Dollar Thrifty Automotive Group Announces Executive Management Promotions

    TULSA, Okla., Jan. 27 -- Dollar Thrifty Automotive
Group, Inc. , today announced promotions of three members of its
executive management team; Rich Halbrook, Vicki Vaniman and Bob DuPont.
    Rich Halbrook has been promoted to DTG executive vice president of
administration.  His responsibilities include overseeing the human resources,
training and development, customer service, properties and concessions and
purchasing departments of the company.  Halbrook joined Dollar Rent A Car in
1995 as vice president of human resources and previous to that, was with
Dollar's affiliate company at the time, Pentastar Services, Inc.  In total,
Halbrook has more than 23 years of human resources experience, 19 of which are
focused in the car and truck rental industry.  He holds a bachelor of arts
from the University of Arkansas and a MS degree in industrial psychology from
Stevens Institute of Technology, and is a member of the Society of Human
Resources Management.  In addition, Halbrook serves on the board of advisors
for the Tulsa Metro Chamber, as well as serves on the board of Tulsa Zoo
Friends.
    Vicki Vaniman has been promoted to DTG executive vice president and
general counsel.  Vaniman joined Dollar Rent A Car in 1994 as vice president
and general counsel and previous to that, was also with Dollar's affiliate
company at the time, Pentastar Services, Inc.  She has more than 20 years of
legal expertise, 11 of which are focused in the car rental industry. Previous
to joining the car rental industry, Vaniman practiced law at Tulsa, Okla.-
based law firm, Jones, Givens, Gotcher and Bogan, P.C.  Vaniman holds a
bachelor of science degree in business from Oklahoma State University, a juris
doctorate degree from the University of Oklahoma and participated in the
prestigious Advanced Management Program at the University of Pennsylvania's
Wharton School.  In addition, she serves on the board for non-profit
organizations, Domestic Violence Intervention Services and Oklahoma Society to
Prevent Blindness.
    Bob DuPont has been promoted to DTG vice president of reservations.  His
responsibilities include overseeing all DTG reservation and licensee revenue
management services for both of the company's brands, Dollar Rent A Car and
Thrifty Car Rental.  Dupont joined Thrifty Car Rental in 1992 as director of
yield management and global distribution system (GDS) marketing, before being
promoted to staff vice president of reservations in 1994.  Prior to joining
Thrifty, DuPont was vice president of reservations for National Rent A Car and
held a 19-year tenure with the company in various positions within the
operations and reservations areas.  He holds a bachelor of arts degree in
statistics from the University of Minnesota.  In addition, he serves on the
editorial advisory board of Customer Interface magazine.
    Dollar Thrifty Automotive Group, Inc. is headquartered in Tulsa, Oklahoma,
and has over 5,000 worldwide employees.  Focused on being the low-cost
provider in the car rental industry, the company's brands, Dollar Rent A Car
and Thrifty Car Rental, serve value-conscious leisure travelers in more than
70 countries.  With operations at most major airports, Dollar and Thrifty have
approximately 800 corporate and franchised locations in the United States and
Canada.

    Some of the statements contained in this press release may constitute
forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities
Litigation Reform Act of 1995.  Although Dollar Thrifty Automotive Group, Inc.
believes such forward-looking statements are based upon reasonable
assumptions, such statements are not guarantees of future performance and
certain factors could cause results to differ materially from current
expectations.  These factors include: price and product competition; economic
and competitive conditions in markets and countries where the companies'
customers reside and where the companies and their franchisees operate;
airline travel patterns; changes in capital availability or cost; costs and
other terms related to the acquisition and disposition of automobiles; costs
of conducting business and changes in structure or operations; and certain
regulatory and environmental matters.  Should one or more of these risks or
uncertainties, among others, materialize, actual results could vary from those
estimated, anticipated or projected.  Dollar Thrifty Automotive Group, Inc.
undertakes no obligation to update or revise forward-looking statements to
reflect changed assumptions, the occurrence of unanticipated events or changes
to future operating results over time.