The privileged geographical location of Malaga has always attracted holidaymakers. A city that now and before has a cosmopolitan nature, universal, opened, relaxed and hospitable character. From the west coast of Cadiz to Nerja on the border of the province of Granada, there is a long series of beaches, which makes it the main tourist [...]
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Car hire Malaga – Granada car rental
Posted in car rental, tagged airport of Granada, Alhambra, Alicante, Andalusian cities, beaches, bird watching, Cadiz, Canary Islands, car, car hire, car hire companies, car hire companies in Malaga, car hire in Malaga, car rental, climbing, coast and mountains, coast of Cadiz, Costa del Sol, Granada, Granada car rental, hiking, holidaymakers, ibex, landscape, low cost car rental, Majorca, Malaga, Malaga airport, Marbella, Nerja, paragliding, rent a car, rental vehicles, Seville, Sierra Nevada, ski resort, skiing, Spain, the Mulhacen, Torremolinos, tourist destination on April 7, 2009 | Comments Off
Faro car hire
Posted in car hire, tagged Algarve, Algarve car hire, Algarve car rental, car hire, car hire companies, car hire Faro, car hire Faro airport, car hire Portugal, car rental, car rental companies, car rental Faro, car rental Faro airport, car rental Portugal, car rental websites, cheap car hire, cheap car hire Faro, cheap car hire Portugal, cheap car rental, cheap car rental Faro, cheap car rental Portugal, Faro, Faro airport, Faro car hire, Faro car rental, Faro rent a car, holiday resorts, holidays, holidays Algarve, holidays Portugal, hotels, Lagos, low-cost airlines, Portugal, Portugal car hire, Portugal car rental, rent a car, rent a car Faro, Vilamoura, visitors on March 14, 2009 | Comments Off
Situated on the extreme South of Portugal, the Algarve was the last to be conquered from the Moors by the Portuguese king in 1292. Traces of the Moorish presence are still seen in its unique architecture – terraces, chimneys and whitewashed houses.
Faro is the administrative centre for the whole of the Algarve region. The city [...]
Car rental companies green up
Posted in car rental, tagged Advantage Rent-a-Car, airport, airport rental, airport rental station, Alamo, Avis, budget, Buick, car hire, car rental, car rentals, cars, economy cars, Enterprise, Environmental Protection Agency, EPA, Ford, Francisco, fuel efficiency, gasoline-electric hybrids, green car rentals, Hertz, hybrid models, Hyundai, National, Nissan, rent a car, rental car, rental car company, rental locations, rental vehicles, SmartWay certification, Terra Pass, Toyota, vehicles, Yosemite National Park on February 28, 2009 | Comments Off
Many car hire companies offer hybrid models – for a price
No doubt, car hire companies large and small have responded to increased consumer demand for fuel efficiency in the last few years by stocking up on gasoline-electric hybrids and other vehicles with better mileage and lower emissions. But whether or not these car hire companies [...]
Balancing fleet size results in sales drop
Posted in car hire, tagged auto industry, automakers, car hire, car hire companies, cars, fleet, fleet buyers, fleet sales, rent a car, rental, rental car, rental car company, rental companies, used vehicle, vehicle sales, vehicles on January 27, 2009 | Comments Off
The vehicles in a rental car company’s lineup might have a few more miles on them nowadays. And there are likely fewer cars, pickups, sport utility vehicles and minivans on rental lots than just a few years ago.
Automakers say they are selling fewer vehicles to rental companies and fleet buyers, like corporations and governments. Car [...]
Car Manufacturers face problems unloading their excess vehicles
Posted in car rental, tagged airports, Alamo, automakers, business, car, car hire, car loans, car manufacturers, car rental, car rental agencies, consumers, credit crunch, Detroit, economy, Enterprise, excess vehicles, fleet, Guardian, inventory, National, profitability, rent a car, rental, rental agencies, rentals, resale value, used cars, used vehicles, vehicle, vehicles on November 7, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
U.S. automakers have long relied on sales to car rental agencies to boost sales and raise cash, but as rentals have slowed with the weakened economy, it will be harder for the Big Three to unload their excess vehicles.
“For a long time fleet sales have served as a pressure valve for U.S. automakers,” said Michael [...]
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 [...]
‘Diabolical year’ in car rental as dollar and tourism fall
Posted in car rental, tagged car, car hire, car hire companies, car rental, dollar, Dublin, Europcar, fleet, Ireland, rent a car, tourism on September 26, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
AS US car-hire giants reel from a painful 2008, the operations manager at Dublin based Murray’s Europcar says the market in Ireland has been “diabolical” this year.
“It’s been our worst year since 2001 in both volumes and prices,” Pat Geagan says. “The numbers renting from the US are down 35 to 40pc, numbers from [...]
A recommended read if you plan to rent a car in Spain
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged Andalucia, car, car hire, car rental, car rental brokers, cheap car hire, Costa del Sol, hire, rent a car, rental, Spain on August 28, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
One of the leading online car rental brokers in Spain has written a nice post about cheap car hire in Spain called “Car Hire in Southern Spain”.
According to this post “Car hire in Spain is cheap due to the strong competition, specially in Andalucia or the Costa del Sol”.
A recommended read if you plan to [...]
Rent a car in Majorca
Posted in car hire, tagged airport, almond trees, Balearic Islands, beach, beaches, benefit, business, capital, car, car hire, car rental, car rental companies, coves, February, holiday, island, January, local agencies, Majorca, Majorca airport, Mallorca, Mallorca airport, Mediterranean, nature, old town, painters, Palma de majorca, Palma de mallorca, photographers, rent a car, rent a car in Majorca, rent a car in Mallorca, rental car, renting a car, sand, service on June 24, 2008 | Comments Off
Majorca is an island with small coves and golden sand beaches, it is the largest island of Spain. It is located in the Mediterranean Sea and part of the Balearic Islands. The capital Palma de Mallorca is known for its charming old town characterised by its historical past and its beaches. The island of Mallorca [...]
