Dollar Thrifty Automotive Group Is on the Move in the Nation's Capital; Company Now Operates Both Brands In-Terminal at Washington DC Airports
TULSA, Okla., June 9 -- Dollar Thrifty Automotive Group, Inc. today announced its Thrifty Car Rental operation has moved in-terminal at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport. With this move, both the Dollar Rent A Car and Thrifty Car Rental brands now operate in- terminal at the major airports serving the metropolitan Washington area including Washington Dulles International Airport and Baltimore Washington International Airport. Prior to moving in-terminal at Reagan National, Thrifty previously provided service to airport customers from its Jefferson Davis Highway location, which will remain open to serve the local customer base.
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"Increasing the airport presence for our brands is key to our operating strategy, particularly at such a premier tourist destination as our nation's Capital," Jay Foley, Senior Executive Vice President -- Corporate Operations, said. "We're pleased to improve our ability to serve the value-seeking car rental customers visiting the Washington DC area. Likewise, we will continue to provide our local customers with the same quality products and great service at our suburban locations throughout the metro area."
Dollar Thrifty Automotive Group, Inc. is a Fortune 1000 Company headquartered in Tulsa, Oklahoma. Driven by the mission "Value Every Time," the Company's brands, Dollar Rent A Car and Thrifty Car Rental, serve value- conscious travelers in approximately 70 countries. Dollar and Thrifty have approximately 1,600 corporate and franchised worldwide locations including over 800 in the United States and Canada. The Dollar or Thrifty brands operate in virtually all of the top U.S. airport markets; both brands operate in all of the top Canadian airport markets. The Company's more than 8,500 employees are located mainly in North America, but global service capabilities exist through an expanding international franchise network. For additional information, visit http://www.dtag.com/ .
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; access to reservation distribution channels; economic and competitive conditions in markets and countries where the companies' customers reside and where the companies and their franchisees operate; natural hazards or catastrophes; incidents of terrorism; airline travel patterns; changes in capital availability or cost; costs and other terms related to the acquisition and disposition of automobiles; systems or communications failures; costs of conducting business and changes in structure or operations; and certain regulatory and environmental matters and litigation risks. 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.
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