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Budget Rent a Car Customers Can Benefit From Paying Taxes

11 April 2000

Budget Rent a Car Customers Can Benefit From Paying Taxes

            Perfect Drive Members Earn Points on Car Rental Taxes

              Points Double When Members Book on http://www.budget.com


    LISLE, Ill., April 11 Taxes are unavoidable, so why not
benefit from them.  Budget Rent a Car's customer loyalty program, Perfect
Drive, allows members to earn points on the entire cost of their rental car
transactions, including the taxes.  With "tax day" just around the corner,
this is one good "tax break" to bear in mind.
    Perfect Drive members double their benefit when they book and rent their
cars on Budget's Web site: http://www.budget.com .  By booking online, members earn
double the points, even on taxes, on rentals between now and June 30, 2001.
Customers also receive a 20 percent rebate on all Perfect Drive points
redeemed on http://www.budget.com .
    Perfect Drive is a fully-automated, revenue-based program, which awards
members with one point for every dollar they spend on qualifying rentals at
participating Budget locations, including standard rental charges, optional
items such as refueling, and taxes.
    In addition to car rentals, members can redeem their Perfect Drive points
for Bolle(R) eyewear, airline miles, Cruise America motorhome and motorcycle
rentals, spa certificates, and resort vacation and cruise ship packages.
    For more information on Perfect Drive and its awards, customers are
encouraged to visit Budget's Web site at http://www.budget.com .  In addition to
making reservations online, members of Perfect Drive can check their point
activity balances and/or redeem points for awards online, 24/7.
    Membership in Perfect Drive is free, and enrollment is easy. Renters who
sign up for Budget's Fastbreak express service are automatically enrolled in
Perfect Drive.  Fastbreak, which offers paperless transactions, greater
vehicle choices and rapid returns, is so fast - customers can be on their way
in just a matter of seconds.
    Customers can earn Perfect Drive points at over 900 U.S. Budget locations;
more than 150 Budget locations throughout Canada; over 650 Budget locations
throughout Europe, the Middle East and Africa; and participating Cruise
America and BGI Parking locations in the U.S.
    Budget Rent a Car Corporation, a wholly owned subsidiary of Budget Group,
Inc. , is one of the world's top three car and truck rental systems.
The Budget system, which operates under the same name worldwide, has more than
3,000 airport and local market locations in over 120 countries and
territories.  Budget has more than 1,000 corporate-owned and franchised
locations in the United States.  Budget's WorldClass Fleet is comprised of
more than 30 percent specialty vehicles, ranging from sport utility vehicles,
convertibles and luxury cars to minivans, pickups and environmentally friendly
vehicles.  Visit our Web site at http://www.budget.com .