Car Rental News

Advantage Rent-A-Car Expands to 7 New Countries
Advantage Rent-A-Car has expanded their service to seven new countries: Bulgaria, Estonia, the Czech Republic, the French West Indies, Slovenia, Australia and Jamaica.

GPS In Thrifty and Dollar Rent-A-Car Rental Cars
Garmin, the maker of GPS equipment, announced that Thrifty and Dollar-Rent-A-Car will start providing GPS systems to their cars in 287 locations nationwide.

United's Elite Members Can Now Redeem Their Member Miles for Car Rentals
United's elite members can now redeem their membership miles for free car rentals from Alamo, Avis, Hertz, or National.

Hourly Car Rentals Popularity Increases
Hourly car rentals are proving to be a viable alternative to owning a car for many families in densily populated areas.

Yahoo! FareChase Car Rental Search
Ever since, Yahoo! acquired travel search-engine FareChase in summer 2004, there have been behind the scenes development to integrate the service to the Yahoo! service.

Taxes and Fees on Car Rentals on the Rise
Even though the base rates on car rentals have staid on a quite low level, the additional fees attached to car rentals, such as taxes, are on the rise.