Post Tagged with: "Alamo"

Orbitz to fight rental car legal challenge

Samantha Williams / June 11, 2008 9:00 am

Orbitz Worldwide Inc. has vowed to defend itself against legal action by Alamo Rent A Car and National Car Rental accusing the web-based travel company of breaking their car rental listing contract. In the lawsuit, filed with the Circuit Court [...]

Avis and Enterprise transform car rental industry

Garry Robertson / June 9, 2008 7:14 pm

Mergers and consolidation among car rental firms has led to a near complete transformation of this industry, according to the 2008 Business Travel Survey. Enterprise and Avis were both at the very forefront of these changes, with the latter buying [...]

High fuel costs results in SUV discounts

Martin Fellowes / June 7, 2008 6:03 pm

The price of oil has changed the way many people drive these days, and car hire agencies are reporting a much higher demand for smaller, more fuel efficient cars. This means that companies with large numbers of sport utility vehicles [...]

Car hire on the rise in Ukraine

Taylor Smith / June 7, 2008 8:25 am

The last few years have seen the car hire industry in Ukraine make significant changes. Today there are over 100 car hire firms in Ukraine, both local and international brands, with a total count of 1,000 cars and an annual [...]

Alamo offers good value in US for Britons

Martin Fellowes / June 4, 2008 5:11 pm

This summer, many travellers from the United Kingdom are loath to make the trip across the pond to continental Europe as the pound has taken quite a dip against the euro in recent times. The option of heading across the [...]

Carrentals.co.uk Signs Deal with Alamo

Martin Fellowes / June 2, 2008 12:01 pm

Alamo, one of the market leaders in the car rental industry, has become the latest company to appear on car hire comparison site Carrentals.co.uk, which now compares up to 50 providers. Alamo’s network offers 1,248 different locations in 43 countries [...]

A difference of contracts

Kate Poole / May 23, 2008 9:44 am

With a variety of aggregating websites to choose from, finding the best price for a car rental has never been easier. Unfortunately, the difference between companies can come down to less easily discernable factors, such as what is contained in [...]

French rentals for Bank Holiday

Robert Bergerson / May 22, 2008 3:41 pm

A recent survey has found that the cost of hiring a car for a family of five to explore France over the June bank holiday ranges from €161 to €257. The price indicates the cost of hiring a Citroen Picasso [...]

Ditching the land yachts and driving green

Taylor Smith / May 22, 2008 11:38 am

Rental car companies are increasingly adding fuel efficient vehicles to their fleet and they are having a hard time keeping them in stock as drivers are eager to take them on road trips. Enterprise Rent-A-Car, the owner of National Car [...]

Free rental with Zoom flights

Martin Fellowes / May 20, 2008 3:12 pm

Budget airline Zoom, recently announced a new partnership with American car rental company, Alamo. Together, the two companies are offering fly-drive package vacations in Florida and California. Travellers visiting Fort Lauderdale or San Diego this summer who book with Zoom [...]