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Kick It with Connor and First Car Rental to Win a Car
First Car Rental, a member of the JSE listed CMH Group, has launched a nationwide competition to win a brand new Chevrolet Spark Lite plus free car rental weekends, all to the value of R100 000 over the crazy football period. The competition started on the 11th June and ends at midnight on the 11th... - July 07, 2010 - First Car Rental
Hippie Road-Trip Giveaway
Hippie Camper is giving away Apple iPads, cameras and campervan holidays every month as part of their inaugural Road-Trip Giveaway competition commencing July 1, 2010. The leading Australasian campervan rental company is asking clients for holiday photos, videos and blog posts, with multiple prizes awarded monthly. - June 18, 2010 - Apollo Motorhomes
First Car Rental Follows the Code
Taking a stance against the sex tourism industry and leading the way in combating the exploitation of thousands of children, First Car Rental has signed the Code of Conduct for the Protection of Children from Sexual Exploitation in Travel and Tourism. The Code of Conduct for the Protection of... - June 03, 2010 - First Car Rental
SimplyHireACar.co.uk Launches an Innovated Car Hire Web Site in the UK
This new style website is aimed at letting the user focus on their needs without distraction. - June 02, 2010 - SimplyHireAcar
Drive South Africa Prepares for FIFA with Affordable Car Rental in South Africa
Leading car hire agency offers highly competitive rates for car hire in South Africa, ahead of the upcoming FIFA World Cup in June. - May 28, 2010 - Drive South Africa
First Car Rental Achieves Top 500 Status
First Car Rental, a member of the JSE listed CMH Group, and a formidable player in the car rental industry, has another acclamation to add to its list, qualifying as one of South Africa's Top 500 businesses, achieving 4th position in the country in the car rental sector. - May 06, 2010 - First Car Rental
Planning Your World Cup Car Rental in South Africa
Leading car rental agency Drive South Africa offers suggestions for visitors who plan to be hiring a car during the World Cup in South Africa this year, to get them to the various soccer games and other attractions during their stay. - April 24, 2010 - Drive South Africa
World Cup Car Rental Tips from Drive South Africa
Leading car hire agency Drive South Africa offers advice and tips for organising car rental in time for the FIFA Soccer World Cup this June. - March 17, 2010 - Drive South Africa
Apollo Opens RV Factory in NZ
A new Talvor Motorhomes factory will open in New Zealand from April 2010, recreational vehicle powerhouse Apollo Motorhome Holidays announced today. A projected 250 campervans and motorhomes will be built for the company’s rental and retail divisions in the first 12 months of operation. - March 11, 2010 - Apollo Motorhomes
Apollo Invests $100M in Global RV Fleet
The Apollo Group of Companies will invest AU$100 million expanding its wordwide campervan and motorhome rental fleet by a projected 1500 vehicles over the next 12 months. - March 10, 2010 - Apollo Motorhomes
Drive South Africa Offers GPS South Africa Service for Car Hire Customers
Leading car hire agency Drive South Africa now offers GPS enabled vehicles as an added service for customers, complete with up to date maps for an optimal self-drive experience. - February 24, 2010 - Drive South Africa
First Car Rental Pioneers First-Class Technology
First Car Rental pioneers first-class technology that will massively reduce the risk to car rental companies by flagging potentially risky renters. - February 24, 2010 - First Car Rental
VictoriaCars is Now Present on Facebook and on Twitter to Increase Its Potential of Car Hire Alicante Airport, Madrid
VictoriaCars unites itself with Web 2.0 with the objective of amplifying their channels of communication with existing and potential clientele. - February 10, 2010 - VictoriaCars
North Star Charter Announces Partnership with the P.S. Group LTD.
