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Articles tagged “avis budget”

Ground Transport

AvisBudget and Zipcar Fleet Synergies Are Hampered by a Cost Problem

Let's see: AvisBudget now realizes 15 months after touting all of the envisioned fleet-sharing synergies with Zipcar that there are costs involved in shuttling the vehicles back and forth between locations? Very curious. One solution is allowing Zipcar to introduce one-way rides, which is a very attractive option for customers regardless.

AvisBudget and Zipcar Fleet Synergies Are Hampered by a Cost Problem

Ground Transport

How Are Car Rentals Changing Due To Digital Channels? Not As Fast As You Think

The world of traditional car rental booking isn't changing as fast as you would assume in a world rushing towards digital and mobile. Is that a function of these companies' hesitancy to embrace these open channels and protect their turf, or is the slower pace of change a real reflection of the car rental consumers?

How Are Car Rentals Changing Due To Digital Channels? Not As Fast As You Think

Ground Transport

Avis Budget Acquires Licensee in Canada for $30 Million

It makes sense for Avis Budget to own more locations if it wants a consistent customer experience.

Avis Budget Acquires Licensee in Canada for $30 Million

Business Travel

Concur Rebrands Booking Product Aimed at Rogue Business Travelers

Concur has faced intense pushback from the business travel establishment to its open booking initiative. Rebranding it as TripLink is a small bow to that opposition, but the essentials of the program remain the same.

Ground Transport

Zipcar To Introduce One-Way Rentals as Avis Builds on Early Success

Sometimes acquired companies transition to the parent company and lose their whole mojo. That doesn't appear to be happening with Avis Budget and Zipcar, which is getting newer vehicles at lower cost, and is positioned to move into new geographies at a quicker pace.

Zipcar To Introduce One-Way Rentals as Avis Builds on Early Success

Ground Transport

Avis Budget Wants an Even Younger Fleet at Zipcar

The next step in Zipcar-Avis Budget buddying-up is technology sharing, with Avis Budget cars expected to get a Zipcar refresh. At least that's the plan.

Avis Budget Wants an Even Younger Fleet at Zipcar

Business Travel

Avis Budget corporate customers will soon get rate hikes like leisure travelers

Hertz acquired Dollar Thrifty last year, and Avis Budget picked up Avis Europe and Zipcar in 2013. Now the two companies, along with Enterprise, are turning their attention toward raising rates. With just three firms running the show, there's not much standing in their way.

Avis Budget corporate customers will soon get rate hikes like leisure travelers

Ground Transport

Hertz, Avis, Enterprise sue Chicago over bidding for new O’Hare facility

Cost overruns? On a construction project at O'Hare? Shocking:)

Business Travel

How Avis-Budget and Hertz are squeezing customers

It won't be across-the-board, allowing for variations in this city-pair or that, but you can expect similar pricing dynamics when the American Airlines-US Airways merger goes through. Here again, there aren't a lot of legacy carriers left for additional mergers in the future.

How Avis-Budget and Hertz are squeezing customers

Airlines

Zipcar feeling Avis Budget vibe with expansion to first airports

This is a smart move by Zipcar and Avis Budget as it will give travelers new choices in their rentals at airport locations. It should also attract customers to Zipcar who may not have considered car-sharing until now.

Zipcar feeling Avis Budget vibe with expansion to first airports