Car Hire
easyCar launches no cancellation fee policy
In its latest bid to help consumers ease the credit crunch, international car rental broker easyCar.com is launching a generous no cancellation fee policy. Consumers can now cancel their car hire completely free of charge within seven days of placing a booking. And even if cancellation falls beyond the seven day limit, for a minimal £7.50 fee, consumers will be offered a cancellation option up to 24 hours before the pickup time and date.
Up to 10% off van hire with Holiday Autos
Leading online car hire broker Holiday Autos is offering up to 10% off its brand new van hire offering to celebrate the extension of its range of vehicles. The offer is valid for all van hire bookings made until 30 November 2008 for pick-ups until 31 March 2009 and applies to all rental periods and across all UK pick-up locations. The lead rate for van hire with the discount applied is a staggeringly low £20 per day based on a seven day rental in November 2008.
Avis says discarding car hire is a false economy
Fleets don’t need to discard car rental to reduce their cost base in a recession, instead they need to use it in a more considered fashion, says Avis Rent a Car. The car rental company’s new Sales Director, Anthony Ainsworth, has come up with some sound advice for businesses on how to utilise car rental to reduce costs and keep drivers safe and mobile.
Holiday Autos launches low cost van hire
As the credit crisis deepens and costs soar, leading online car hire broker Holiday Autos launches a new van hire offering, providing a budget friendly answer to the ever so expensive removal companies.
Car hire market sees changing demand
This year’s high fuel prices and continuing credit crunch have changed demand in the car hire market according to price comparison site Carrentals.co.uk, which has seen a 10% increase in bookings for fuel efficient economy cars.
Stelios celebrates in Cyprus
Stelios Haji-Ioannou, founder of the hugely successful easyGroup and chairman of easyCar, was in top gear last Thursday to celebrate 10,000 car rental bookings in Cyprus over the past three years. This milestone for easyCar is another triumph for the easyGroup portfolio.
America is 00-heaven
As Bond comes to our screens again this week, Avis Rent A Car is offering great deals on US car hire and the Avis team have come up with their definitive guide to the greatest American Bond destinations.
USA all the way for Holiday Autos
Leading online car hire broker Holiday Autos is reporting a great start to 2009 with US bookings already up 3% compared to 2008. The USA is one of the best selling destinations for the car hire broker and this year the strongest growth was seen in places such as Seattle (up 43% year on year), Phoenix (23.6%), Denver (15%) and Atlanta (14%).
Baby seat charges mount up for British families
Parents hiring a car when they travel are being advised to compare the additional costs of renting baby and child seats before booking. Car hire comparator Carrentals.co.uk says that costs from providers can vary significantly; meaning cheaper car rental may be offset by higher child seat prices.
Hit the open road for a bargain winter break
Escape the doom and gloom of the UK's economic misery with Kamper Hire’s low season rental rates of just £60 per day*. There’s still time to head to the Med for warmer weather, with France’s Côte d’Azur and Mediterranean Spain providing the best of the late autumn sunshine. And to make things easier, Kamper Hire have halved their European surcharge (which includes European insurance cover and unlimited mileage) to just £10 per day*.
Christmas wonderlands you never knew existed
Do you find Christmas shopping in your town uninspiring and repetitive year in and year out? How about driving somewhere new to shop, in a car big enough to accommodate all your purchases? The Avis hassle-free Home Delivery service can offer you just that, dropping the car directly to your door for the ultimate in convenience.
New survey reveals UK motorists struggle with road signs
Avis Rent A Car has just published the results of its latest survey, which makes for worrying reading. The car rental company surveyed UK motorists to see whether they could correctly identify both UK and foreign road signs and 53% answered incorrectly.
More room from Alamo with free upgrades
Getting out to enjoy the last of the summer sunshine is even more affordable with Alamo Rent A Car’s free upgrade offer on UK rentals. For instance, customers booking an intermediate vehicle, typically a Vectra or Mondeo on alamo.co.uk/ukupgrade will only pay for a compact, which is the class below.
Europcar puts fuel economy and low Co2 first
Europcar UK Group is continuing to focus on the issue concerning most motorists – fuel economy – with the addition of the Peugeot 308 to its national fleet, including the hatchback, HDi 90 and 110 bhp diesel models. The current World Record holder for the highest average fuel consumption of 90.75mpg on a journey, the Peugeot 308 HDi 110 hatchback, gives Europcar customers access to highly economic driving – and that’s good for the environment.
easyCar.com appoints LBi Netrank to drive online activity
SEO and online brand specialist LBi Netrank today announces it has been appointed by easyCar.com, the low cost, online car hire specialist, as part of its pan-European online strategy to improve the site’s search engine ranking in the UK and across Europe.