Latest industry news

• Breakdown cover in Spain

  Although a breakdown service may sound like an essential service when you rent a car in Spain, not all car rental companies include this service in the basic rental price and may ask clients to pay an extra fee for this service. In order to survive in the highly competitive holiday car hir ...
• getting the worst vehicle

  In the car hire industry vehicles are rented by category and not by a specific make or model. People sometimes have the feeling, that by booking with a smaller, less know local car hire company they may end up with the worst vehicle from the category booked. This is one of the reasons why ...
• Survey finds 30% of car hire customers unsatisfied

  A survey conducted by Hispacar, an online price comparison service for car hire in Spain, found, that more than 30% of their customers are unhappy with the fuel policy and aggressive sales methods applied by car hire companies in Spain. Some customers reported they were forced to include a ...
• Barbados says no to Alamo

  Local car hire companies in Barbados are expressing their negative viewpoint about the plans of Alamo rent a car to enter the local market. An important number of local companies have signed a document requesting the Enterprise franchise not to enter the market. According to Richard Cummin ...
• Getaround lauches car sharing in Chicago

  Getaround, a new peer-to-peer car-sharing initiative between private car owners has launched its services last month in Chicago (US). Getaround is already active in location such as Austin, San Francisco, San Diego or Portland. Prior to going live in Chicago Getaround tested the service du ...
• Avis Budget Group buys New Zealand car hire company

  Global car rental company Avis Budget Group has announced, that it will buy Apex Car Rentals,  the largest privately owned rent a car company in New Zealand. According to a press release, the acquisition of Apex Car Rentals by the Avis Budget Group is due to be completed next month. The h ...
• Enterprise rent-a-car partners with American Express

  Enterprise Holdings has announced that it’s been named the official car hire partner for the American Express Savings at Work programme. American Express Corporate Card members can get a 5% discount on Enterprise Rent-A-Car hires through the partnership with Enterprise when they book thr ...
• National Announces 10th Annual "One Two Free" Promotion

  National Car Rental, the premier car rental brand for frequent airport travelers, is launching its annual One Two Free Emerald Club promotion. Customers Can Earn Additional Free Rental Days by Referring Others to Join the Emerald Club. This year marks the tenth consecutive year that Nation ...