Dollar Rent A Car Loves the Big Apple, Opens Fifth Location in Manhattan

TULSA, Okla., Nov. 4, 2004 -- Dollar Rent A Car, a subsidiary of Dollar Thrifty Automotive Group, Inc. , has opened its fifth location in Manhattan.

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Located on 207 W. 76th St., the location will serve customers living near or visiting New York's Upper West Side, and is only blocks from some of the city's most popular venues like New York's Central Park, The Museum of Natural History, Lincoln Center, Beacon Theater, Upper Broadways and Columbus Avenue shops and restaurants. The location is open seven days a week from 7:00 a.m. to 10:00 p.m.

"Opening a fifth Dollar location in Manhattan directly ties into the Company's strategy to grow its popular leisure destination markets," said Art Smolin, Dollar Northeast Area Manager. "Dollar continues to offer great rates, great cars and great service at well-known tourist destinations like Manhattan."

For Dollar Rent A Car reservations or for more information, customers can log onto http://www.dollar.com/ , home of Dollar's lowest rates, or can call the reservations number at 1-800-800-4000.

About Dollar Rent A Car

Dollar Rent A Car has more than 400 worldwide locations in 26 countries, with a significant presence in Canada, the Caribbean and Latin America, including more than 250 locations in the United States. Dollar serves the value-conscious traveler and is a subsidiary of Dollar Thrifty Automotive Group, Inc. a Fortune 1000 Company headquartered in Tulsa, Okla.

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