Articles tagged “car rentals”

Airlines

Airport car rental startup FlightCar picks up $5.5 million

In addition to offering little incentive for a car owner to rent their car to a complete stranger, Flightcar received a cease and desist letter from SFO, the only airport the company operates at, one week before this funding announcement.

Skift | 11 years ago

Ground Transport

Car rentals in Los Angeles are 50 percent cheaper than they are in New York

The popularity of car rentals can largely depend on the layout of the city and NYC makes it much easier to get by without one that its West Coast peers.

Hugo Martin, Los Angeles Times | 11 years ago

Airlines

Business travelers take to taxis as rental car prices rise

Rental car companies admit prices are increasing, mostly due to heavier city taxes, but the flexibility and independence they afford travelers continues to drive business despite higher costs.

Skift | 11 years ago

Business Travel

SkiftSeedlings: Six startups that travelers and the travel industry should know about

Samantha Shankman, Skift | 11 years ago

Ground Transport

There are few rental cars available in the northeast this week, thanks to Hurricane Sandy

Travel is nearly back to normal after the region stood still only a few weeks earlier, with exception of this shortage of cars due to extenuating damages.

Scott Mayerowitz, The Associated Press | 11 years ago

Ground Transport

Hertz moves ahead with merger after buying the majority of Dollar Thrifty’s shares

Hertz cleared the two obstacles standing in the way of a merger this week, but regulations will keep the new company from forming a monopoly in the rental car industry.

D.R. Stewart, Tulsa World | 11 years ago

Airlines

Car rental companies are winning the travel industry’s popularity contest

Rental car companies’ ratings reach new highs with travelers that appreciate reasonable daily rates and the convenience of a shuttle van. Or maybe they just look good in comparison to the airlines.

Hugo Martin, Los Angeles Times | 11 years ago

Ground Transport

Hertz will give up some airport locations in exchange for the FTC’s approval to buy Dollar Thrifty

Hertz has offered various concessions to snag its competitor, but the FTC’s fears transcend this one deal, which is serving as a prime example of the extreme consolidation of the rental car industry over the past decade.

Skift | 11 years ago

Ground Transport

Hertz reaches record-breaking revenue for car rentals in the third quarter

Hertz has reported revenue growth for the past seven quarters and suspects its substantial revenue growth will be boosted by its acquisition of Dollar Thrifty.

D.R. Stewart, Tulsa World | 11 years ago

Business Travel

U.S. car rental companies to hike average daily rates in 2013, says Amex

Why are car rental companies getting a pass on making their rates more transparent when it is very difficult to compare them on an apples to apples basis?

Dennis Schaal, Skift | 12 years ago