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Kyte wants to simplify car rentals, while yet another short-term rental platform, this time in Germany, raises millions.
Justin Dawes | 4 months ago
Business Travel
Travelers’ habits are changing, so corporate booking tools need to reflect that too. CWT’s relaunch is timely when people aspire to be kinder to the planet when they travel.
Matthew Parsons | 8 months ago
Rental Cars
If Volkswagen succeeds in its bid to purchase Europcar, consumers would greatly benefit as the deal would likely lead to electric vehicles becoming more available.
Gwénaëlle Barzic and Arno Schuetze, Reuters | 2 years ago
Avis could learn a few things from Hertz's strategy of investing in tech and operations.
Isaac Carey, Skift | 3 years ago
Car rental companies are desperate to raise rates, but the reality is that reduced demand due to ridesharing and an expected slowdown will keep prices from rising significantly in 2020. This is good news for companies and vacationers alike.
Andrew Sheivachman, Skift | 4 years ago
Business still isn't great for Hertz or Avis, but at least they aren't hurting as much anymore. The next few quarters will prove whether they can burst out of a multiyear slump or will continue to muddle forward.
Making the car rental experience more pleasant requires making cars available where business travelers actually are, along with allowing them to digitally customize their ride.
Car rental companies are looking to become transportation networking companies like Uber and Lyft, while also renting cars to drivers of those ridesharing services. But first, they need to bring their core business back on track.
Travel managers armed with relevant data are better at their jobs. The more travel companies can do to help them find meaningful insights the better.
Can this two giant global travel companies work out their differences? Surely consumers would be prefer to know they can keep searching for United fares on Expedia.
Brian Sumers, Skift | 4 years ago
