The well known car hire company Sixt has just recently stepped on a few toes in France with its new advertising campaign. This is an ad that deliberately mocks the height of the country’s President, Nicholas Sarkozy. The posters that have been put out by Sixt are designed to persuade people to rent the firm’s [...]

For all the travelers out there that want to go green, Expedia may just have what they are looking for. In fact, Expedia has increased the green resources available to its customers with the launch of The Green Travel Guide. This was launched with the help of Sustainable Travel International. This move underscores that today’s [...]

The well known Irish carrier Aer Arann has just recently announced that it will be introducing a fee for hold baggage on all bookings after April 27th. Aer Arann said that it was responding to consumer feedback and passenger trends. This Dublin-based regional airline’s current baggage allowance is 15kg per passenger on all flights. Travelers [...]

According to new reports, Hertz has now agreed to buy its smaller rival Dollar Thrifty for $1.2 billion in a deal that heralds other similar deals in the car hire industry. This plan will prove to strengthen Hertz’s share of the leisure market. The deal will give Hertz, which is the world’s largest car rental [...]

It now seems that the Middle East’s leading car hire company, Dollar Thrifty, has announced the relocation of two car rental counters to the Skypark facility at the Abu Dhabi International Airport. The Executive Director of Dollar Thrifty, Sam Eltibi, said that it is a fantastic opportunity to have both Dollar and Thrifty brands at [...]

Apparently buying online travel is the big thing right now in the UK. According to a new study that was carried out by the Center for Economics and Business Research, British travelers spent nearly £15.6 billion in online travel bookings in 2009. This is a huge 18.5 percent increase on 2008. This shows that booking [...]

Apparently around 150,000 people are still stuck abroad as pressure mounts on airlines to restore their schedules as quickly as possible. Airports are expected to remain open after test flights and new analysis of the ash cloud established it was safer to fly than had been believed. Although airlines are now reopening, experts are warning [...]

It now seems that the world’s largest car rental brand is taking a number of big steps in order to help stranded people in Europe get back home. People have been having a problem getting back home since Europe has had to close their air space due to the volcanic ash situation. Right now Hertz [...]

One of the most well known car hire comparison sites, Carrentals.co.uk, has just recently launched a brand new campaign called “Raising the Standard.” This is a campaign that has the main goal of trying to help consumers find the best travel services that they possibly can. The campaign actually consists of a forum, blog, and [...]

As many people all over the UK know, many flights out of the area have been grounded due to a volcanic ash cloud. However, as it turns out, planes are not the only thing being affected by this volcanic ash. Apparently holidaymakers with car hire bookings are unable to collect their rental cars at the [...]