Car Rental News For 2009

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December

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28/12/2009 – Hertz customers stranded when storm hits New York

25/12/2009 – Eurostar resumes after three days halt due to snow

21/12/2009 – Spain suffering from shortage of rental cars

17/12/2009 – Serpentine queues at Coventry for Virgin tickets

15/12/2009 – Dollar Thrifty on a fourth quarterly high

10/12/2009 – Government to tax frequent travellers

07/12/2009 – Hertz staff vote for strike

03/12/2009 – British cousins extradited to Cyprus

01/12/2009 – Europcar launches UK leg of its membership

November

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26/11/2009 – BMI to axe 600 jobs

23/11/2009 – Sixt boasts third quarter profit despite recession

19/11/2009 – Kerala Tourism woos UK travel agents

16/11/2009 – UK disrupted by torrential rains

12/11/2009 – Avis nets $57 million in profits

09/11/2009 – Ford reveals new plans to protect passengers

05/11/2009 – Electric cars risky for UK pedestrians

02/11/2009 – Dollar Thrifty records improved third quarter results

October

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29/10/2009 – Roadside fatality figures show men take greater risks

26/10/2009 – UK travellers fail to accurately plan holiday spending

23/10/2009 – Europcar survey finds Brits adore their cars

19/10/2009 – Hertz car rental to get makeover

15/10/2009 – Mini E to take the stage in UK driving trials

12/10/2009 – UK government urged to tax motorists

09/10/2009 – Sixt opens at Abu Dhabi airport

05/10/2009 – Superlorries may soon descend on British roads

01/10/2009 – Hertz car rental mulling photo inspection system

September

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28/09/2009 – Sixt car rental agency expands network in Africa

25/09/2009 – XL Airways to launch Paris to Las Vegas services

21/09/2009 – UK sanctions £10m loan to Tata Motors

18/09/2009 – City Car Club buys WhizzGo

15/09/2009 – England fans warned about high crime levels in SA

10/09/2009 – City installing electric car charging points

07/09/2009 – Europcar boosts green credentials with Fiat

03/09/2009 – Oldest car hire firm in Ireland goes under

August

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31/08/2009 – Avis Europe reports fleet utilization rise

27/08/2009 – British tourists hit by high car hire rates

24/08/2009 – Hottest 2009 destination facing controversy

20/08/2009 – Hertz introducing before and after photos

17/08/2009 – Hire car shortage throughout Europe

13/08/2009 – Vouchers offered to encourage repeat rentals

10/08/2009 – Higher car hire costs in Spain this year

06/08/2009 – Europcar targets renters in Twitter campaign

03/08/2009 – Lotus Elise hire cars offered by Hertz in Italy

July

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30/07/2009 – Hertz profits down on lower sales

27/07/2009 – Hire car shortage with Canada rail strike

23/07/2009 – Spain hire car shortage raises rental costs

20/07/2009 – Motorists advised of car hire age restrictions

16/07/2009 – Advice offered on renting cars abroad

13/07/2009 – European driving holidays cheaper in 2009

09/07/2009 – Hundreds of cruise passengers in virus scare

06/07/2009 – Recession stalls grand plans for QE2

02/07/2009 – British tourists sue Aussie car hire firm

June

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29/06/2009 – Celebrations curbed by cash crisis

25/06/2009 – Sixt offer car rental bookings by iPhone

22/06/2009 – Airlines still plan to go supersonic

18/06/2009 – School holiday prices are un-fair

15/06/2009 – Motorists must beware of new French law

11/06/2009 – Sun bathing instead of skiing for Brits in 2009

08/06/2009 – Rising cost of car rental

04/06/2009 – Cornwall the place to be seen this summer

01/06/2009 – Passengers pay the price for lateness

May

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28/05/2009 – Europcar now offer free delivery on vans and cars

25/05/2009 – America’s very own Wacky Races

21/05/2009 – The state of the pound draws tourists to the UK

18/05/2009 – Hotels have a child’s eye view

14/05/2009 – Free rental cars from Avis

11/05/2009 – Brit has best job in the world

07/05/2009 – Mexico reduces alert on swine flu

04/05/2009 – Sky high temper tantrums

April

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30/04/2009 – New car hire options in Croatia

27/04/2009 – SunRail future may depend on rental car tax

23/04/2009 – Dollar Thrifty revenues rise in first quarter

20/04/2009 – VX Racing Team says this BTCC its last

16/04/2009 – TUI Travel expands into CIS and Russia

13/04/2009 – Some 1car1 assets bought by Enterprise

09/04/2009 – Avis to charge fee for not cancelling reservation

06/04/2009 – Dollar Thrifty credit rating cut further

02/04/2009 – Hertz to acquire bankrupt Advantage Rent A Car

March

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30/03/2009 – Alamo and Enterprise expansion despite recession

26/03/2009 – Hertz considers debt buyback

23/03/2009 – Car rental group launches environmental initiative

19/03/2009 – UK car hire firm goes into administration

16/03/2009 – Singapore rental company expands

12/03/2009 – Budget car rental in new Qatari deal

09/03/2009 – UK seeing rise in caravan sales

05/03/2009 – Enterprise buys Advantage rental car assets

02/03/2009 – Car renters complaining about older vehicles

February

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26/02/2009 – Avis Budget reports losses for 4Q

23/02/2009 – Tourist arrivals to Scotland drop in 2008

19/02/2009 – Dollar Thrifty reports increased losses

16/02/2009 – Car hire companies going green

12/02/2009 – Parking permit fees to be linked to emissions

09/02/2009 – Car club memberships increasing rapidly

05/02/2009 – Cost of car rental may rise this summer

02/02/2009 – Chauffeured car hire companies hurt in downturn

January

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29/01/2009 – Rental cars seized by Dubai police

26/01/2009 – Woman robbed at Thrifty car rental office

22/01/2009 – Car renter claiming confiscated money

19/01/2009 – Hertz cutting 4000 jobs to reduce costs

15/01/2009 – UK airports see decline in passenger traffic

12/01/2009 – Ford works to change Taurus rental car image

08/01/2009 – Dollar Thrifty well positioned for 2009

05/01/2009 – Car theft fronted by phoney rental firm

01/01/2009 – Enterprise forced into first job cuts

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