -- announced that they have ended the program several weeks earlier than planned. The program, which offered travelers low one-way rates, no drop charges and unlimited mileage, had been scheduled to run through July 18. Hibbard noted that Alamo and National customers can continue to take advantage of a number of other promotions, including USD 15-off three-day weekend rates (good through Dec. 15, 2009) and last-minute online specials. Jul 6, 2009
Auto Europe
Auto Europe, a leader in European car rental services for over 55 years is offering a guaranteed free one-car class upgrade with car rentals in France, Germany, Italy and Israel. For example, in Germany, reserve an economy class, Seat Ibiza, normally USD 249 per week, and receive a guaranteed free upgrade to a compact class, manual transmission Volkswagen Golf, normally USD 277 per week. Reserve the compact class, manual transmission Volkswagen Golf at USD 277 per week and receive a guaranteed free upgrade to an intermediate, manual transmission Audi A3, normally USD 317 per week. This upgrade offer in Germany is valid for reservations now through July 31, 2009, for travel through Sept. 30, 2009. Upgrade offer validity dates, available locations and applicable car categories vary depending upon rental location and are available in select European countries only. Jul 7, 2009
Avis Rent A Car
Avis Rent A Car and RaySat Broadcasting (RBC) today announced that Avis renters at select locations can now enjoy the ride with AT&T CruiseCast service, a new satellite TV technology that delivers 22 video satellite channels as well as 20 audio channels to a mobile unit in automobiles. Beginning today, Avis renters at airport locations in Ft. Lauderdale, Miami, Orlando, Tampa and West Palm Beach can rent AT&T CruiseCast for USD 8.95 per day or USD 62.65 per week. Jul 6, 2009
Carey International
Carey International, Inc., the worldwide leader in chauffeured transportation and value-added logistics management, today announced the appointment of Michael Devine Chauffeur Services Ltd. as the new Carey licensee in Ireland to join its global network. Established in Dublin in 1978, Devines has been owned and managed by the same family, offering more than 30 years of high quality chauffeured services combining tradition and dynamism. With regional hubs in both Dublin and Belfast -- the only limousine company to cover both cities -- Devines has dominated the Irish market in providing premium ground transportation solutions for music and entertainment tours, representing the majority of prominent music promoters, film companies and record labels. Jul 10, 2009
Concur, Sixt
Concur, which provides employee spend management services, has announced that Concur clients can now access car rental inventory from Sixt AG, a leading European car rental company and global provider of high-quality mobility services, and make reservations via a direct connect between Sixt AG and ConcurOs online corporate travel booking services. Travelers booking through ConcurOs services have immediate access and full availability to all Sixt pricing and expanded Sixt booking capabilities and benefits in more than 90 countries. Jul 9, 2009
Concur, Sixt
Expense management specialist Concur has signed a deal with Sixt, the German-based car rental company. Under the agreement, Concur's company clients will have access to the rental firm's inventory through its corporate booking services. Concur said the access would be to all Sixt's prices and benefits at more than 3,500 outlets in 90 countries. The American-owned IT company said the deal would also provide corporate clients with detailed folio data delivered into travellers' expense reports so they could compare what was booked and what was charged. It said the agreement would deliver "improved, comprehensive reporting, including full expense details for travellers and agents serving Concur customers." Jul 8, 2009
Hertz
Hertz has expanded its Prestige Collection to include Sirius XM Radio as a complimentary, standard feature in every vehicle in the collectionOs line up. Sirius and XM are now available as a standard feature across the entire Hertz Prestige and Hertz Fun Collections, collections of vehicles that can be reserved by specific make and model, as well as more than 20 Hertz standard vehicles including those from Ford, Mercury, Chrysler, Kia, Volvo, Infiniti, Audi and more than 10 GM models. The company now offers more than 55,000 cars equipped with Sirius XM and customers are able select Sirius XM as an option at time of reservation on www.hertz.com. With this expanded relationship, Hertz is now the only car rental company to offer satellite radio -- including the OBest of BothO Sirius and XM -- and NeverLost as a standard part of the Prestige Collection. Sirius XM broadcasts more than 130 channels of exclusive sports, news, talk, entertainment, commercial-free music, plus traffic, weather and data. For more information, visit www.hertz.com. Jul 6, 2009
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