Alix Davidson says she was totally excited when her car rental company recently offered her the keys to a Toyota Prius in Seattle.

LOS ANGELES, Feb. 10, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Companies offering hybrid car rentals are being shown the way by MPG, a company so far ahead, their fleet of green cars and hybrids features new 2012 models even ...

TORRANCE, CA-- - Enterprise Rent-A-Car is adding the Torrance, Calif., rental office at 20625 Hawthorne Blvd to its growing list of locations offering electric vehicle rentals, providing customers throughout ...

At Tweetys Automart in East Ridge, car sales hit the brakes in 2009.

Other news wasnt so good. Business travel air sales in England fell during the last three months of 2011, the first drop in transactions since 2009. Air transactions by the GTMCs 36 members fell by 0.2% to 1.51 million from October to December.

Christchurch, New Zealand Aotearoa, the principal entrance into the South Island of New Zealand. This makes the area close to the airport a somewhat busy place, filled with people leaving and arriving in New Zealand. Because of this, plenty of Christchurch Airport Parking/Storage and Car Hire/Rental Christchurch establishments can be located surrounding the airport. The car [...]

MINERSVILLE, Pa., Feb. 21, 2012 /PRNewswire/ --Clayton Andrews III, owner of Miners Auto Sales LLC, located at 2881 Pottsville Minersville Hwy., recently added U-Haul truck and trailer rentals to the ...

Under current law, rental car companies like Hertz, Enterprise, Avis, Budget, etc. can rent you a vehicle that has been recalled for a safety defect ... and you might never even know it. A NHTSA study last year showed that Enterprise repaired only 65% of recalled vehicles within 90 days. Avis/Budget repaired only 53% of recalled vehicles within 90 days. Hertz was even worse, with only 34% of ...

PARSIPPANY, N.J. -- If you made a New Year's resolution to save money, Budget Car Rental wants to help you achieve your goal. Budget's 2012 fleet can help travelers maximize their travel dollars without ...

PARSIPPANY, N.J. -- Avis Budget Group, Inc. has enlisted in the 100,000 Jobs Mission, a coalition comprised of major corporations that have jointly committed to hiring 100,000 transitioning service members ...

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PARSIPPANY, N.J. -- Avis Car Rental is second to none in delighting customers with a consistently outstanding rental experience that drives customer loyalty. For the 13th consecutive year, Avis has been ...

Avis Budget is scheduled to report its fourth-quarter 2011 financial results after the market closes on February 15, 2012. The current Zacks Consensus Estimate for the quarter is 6 cents per share.

Shares of Avis Budget Group Inc. tumbled more than 14 percent Thursday after the rental car company said its first-quarter adjusted earnings will likely fall from last year.

For many years, renting a car has worked about the same way. You go online, type in your destination and choose from a limited selection of vehicles available from a specific agency.

Want to get away from it all? San Diego is among the sunniest cities in the United States.

I have to admit that I was disappointed at first sight by the 2012 Toyota Camry. I was hoping for something exotic...

Gas prices are climbing again, now to record heights and they are expected to continue to rise over the coming months.

Environmental tourists can drift among icebergs in the Antarctic or stand in the Galapagos, inches from exotic birds.

Among the many issues debated by the Williamsville Board of Education this past week was whether to develop a policy regarding if and when board members might be allowed to attend meetings via Skype, a computer service that allows members to communicate remotely with other users via voice and video.

CHARLESTON, W.Va. -- Are you among the green pioneers driving around in a Chevy Volt or similar plug-in electric car. Good for you. As you know, you paid extra to be different. But did you...

HILTON HEAD ISLAND, SC-- - Wyndham Vacation Rentals , the world's largest professionally managed vacation rental business, has broadened its relationship with the RBC Heritage golf tournament, being held ...

St George Island & Apalachicola Vacation Rentals & Home Swaps are in high demand on http://www.bobzio.com. Bobzio.com is offering free listings to St George Island & Apalachicola Vacation Rental Owners and other high demand resort locations. Owners get high end perk package with each listing.(PRWEB) February 13, 2012 St George Island Vacation Rentals are in high demand on http://www.bobzio ...

