Thrifty Opens In-Terminal Location in Pittsburgh
30 May 2000
Thrifty Opens In-Terminal Location in PittsburghTULSA, Okla., May 30 Effective June 1, 2000, Thrifty Car Rental will be serving travelers at its newest in-terminal location inside Pittsburgh International Airport, the nation's best airport and third-best in the world, according to a recent poll of Conde Naste Traveler readers. Thrifty is conveniently located near the baggage claim area, with cars located just outside the car rental facilities. It is anticipated that 70% of customers at the new Pittsburgh airport location will primarily be business travelers, with the remaining 30% leisure customers. The company also plans to open additional western Pennsylvania suburban locations in the coming months to meet the increased demand for Thrifty cars. Worldwide, Thrifty is in the terminal of more than 80 airports in North America, and is in all major Australian airports, in addition to being in- terminal in most major cities in the Caribbean, and Central and South America where Thrifty has a presence. Thrifty Car Rental, with its affiliate Thrifty Car Sales, is a subsidiary of Thrifty, Inc. Thrifty Car Rental is one of the world's largest international car rental franchise networks, consisting of over 1,200 locations in 66 countries around the world. Thrifty Car Sales is a franchised retail used car sales network with plans to have 60 U.S. locations in the U.S. by January 2001. Thrifty, Inc. is a subsidiary of Dollar Thrifty Automotive Group, Inc. .