News in car-hire:

Frontier implements an integrated auto rental platform across its direct channels

Published: 18 Jan 2010 (0 comments)

CarTrawler will provide an integrated auto rental platform across Frontier’s direct channels. The solution was brought live using the Datalex Travel Distribution Platform.

Dollar Rent a Car launches news travel blog

Published: 23 Dec 2009 (0 comments)

Dollar Rent A Car has launched a new travel blog on its UK website.

Customer satisfaction edges up slightly for hotels

Published: 26 Nov 2009 (2 comments)

Customer satisfaction edged up slightly for hotels (+0.1 to 82.8) and airlines (+0.1 to 75.7) but declined for rental car companies (–0.4 to 79.2) in the third quarter of 2009.

Communicating a specific message to a specific audience

Published: 30 Oct 2009 (0 comments)

IN-DEPTH: Oodles.com’s founder Steve Sherlock on prioritising marketing initiatives

Hertz to urge consumers to “Journey On”

Published: 22 Oct 2009 (0 comments)

Hertz is reportedly working on a new campaign, with the tagline “Journey On”, as part of its re-branding effort.

Fox Rent A Car to strengthen its “value proposition” with social media tools

Published: 20 Oct 2009 (0 comments)

Fox Rent A Car, headquartered in Los Angeles, is using social media tools to improve customer service and build a community to share travel advice, company news and provide useful information to its base of rental customers.

Europcar and Accor come up with a customised car rental offering

Published: 30 Sep 2009 (1 comments)

Europcar and Accor have launched a customised car rental reservation service.

Amadeus Cars asserts its supremacy over other channels

Published: 08 Sep 2009 (3 comments)

Amadeus recently carried out field research to determine the time required by travel agents to book car rental, comparing three car booking solutions: Amadeus Cars, car rental websites and call centres.

Avis Europe sees improvement in overall revenue trends

Published: 28 Aug 2009 (1 comments)

Car rental company Avis Europe has indicated that recent trading during July and August to date has shown some improvement in overall revenue trends, with an improvement in rental revenue per day and a lower level of volume decline.

Dollar Thrifty 2Q profit up by 15pc

Published: 05 Aug 2009 (0 comments)

Rental car company Dollar Thrifty Automotive Group posted a 15 percent increase in its second-quarter results.

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