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3 Tips That Make Business Travel Easy
If you’ve ever been called out of the office and asked to embark on business travel, then you’ll understand how stressful the whole venture can be. From tight schedules to jet lag to strict dress codes, work trips always have the potential to become very tedious, very quickly. For that reason, you should seek to make your business trips as easy as they can be. They might never be family holidays or at all spontaneous, but, if you do seek to make them easier, they’ll be far more trouble-free...
Car rental market to hit $290.07 billion by 2024
As per the recent research report, the worldwide car rental market, which offered an opportunity of US$87.07 bn in 2015, will be rising at a CAGR of 14.40% during the period from 2014 to 2024 and the market’s valuation is likely to touch US$290.07 bn by the end of the forecast period. Thanks to the rising number of air travelers, together with the increasing globalization and industrialization, the airport transport segment is likely to remain the leading car rental category for the next...
Enterprise, National and Alamo expanding into Armenia and Georgia
Enterprise Holdings Inc. today announced its entrance into Armenia with new franchise partner TravelCar, as well as the partnership’s intention to soon operate in the nearby country of Georgia. In the coming months, the Enterprise Rent-A-Car, National Car Rental and Alamo Rent A Car brands will be available to customers in Armenia’s capital, Yerevan, which also serves the country’s main international airport. TravelCar is an Armenian-based car rental business with a strong...
GoJet Airlines announces increased signing and type rating bonuses
GoJet Airlines is pleased to announce that it has rolled out a number of new initiatives that significantly increase new hire pay for its pilot group. In addition to starting pay that’s among the highest in the industry ($36.50 per flight hour), all new hire pilots are now eligible for a $12,000 signing bonus. New hire pilots with a current CL-65 or ERJ-170 type rating are also eligible for an additional $3,000 training bonus, for a total bonus of $15,000. New hire pilots with the...
HotelREZ completes interface with Belgium-based Cubilis by Stardekk
HotelREZ Hotels & Resorts (HotelREZ) announces today it completed a full XML certified connection with Cubilis by Stardekk. Based in Bruges, Belgium, Cubilis is a leading online reservation and channel management system for hotels, B&B’s and rental properties. The certified 2-way XML connection will allow Cubilis hotel customers to distribute real-time rates and inventory to the Global Distribution Systems (GDS) primarily used by travel agents, as well as millions of other bookers...
Hertz Global announces new President and Chief Executive Officer
Hertz Global Holdings, Inc. announced today that the Boards of Directors of Hertz Global Holdings, Inc. and The Hertz Corporation, have appointed Kathryn V. Marinello as President and Chief Executive Officer effective January 3, 2017. Hertz also announced that John Tague will retire as President and Chief Executive Officer of the Companies on January 2, 2017. Ms. Marinello has been elected to the Boards of Directors of the Companies to replace Mr. Tague in early January. Hertz also announced...
World’s largest car rental company to hire 10,000 college graduates across 7 countries
Enterprise Holdings Inc., the largest car rental company in the world, today announced plans to hire nearly 10,000 college graduates into its Management Training Program and more than 2,000 interns into its Management Internship Program worldwide in 2017. Each year, Enterprise hires thousands of college-educated, career-oriented men and women into its renowned Management Training and Management Internship programs – both of which teach employees how to run a business, empower teams and provide...
New Enterprise, National and Alamo car rental locations now operating in Jamaica
Enterprise Holdings Inc. has opened two locations in Jamaica with its franchise partner, ATL Automotive, an affiliate of the family-operated Sandals Resorts International (SRI) Group. Enterprise Holdings’ three brands – Enterprise Rent-A-Car, National Car Rental and Alamo Rent A Car – are now available at the Sangster International Airport as well as at a centrally-located neighborhood location on Queens Drive, Montego Bay. Customers are able to choose from a wide variety of vehicles...
Survey: Car rental rates triple for Thanksgiving
Travelers who need a rental car to get home to their family over Thanksgiving can expect to pay 200% more than usual. That’s one of the findings of a new survey conducted by CheapCarRental.net.