News By Topic: Rental

Budget Joins TWA Aviators Frequent Flyer Program

Aug 26, 1999

Budget Rent a Car Corporation announced a partnership with TWA Aviators(SM), Trans World Airlines' frequent flyer program, effective this month. ... Continue reading

Fitch IBCA Issues Special Report on The Hertz Corp.

Aug 25, 1999

Fitch IBCA has issued a special report on The Hertz Corp. Hertz is the largest car rental company in the world and one of the largest equipment rental companies in the U.S. ... Continue reading

Thrifty Joins United Airlines Mileage Plus

Aug 25, 1999

Thrifty Car Rental kicks off its new partnership with United Airlines Mileage Plus by offering triple miles to Mileage Plus members, effective Sept. 7 through Nov. 20, 1999. ... Continue reading

Universal Express Subsidiary Announces Agreement with Hertz

Aug 25, 1999

The Postal Business Center Network a subsidiary of Universal Express, Inc. has just reached an agreement with the Hertz Corporation for the PBC Network to exclusively utilize Hertz for its vendor programs. ... Continue reading

Thrifty Offers Compact Cars for $24.95 a Day

Aug 19, 1999

Thrifty Car Rental will blow the fall leaves off the trees with a special $24.95 daily rate on a Dodge Neon or similar compact car with unlimited mileage effective Aug. 22 - Sept. 30, 1999 ... Continue reading

Budget Group Selects Wichita Falls for New Reservation Center

Aug 18, 1999

Budget Group, Inc. announced its selection of Wichita Falls, Texas, as the site for the company's new 200-seat inbound reservation call center. ... Continue reading

Avis Europe Announces the Consolidation of Its Presence in Germany

Aug 17, 1999

Avis Europe plc announced that it is to consolidate its position in the German car rental market through the acquisition and integration of the operations of one of its existing licensees, Autohof Bismark GmbH. ... Continue reading

Budget Rent a Car Appoints International Sales Agent in Germany

Aug 17, 1999

Budget Rent a Car International, Inc., a subsidiary of Budget Group, Inc., has appointed Discover The World Marketing as its general international sales agent in Germany. ... Continue reading

JMPR Signs Budget EV Rentals

Aug 16, 1999

Budget EV Rentals has retained JMPR Public Relations, Inc. to assist with its national public relations responsibilities ... Continue reading

United Rentals Issues $300 Million of Senior Secured Notes

Aug 13, 1999

United Rentals announced that it issued $300 million of seven- year Senior Secured Term Loan C Notes to a group of financial institutions led by Bank of America N.A. and Goldman Sachs Credit Partners L.P. ... Continue reading

Rent-A-Wreck Announces Record Growth Under KAB Associates'

Aug 10, 1999

Rent-A-Wreck releases selected financial data with respect to the consolidated statements of operations of the Company and its subsidiaries for each of the six years in the period ended March 31. ... Continue reading

Avis Board of Directors Announces Strategic Management Plan

Aug 7, 1999

Avis Rent A Car, Inc. announced that the Board of Directors has finalized a management plan for the Company. ... Continue reading

Northwest Airlines Adds Avis and Hertz to its WorldPerks Program

Aug 4, 1999

Northwest Airlines announced that Avis and Hertz are new WorldPerks car rental partners. The airline also announced enhanced, simplified procedures for earning WorldPerks miles by renting vehicles. ... Continue reading

Thrifty Car Rental Opens In-Terminal Location in Las Vegas

Aug 3, 1999

Las Vegas Thrifty announced the acquisition of substantially all principal assets of eight-year-old Airport Rent-A-Car, and will take the company's place at McCarran International. ... Continue reading

Thrifty Car Rental Adds 44 Stores, Eight New Markets

Jul 29, 1999

Thrifty Car Rental continues to rapidly expand in the U.S. with the addition of 44 stores, eight new markets and four in- terminal counters. ... Continue reading