Tens of thousands of Hertz’s vehicles will be equipped this year with Zipcar-like technology that will allow customers to reserve cars online or via an app, and immediately pick up or return a car, without being limited by office hours.
Hertz will equip thousands of its vehicles with Zipcar-style, pay-as-you-go tech
April 2, 2013 By 2 Comments
The Scan: Travelfusion adds Renfe and Trenitalia, Avis partners with Isango, and more news
November 23, 2012 By Leave a Comment
Travelfusion, Trenitalia, Renfe, Avis, Isango, Virgin Holidays, Branded3, and EDeal Association all appear in our roundup of the travel tech snippets for 23 November.
GateGuru iPhone app adds same-day booking for car rentals and TripIt-like itinerary management
November 21, 2012 By Leave a Comment
Think, Hotel Tonight for rental cars. Think, TripIt with detailed airport maps.
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What Else? PitchUP Ireland, Avis Maxymiser, Travora mobile network, BudgetPlaces design
June 29, 2012 By 1 Comment
PitchUp extends into the Emerald Isle, Avis maxes up for web performance, Travora unveils mobile ad network, BudgetPlaces re-jigs site… What else is going on in the world of travel tech…
Semantic web: context for the rest of us
April 12, 2012 By 2 Comments
Semantic web and its impact on travel was the focus of the opening session of the OpenTravel Advisory Forum in sunny Miami
Avis Budget goes after Hertz on Dollar Thrifty merger
September 13, 2010 By Leave a Comment
This is shaping up as a tumultuous month in the U.S.-based car rental business with Hertz and Avis Budget engaged in a bidding war for Dollar Thrifty.
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Consumers, OTAs deal with car inventory gone missing
November 10, 2009 By 1 Comment
I was thinking that a common subtext in the online travel agencies’ discussions about their third-quarter financial results was the pressures on the car rental [or car hire, to some] industry.
Major car rental firms, feeling the pinch from the rollback in their bread-and-butter corporate travel, have substantially reduced their fleets and raised car-rental prices.
Consumers are wondering why car-rental prices have gone through the sun roof during a recession.
