Do you want to shop and pick up your rental car at the same time? Well, Hertz has some good news for you. There are 9 Chic Outlet Shopping Villages in Europe – in London, Dublin,Paris, Madrid, Barcelona, Milan, Bologna, Brussels, Antwerp, Cologne and Frankfurt where you can shop until you drop then you can …
Category: Car rental
Apr 15
Holiday car rental tips
Summer is approaching and if you travel abroad you need to think about car hire too. Everybody wants stressfree trip without spendig extra money. Here are a couple of holiday car rental tips that can save you some serious money: All car rental companies want to sell you excess insurance at the car rental desk …
Dec 12
Driving home for Christmas – car hire in the festive period
Car rental bookings for the festive period are up to 11% compared to 2011. This also means that it’s going to be an even busier season. Air travel will probably be the busiest. The number of bookings made between the 22nd– 31st December 2012 is already up to 11% and all aspects of booking are on …
Sep 08
Car rental tips in the USA
When you travel to the United States you really need to rent a car. It’s really hard to travel otherwise, it’s easier and less time consuming to drive your rental car than to use public transport. You ca rent them daily, weekly or monthly – it’s up to you whichever you want to choose. It’s …
Sep 05
Hertz finally buys Dollar Thrifty
Hertz completes purchase of Dollar Thrifty After two years Hertz ready to take over Dollar / Thrifty car rental. They’ve stared the “bidding war” in April 2010 with the offer of $1.2 billion Avis also made an offer to buy DT. In Sept 2011 Avis stepped back from the deal which left only Hertz as a potencial buyer. Hertz …
Aug 16
Are car hire sites being upfront about different car rental charges?
This is a big question. Everybody is fed up with hidden charges when it comes to car rental although many car rental companies are still doing this. Many holidaymakers are on really thight budget when they travel, everything is expensive, they have to pay for the flight, for accommodation, travel insurance etc, it costs a …
Jul 18
Holiday Car Hire Guide: 10 tips to avoid being ripped off
I can always hear or read about car rental customers being ripped off with forced full – empty fuel policy unwanted insurance added to the rental agreement or unwanted upgrade. Miles Brignall from The Guardian wrote a Holiday Car Hire Guide which can help you understand car hire and save holiday makers a lot of money and …
Jul 12
Car hire – Why it’s too cheap
Sometimes you can find some extremly low daily rental prices ie. €5/day at Malaga Airport or €12/day at Dublin Airport. How can the rental companies make a profit on that? Have you ever thinked about it? OK. Here is the thing, they don’t make any money on it. They make profit “selling” fuel and expensive insurance …
Jun 18
5 car hire tips that will help you to spend less
How to spend less when it comes to car hire. Here are 5 tips that will definitely help you to save some money when you rent a car next time: Fuel can be very pricey because car hire companies can charge you a lot of money. The best option is to pick up your rental …