EyeforTravel News: Car Hire
Vanguard's new lawsuit lacks merit: Orbitz
Published: 29 Apr 2008 (0 comments)
Online travel company Orbitz has termed Vanguard Car Rental's lawsuit as a "baseless" one.
Europcar commences first direct operations outside of Europe
Published: 29 Apr 2008 (0 comments)
Europcar has entered into an agreement to acquire the Australian and New Zealand subsidiaries of ECA Car Rental, which operates its "Master Franchise" within the Asia-Pacific region.
Over 550 attendees already signed up for Travel Distribution Summit – click here to see a full list
Published: 03 Apr 2008 (1 comments)
“Registrations are coming in at a far faster rate than in 2007, so we are expecting to easily exceed the 1800 attendees we attracted last year. But most importantly, the majority of attendees are senior executives making this the world’s biggest annual meeting place to network with online travel decision makers” Tim Gunstone, MD, EyeforTravel
Hertz to offer a range of travel products on its site
Published: 02 Apr 2008 (0 comments)
In what is being described as a car rental industry first, Hertz has launched a one-stop shop for booking the ultimate holiday experience including car hire and travel extras. Hertz has teamed up with a number of partners for the same.
Hertz shares move downwards on projected lower profits
Published: 02 Apr 2008 (0 comments)
Share price of Hertz Global Holdings Inc. dropped on worries that lower demand for rental vehicles and a possible drop in used-car values could result in lower profits.
Europcar tops €2 billion-mark in revenues
Published: 01 Apr 2008 (0 comments)
Car rental company Europcar has shared that its group revenues surged from €1,544 million in 2006 to €2,047 million in 2007, representing a 32.6% increase.
Assessing customers' biggest priorities through the rental car process
Published: 31 Mar 2008 (0 comments)
Price transparency and the ability to book a specific make and model of car are the most important factors for customers when renting a vehicle, according to a survey by Avis.
Carrentals.co.uk prepares for European roll-out, targets £23m turnover
Published: 20 Mar 2008 (1 comments)
Price comparison site Carrentals.co.uk has announced that Gareth Robinson will take on the role of Managing Director, responsible for the strategic development and direction of the brand as it looks to achieve £23m turnover by January 2009.
CarTrawler expands its reach in North America
Published: 18 Mar 2008 (1 comments)
Global car rental distribution system CarTrawler and Airline Reporting Corporation have agreed to deliver the CarTrawler platform to over 20,000 travel agency locations and corporate travel departments across North America.
Expedia acquires CarRentals.com
Published: 17 Mar 2008 (0 comments)
Expedia, Inc. has acquired online car rental marketing and retail firm CarRentals.com.