Hodnett Cooper Vacation Rentals, Inc launches Hodnett Cooper Premier to showcase luxury vacation rental residences with concierge service on St. Simons Island, GeorgiaSt. Simons Island, Georgia (PRWEB) February 15, 2012 Hodnett Cooper Vacation Rentals, Inc announces the launch of Hodnett Cooper Premier, a new website showcasing its portfolio of luxury vacation rental residences on St. Simons ...

HILTON HEAD ISLAND, SC-- - High-end wines and Lowcountry cuisine come together this spring for the 27th annual Hilton Head Island Wine & Food Festival. The festival will run Monday, March 5 through Saturday, ...

Okinawa Japan February 20, 2012; The name Okinawa means rope in the open sea, and the island archipelago in southern Japan offers tropical beauty that lassos in more than 5 million tourists annually.

NYvacationrentals.com announces new one-night, weekend, and private home and condo rental listings in the Hamptons for visitors heading to the Jazz on the Vine, according to Vacation Rental Organization.(PRWEB) February 19, 2012 Travelers heading to the Hamptons for the fifth annual Jazz on the Vine February 11 through March 17, are already booking privately owned vacation rental homes in the ...

NYVacationrentals.com now offers one-night and weekend vacation rental home and condo listings on Long Island for travelers looking for short stay, hotel-free accommodations. Vacation Rental Organization offers a new, streamlined way for travelers and private property owners to connect and negotiate a rental agreement for some of Long Islands most desirable vacation rental homes. ...

New York-based Fitch Ratings has affirmed the underlying 'A-' rating on the city of Houston for its $112 million consolidated rental car facility (conrac) bonds.

Harmless items found in Avis car A package in an abandoned rental car towed today from Osceola County to an Avis parking lot near Orlando International Airport turned out to be harmless, according to OIA spokeswoman Carolyn Fennel.

The Massachusetts Port Authority (Massport) approved on Feb. 16 a rolling five-year program of more than $1 billion to fund 340 projects, according to a Massport press release.

The bomb squad responded to Orlando International Airport Tuesday afternoon after reports of a suspicious canister in a rental car lot, Orlando fire officials said. Orlando police and Orlando fire bomb squad members were on scene around 2:30 p.m. Tuesday and found an SUV abandoned in the Avis/Budget rental car lot at OIA. A suspicious canister was reported to be in the vehicle, but when ...

PHOENIX, Feb. 22, 2012 /PRNewswire/ --Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport and SunPower Corp. (Nasdaq: SPWR - News) are dedicating today a 5.4-megawatt high efficiency SunPower solar power system. The system ...

Fitch Ratings has affirmed the 'BBB+' rating on College Park, Georgia's approximately $204.9 million of outstanding series 2006A and 2006B revenue bonds. The bonds were issued to finance the construction of a consolidated rental car facility and automated people mover maintenance facility at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport .

PALM BEACH GARDENS, FL-- - National Car Rental , the premier car rental brand for the frequent airport traveler in North America, has been named an Official Partner and the Official Rental Car of The PGA ...

Christchurch is the main gateway into Aotearoa New Zealand's scenic South Island. As such, this makes Christchurch the Island's largest city, being in a central location to the South Island's beloved tourist attractions. It has a multitude of cheap car hire/rental Christchurch Airport opportunities effortlessly securable. If you are a traveler visiting the South Island of [...]

Car rental bookings website eRentals.co.uk reports that there will be a higher demand in Valentines Day trips to Eastern Europe this year, according to a Jan. 25 press release.

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. - One of the oldest adages in racing is the easiest way to make a small fortune in the sport is to start with a big one.

CAR reviewers tend to have a blind spot when it comes to price. Money is a tricky issue, because what seems expensive to me might be cheap to someone else, and vice versa.

Coal mines are NOT WILDERNESS!! They do not belong in Wilderness Areas! Why do these companies always want to ruin PUBLIC land? Use your own land and ruin it, and see what you can sell it for, Pay your own way, stop living off the government. They treat this rented land like a rental car. Yes, coal mines create jobs for miners, but many more for doctors treating miners' ailments and EPA workers ...

