The town of Granada in the south of Spain is the world’s most visited UNESCO World Heritage site – attracting over 7000 visitors daily. The entrance fees they pay bring in more than ten million Euros each year to the Spanish economy.
Situated on the fertile Andalucian plain overlooked by three hills – the Alhambra, Albaicin [...]
Archive for October, 2008
Granada – Tales of the Alhambra
Posted in holiday destinations, tagged airport, Albaicin, Alhambra, Alicante, Andalucia, Botticelli, car hire Granada, Colon, Comares, Generalife, Gran Via, Granada, Granada airport, Iberian peninsula, Jerez, Malaga, Memling, Murcia, Nashrid dynasty, Sacramonte, Sevilla, Spain, Tales of the Alhambra, Unesco, Washington Irving, World Heritage on October 29, 2008 | Comments Off
Analysts speculate on sale of Dollar Thrifty
Posted in car rental, tagged bankrupt, car, car rental, car rental company, Dollar Thrifty, Enterprise, Enterprise rent-a-car, Hertz, marketing, rent a car, rental, reservation systems, Thrifty Automotive, Tulsa, Vanguard, Vanguard Car Rental on October 17, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
The replacement of Dollar Thrifty Automotive Group Inc. President and CEO Gary L. Paxton with Chief Financial Officer Scott L. Thompson may speed the car rental company’s sale to a rival, a national analyst said Tuesday.
Dollar Thrifty announced the leadership change late Monday. The Tulsa-based company said Paxton will remain a director at Dollar [...]
Car-rental fee eliminates that tankless last-minute rush to gas up
Posted in car rental, tagged airfares, airlines, airport, big players, Canada, car, fuel option, fuel policy, gasolinetravelers, Hertz, licensee, rental car, rental companies, U.S. on October 1, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
If you’re ready for a little relief from the constant attention to airlines and airfares, I have a few interesting items to report on the rental car front.
Hertz just announced a new fuel policy: If you take the “full tank out, full tank back” fuel option but don’t fill it before you return the car, [...]
