Dollar Thrifty Automotive Group Employees Receive Over $15 Million Profit- Sharing/Incentive Compensation Bonuses

    TULSA, Okla., Feb. 14 -- Dollar Thrifty Automotive
Group, Inc. today distributed over $15 million in profit-sharing
and incentive compensation bonuses.  Approximately $6.6 million was awarded to
employees based in Oklahoma.  In addition to the more than 1,150 employees
based at the Tulsa headquarters, the company employs approximately 250 workers
at reservation centers in Tahlequah and Okmulgee.
    Joseph E. Cappy, Chairman, Chief Executive Officer and President, said,
"Last year was another challenging year for the travel industry, however, our
company achieved impressive results.  Knowing our business was facing dramatic
and uncertain market conditions, we began 2002 by asking our employees to
initiate critical cost saving measures.  We also challenged them to reach some
very aggressive annual profit targets.  These employees adjusted on the fly,
worked together as a team and exceeded our objectives.  Presenting our
employees with these bonuses is an opportunity to say thank you for an
exceptional job."
    Cappy noted that bonus checks were distributed to employees, including
part-timers, who have been with the company at least five months.  "It is
particularly impressive to note that our U.S. field management employees
achieved the maximum payout of $5.1 million," Cappy said.  "These field
managers did a phenomenal job in picking up the pieces after the September 11
tragedy.  In addition, almost $4.2 million went to employees who are not at
the management level."
    Dollar Thrifty Automotive group, Inc. is headquartered in Tulsa, Oklahoma,
and has over 6,000 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
over 800 corporate and franchised locations in the United States and Canada.