LONDON, February 16, 2012 /PRNewswire/ --A leading car hire comparator advises those looking to book an Easter break to book in advance to ensure availability andto get the best dealsWith Easter holidays ...

I was driving a rental car recently that had a small display between the speedometer and fuel gauge. When you started the car, a little animation played, showing the car company's logo. And I thought: ...

With the industry facing criticism for ongoing safety lapses, rent-a-car company Hertz is calling for government oversight to ensure that recalled cars are fixed before being rented to consumers.

PARK RIDGE, N.J., Feb. 8, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- The Hertz Corporation (NYSE:HTZ - News) and Hertz Global EV are implementing the first wireless charging system for electric vehicles (EVs) in the car rental industry. ...

SANTA CRUZ - Hertz, the nation's second-biggest rental car company, has struck an agreement with safety advocates to give the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration jurisdiction over rental cars under recall, according to USA Today.

According to USA Today , Hertz has struck an agreement with the Sacramento-based Consumers for Auto Reliability and Safety for recall legislation that would give the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) oversight of recalls in the car rental industry.

Joey Reames does not have a car in Lawrence. He left the vehicle he shared with his siblings in Dallas so that his brother could get to work everyday. While not having a car in Lawrence has not prevented him from getting around campus, it does make getting around town a challenge. As far as going to see my friends who live off campus or getting to Mass Street, I always have to ask my friends ...

PARK RIDGE, N.J., Feb. 7, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- The Hertz Corporation (NYSE: HTZ - News), the world's largest general use car rental brand, introduced "Living Journey" today, the Company's corporate ...

Dollar Thrifty Automotive Group Inc. (DTG) , the car-rental company that was the target of bidding by two competitors, delayed by one year the expiration of a shareholder provision intended to prevent a hostile takeover.

NYvacationrentals.com announces new one-night, weekend, and private home and condo rental listings in the Hamptons for visitors heading to the Jazz on the Vine, according to Vacation Rental Organization.(PRWEB) February 19, 2012 Travelers heading to the Hamptons for the fifth annual Jazz on the Vine February 11 through March 17, are already booking privately owned vacation rental homes in the ...

BRADENTON -- Tourism officials fear the growing number of investors and underwater homeowners using residential property as low-cost vacation rentals has changed the culture of Anna Maria Island.

St George Island & Apalachicola Vacation Rentals & Home Swaps are in high demand on http://www.bobzio.com. Bobzio.com is offering free listings to St George Island & Apalachicola Vacation Rental Owners and other high demand resort locations. Owners get high end perk package with each listing.(PRWEB) February 13, 2012 St George Island Vacation Rentals are in high demand on http://www.bobzio ...

Hodnett Cooper Vacation Rentals, Inc launches Hodnett Cooper Premier to showcase luxury vacation rental residences with concierge service on St. Simons Island, GeorgiaSt. Simons Island, Georgia (PRWEB) February 15, 2012 Hodnett Cooper Vacation Rentals, Inc announces the launch of Hodnett Cooper Premier, a new website showcasing its portfolio of luxury vacation rental residences on St. Simons ...

Snowbirds are heading south to thaw out in Ft. Lauderdale vacation rentals in higher numbers this year than in 2012, a possible signal that the economy is improving, according to Vacation Rental Organization.Ft Lauderdale, FL (PRWEB) February 04, 2012 With the mid-February exodus to warmth and sun just around the corner, more travelers are seeking a winter respite this year than last, a sign ...

NYvacationrentals.com announces new one-night and weekend private home and condo rental listings in the Hamptons for visitors heading to the Bridal Show and Expo on Long Island.New York, NY (PRWEB) February 01, 2012 Brides-to-be, their families, and friends descending on Long Island for the February Bridal Show and Expo are opting for privately owned vacation rentals in the Hamptons instead of ...

HILTON HEAD ISLAND, SC-- - High-end wines and Lowcountry cuisine come together this spring for the 27th annual Hilton Head Island Wine & Food Festival. The festival will run Monday, March 5 through Saturday, ...