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Social networking soite Facebook has found a new ally in the car  rental industry.
Leading car hire website Argus Car Hire has announced the release of a new Facebook Car Hire Booking Engine application, forming part of their wider straegy for customer engagement and social media exposure.
In trumpeting the launch, Argus claims that the Facebook Car Hire Booking Engine app is both a convenient way to search for and book a rental vehicle, but that it is also an exciting new way to reach out to new and already existing customers. The facility has been made available on the Facebook fan […]

Tourists visiting South Africa for the FIFA World Cup did not use car hire services as often as predicted.
Two of the country’s leading car rental operators, McCarthy and Imperial Holdings, said that expectations were not met primarily due to the significant usage of visitors of local public transport networks.
Brand Pretorius, the CEO for McCarthy, said his group had expanded its fleet by up to 15 per cent in anticipation of a rush on rentals for the World Cup. Imperial, meanwhile, had added an extra 2,000 vehicles in the lead up to the tournament. However, due to low demand and poor […]

A recent survey, carried out on behalf of Premier Inn, suggests that the cost of attending a wedding is rising at an astonishing rate. The survey found that hotel rooms, presents and new outfits will cost wedding guests £6.1 billion. On average, guests will spend £547 each time they see a friend or a member of their family walk down the isle, according to the study.
One of the main reasons for such a hike in costs, according to Wedding Magazine’s Catherine Westwood, is the fact that more couples these days seem to be opting for a wedding abroad. Guests now […]

A tie up between British Airways and American Airlines has been given the blessing of the EU Commission. The airlines are now a step closer to being able co-ordinate their transatlantic schedules, work together on ticket pricing and share revenues. The commission has also approved BA’s merger with Iberia.
In order to proceed with the tie-up on transatlantic routes the airlines have had to surrender four pairs of take-off and landing slots between Gatwick and Heathrow in London and Miami, Dallas and Boston. If services are seen to drop below their current levels between London and New York, then a further […]

Despite the fact that thousands of Toyota drivers have complained that they have experienced their vehicles accelerating outside of their control, an official investigation into the phenomena is thought to have found that there is nothing wrong with the Toyota electronic-throttle system.
The Department of Transportation has allegedly reported that early findings show that some Toyota […]