North Star Charter, one of the leading names in luxury travel services, announced a unique partnership with P.S. Group LTD security firm today. According to the agreement, North Star and P.S. Group have partnered to enhance and extend the high level of security to its clientele on or off their... - February 04, 2010 - North Star Charter
Super Savings on Car Hire in Spain
Sixt rent a car are offering an incentive to early bird customers that book car hire in Spain during the last weekend in January by offering savings of up to 20% on all reservations placed for Spain via their sixt.co.uk website. Sixt offer car hire across Spain through a network of rental branches... - January 30, 2010 - Sixt rent a car
Blue Valley Car Hire Warns of Rental Car Shortages in Malaga Spain
The unfavourable economic climate in Europe led to a widespread shortage of rental cars at Malaga Airport in Spain last Summer. With the economic downturn continuing to bite in Spain, more shortages are inevitable this Summer. - January 24, 2010 - Blue Valley Car Hire
Drive South Africa Offers Final Summer Travel Tips
Drive South Africa offers tips for travellers seeking to enjoy the final weeks of summer during their holiday in South Africa. Whether travellers are returning to colder climates after spending a few weeks or months exploring the many wonders that the country has to offer, car hire offers the ideal way to navigate the country at leisure. - January 23, 2010 - Drive South Africa
E-Z Rent-A-Car Launches a Mobile Website
The E-Z Rent-A-Car web design team recently completed a mobile website to assist customers who use their cell phone, smart phone or mobile device to browse and make reservations on the internet. The mobile website is iPhone compatible, and compatible with most other mobile internet browsers. - January 19, 2010 - E-Z Rent A Car
Streetcar Expansion Plans to Include BMW
Streetcar, the UK's largest car club, has announced it is to almost double its fleet within nine months, and add several new vehicle types to the scheme. - January 13, 2010 - Streetcar Limited
Brocars Vehicle Leasing Once Again Offering Personal Contract Hire
Brocars announces partnership with ALD Automotive and once again provides Personal Contract hire vehicle finance. - January 11, 2010 - Brocars Vehicle Finance and Leasing
VictoriaCars Presents Successfully at the WTM 2009 Their New Services Car Hire Madrid and Car Hire Barcelona
One year more, The World Travel Market 2009 has closed his doors. This international fair of tourism has served to relate VictoriaCars with agents of the car rental sector in Spain. - November 18, 2009 - VictoriaCars
Xotic Dream Cars is Now Renting Ferrari, Lamborghini, Aston Martin, Mercedes, Lotus, Bentley, Hummer, Viper and More to the Florida Market as Well as the Northeast US
This article describes the services of Xotic Dream Cars LLC including benefits of the service, link to site, the rental fleet and rental locations. - October 28, 2009 - Xotic Dream Cars LLC
Classic Mercedes Specialist, The SL Shop Launches Classic Mercedes Hire
Worcestershire based classic Mercedes Benz specialist The SL Shop has introduced its classic Mercedes hire services with their fleet of Mercedes young classics. - October 15, 2009 - Classic Mercedes Hire
North Star Charter Announces Partnership with ECC Life & Style
North Star Charter, one of the leading names in luxury travel services, announced a unique partnership with ECC Life & Style a leading lifestyle apparel company today. According to the agreement, North Star Charter and ECC Life & Style join forces in a long-term partnership to provide their... - October 08, 2009 - North Star Charter
travel CAR HIRE: Car Hire in Madrid and Barcelona, in Times of Crisis
The summer season will be flowing smoothly, this is what all signs have indicated. Instead, the consequences of the crisis do not seem to affect the sector of car hire in Madrid, Barcelona or other touristic places in Spain . - August 27, 2009 - travel CAR HIRE
Apollo and CanaDream Partnership
Apollo Motorhome Holidays and CanaDream announced today that they were partnering in the Canadian RV rental market. CanaDream is a well known and market leading RV rentals operator in Canada. Started in 1995 as a private company, CanaDream went public in 1998. It has rental locations across Canada... - August 26, 2009 - Apollo Motorhomes
Auto Europe Experiences a Shift in Car Hire Demand from the UK to Hot Holiday Destinations
Leading international car hire brokerage Auto Europe reports a shift in consumer demand from UK reservations to bookings across hot holiday destinations such as the USA, Spain, France, and Portugal, following the Met Office’s summer 2009 forecast revision delivered at the end of July. - August 13, 2009 - Auto Europe
Great Last Minute Car Hire Deals Still Available in Many Holiday Hotspots
The weather forecast may be gloomy, but Auto Europe has good news for holidaymakers planning to escape the rain with a last-minute break abroad: there are still sizzling seasonal car hire bargains available for last minute travelers all across the USA as well as in Cyprus, Greece, Switzerland,... - August 05, 2009 - Auto Europe
New Algarve Car Hire Website Algarvecarhire.org.uk
Car hire at Faro airport in the Algarve Portugal has become easier to book thanks to Auto Rent Lda. The new website located at www.algarvecarhire.org.uk makes the hassle of dealing with the reservation process a breeze. - August 04, 2009 - Algarve Car Hire
Apollo Announces 50% Fleet Increase
Strong forward bookings have led Recreational Vehicle leader Apollo Motorhome Holidays to announce a dramatic 50% increase in motorhome and campervan production from their Brisbane factory. This news comes amid widespread reports of a general downturn in the tourism industry. Apollo CEO Luke... - July 29, 2009 - Apollo Motorhomes
Apollo Provides Motorhome to Tourism Queensland’s “Best Job in the World” Finalists
Tourism Queensland’s “Best Job in the World” finalists described their Apollo Euro Deluxe Motorhome as “so comfortable,” and “fabulous” during a recent tour of Australia’s East coast. World renowned recreational vehicle operator Apollo Motorhome... - July 27, 2009 - Apollo Motorhomes
