Mayor of Paris Bertrand Delanoe has announced plans to pedestrianise part of the Left Bank of the River Seine and drastically reduce the number of cars on the Right Bank. The plans which were unveiled this week are an effort to make the popular banks of the river easier for Parisians and visitors to access. [...]
Car hire firm Avis Rent-A-Car has just launched an upgraded version of its popular mobile phone application. Avis 2.0 is now available for download onto the Apple iPhone and the Apple iPod Touch. The improved application now has a more user-friendly interface as well as enhanced reservation options. Customers who visit Apple’s App Store can [...]
China Eastern Airlines, China’s second largest airline, is likely to announce that it will be joining the SkyTeam airline group by the end of the week. Two unidentified executives at the airline have already strongly hinted that this decision has been made. When it is confirmed it will mean disappointment for Star Alliance and Oneworld [...]
Auto finance company Mercedes-Benz Financial has announced that it is ready to offer its services to customers who purchase the newly released iPad. Mercedes-Benz Financial offers customers the ability to manage their accounts while they are on the move or away from their desk through applications already available on the iPhone. Vice President of Marketing [...]
As the summer holidays rapidly approach, many car hire firms are advising holidaymakers to book their vehicle rental as soon as their travel dates are confirmed. Managing director of Holiday Autos, Stuart Nassos, said that booking as early as possible is necessary not just so people get a good deal on the cost of their [...]
The University of Maryland is the latest US university to sign up to the Connect by Hertz car sharing scheme. Students and staff will now be able to rent a car by the hour or by the day once they have been approved for membership. Members of the Connect by Hertz scheme will have access [...]
Aimed at both attracting more business customers as well as showing its shareholders that it is beating the competition, National Car Rental has unveiled its new advertising campaign. The press ad, which has already been printed in the New York Times and the Wall Street Journal, claims that National Car Rental is passing the competition. The [...]
Naples police are searching for a man who they say conned a Hertz clerk into handing over the keys of a $17,000 rental car. According to preliminary investigation, the suspect came into Hertz’s office in Aviation Drive on Monday around 18:30 and told the clerk that he was picking up a rental car for the person [...]
Bahrain’s National Car Rental (NCR) has recently become the newest addition to Air Miles, the world’s leading loyalty programme. Mohammed Jaffer, the general manager of NCR in Bahrain, said that its partnership with Air Miles is an excellent opportunity for business travellers to earn more loyalty points during their visits to the country. He added that [...]
KAYAK, the world’s foremost travel search engine, has released an app for iPad featuring its popular flight and car rental searchservice. Bill O’Donnell, Chief Architect of KAYAK, said that the company is excited to offer the app in time for the launching of iPad. He added that iPad is an incredible platform for travel search [...]