RentACarNow.Com, Launches a New Car Rental Portal with a Focus on the Budget Conscious
With consumers in need of discounted travel services more than ever, RentACarNow.com, launched a brand new web portal today for those looking to rent a car. The company formed by a team of travel industry veterans is considered the premier online car sales and retail firm offering a diverse... - July 08, 2009 - RentACarNow, LLC
Car Hire Murcia – VictoriaCars Announces Shortage for It’s Car Hire Murcia Airport Branch
Car rental company VictoriaCars from Spain foresees shortage on rental cars at it’s main Mediterranean airports for summer 2009. - June 18, 2009 - VictoriaCars
Talvor Wows at QLD RV Show
Two new vehicle models from Australian RV manufacturer Talvor Motorhomes have impressed industry pundits and the general public alike at the Queensland Caravan and Camping Show. Held from June 3 to 9 at Brisbane’s RNA showgrounds, the show was described as the “perfect platform” to debut the new vehicle models by Talvor Business manager Paul Truman. - June 17, 2009 - Apollo Motorhomes
Apollo Announces Advisory Board
RV industry leader Apollo Motorhome Holidays has established an Advisory Board. A number of leading Australian business people have been appointed to the Advisory Board in a move predicted to accelerate Apollo’s already strong global presence in the tourism industry. Apollo CEO Luke Trouchet... - June 16, 2009 - Apollo Motorhomes
Car Hire Madrid – the New Car Rental Branch of VictoriaCars in Spain
VictoriaCars announces the opening of its new airport office at Madrid airport Barajas. The opening coincides with the company’s philosophy of national expansion defying the current economic climate in Spain. - June 11, 2009 - VictoriaCars
Environmentally Driven
DriveNow.com.au customers are now informed of the impact their rental selection has on the environment thanks to the new Eco-Ratings Car Rental Guide – a world first for car rental websites. - May 13, 2009 - Drivenow
Myalgarvecars Lda - Rent a Car
Myalgarvecars are delighted to offer car hire special offers and discounts for car rentals in the Algarve, Portugal. Myalgarvecars.com offer a range of vehicles available from over 20 rental stations in Faro Airport, Vilamoura, Albufeira, Portimao, Lagos, Lisbon, Porto. - March 05, 2009 - MyalgarveCars Car Hire
Algarve Car Hire
Auto Rent LDA. launches a new website www.algarvecarhire.pt providing car hire services in the Algarve Portugal region. Renting a car in the Algarve just became easier. - March 02, 2009 - Algarve Car Hire
$1 Campervan Deals at Drivenow.com.au for Savvy Travellers
Love a road trip? Flexible hours? Keen to visit family but the rising the cost of travel making it tricky? $1 Campervan relocations* may be the smartest and cheapest travel deals you’ve ever come across. - February 25, 2009 - Drivenow
June Special: Campervans at Car Prices with DriveNow
Some love to travel in the summer months, when the sun is at its hottest and the weather its driest. However, there’s also a lot to be said for travelling on quieter roads; taking a break mid-year when the temperature is a little more pleasant. - February 17, 2009 - Drivenow
It’s Easy Being Green with Drivenow
Hiring a rental car online just turned green with last minute discount car hire gateway www.DriveNow.com.au giving holiday makers and business travellers the environmentally friendly option to rent a hybrid car. - February 17, 2009 - Drivenow
Easing Petrol Prices Helping Australians Plan the Perfect Holiday
With petrol prices now the lowest they have been in three years and the holiday season around the corner, there is no better time to start planning a driving holiday. DriveNow, the experts in rental cars are helping holidaymakers find and compare the most competitive rates on rental cars and campervans across Australia through their comparative website, ensuring customers get the best price available. - February 17, 2009 - Drivenow
E-Z Rent a Car Launches a New Advertising Program to Help Businesses Reach Booked Orlando Tourists
Recognizing that the tourism industry has been one of the most affected by the economic downturn, E-Z Rent A Car launches an advertising program to help businesses reach only pre-qualified customers. - January 08, 2009 - E-Z Rent A Car
Woodford Expands Footprint in South African Car Hire Industry
Woodford Car & Bakkie Hire, an award winning provider of vehicle rentals in South Africa, has extended their footprint to Bloemfontein and Port Elizabeth International Airports. - December 07, 2008 - Woodford Car & Bakkie Hire
Hat-Trick for Apollo at Queensland 400 Business Awards
Apollo Motorhome Holidays has won the “Top Tourism & Hospitality Business” award at the Queensland 400 Business Awards for the third year in a row. Apollo was honoured for its outstanding achievement in business and its contribution to Queensland’s economic growth. The... - November 14, 2008 - Apollo Motorhomes
New Car Class for E-Z Rent-A-Car Fleet
A brand new car class for car rentals. E-Z Rent-A-Car has launched the XCAR car class in its Orlando, FL airport and Denver, CO markets this week in beta phase. - October 12, 2008 - E-Z Rent A Car
Car Rentals and Now Hotel Reservations from www.dsreservations.com
www.dssreservations.com is pleased to be part of the expansion of the www.gostarmedia.com network. www.dsreservations.com is one of the founding affiliates of the Gostar Direct network which consists of over 1000 websites and growing daily. - October 04, 2008 - DS Reservations
Car Rental Company Launches Revolutionary Program to Automatically Reduce Rates on Existing Reservations When Prices Drop
E-Z Rent-A-Car launches the E-Z Money Club, which tracks reservations for its members and lowers the base rental rate automatically when prices drop. - September 14, 2008 - E-Z Rent A Car
Avis Southern Africa Appoints CSR Champion
Avis Southern Africa has long supported environmental and community upliftment programmes. Now the car rental company has upped its stake in corporate social responsibility (CSR) by appointing Jessica Branco as it’s Sustainability Manager. Avis Southern Africa's managing director Wayne... - July 23, 2008 - Avis Southern Africa