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The ongoing battle for control of Dollar Thrifty has taken another twist.
The dispute, which has seen Hertz, the second largest US car rental company, and Avis, the third largest, locked in an increasing bitter battle for the smaller outfit, has been ongoing since before last Christmas, when Hertz offered the initial USD$1.2 billion bid that sent shockwaves across the American car hire industry.
Now, the Avis Budget Group has announced that it has amended its credit facility in order to secure the necessary financing for a possible takeover of Dollar Thrifty. Recent poor performances on the stock market had meant that […]

Leading US car rental organisation Hertz has announced the opening of a new Customer Care Centre on the Gulf Coast.
The Gulf Coast of the United States, also commonly referred to as the South Coast or Gulf South, consists of coastlines of states that lie along the Gulf of Mexico, including Florida, Alabama, Mississippi, Louisiana and Texas. The highly commercial region has its car hire and travel industry centred on Tampa, New Orleans and Houston.
The new Customer Care Centre will aim to serve predominantly retail customers, business travellers and government employees across the region with vehicle and equipment rental solutions. The […]

Europe’s biggest airline, Air France-KLM, admits that it may have been a little too cautious in its profit predictions for the year, and analysts agree. For the first-quarter, ending June 30, the airline said that its operating profit hit 26 million euros. This does not include the 158 million euros the volcanic ash cloud cost the carrier, but the result is strong compared to the period a year earlier when the airline announced a loss of 496 million euros.
Air France-KLM said the better than expected performance was mainly due to a return of the business traveller and an increase in […]

A merger, which would create the largest airline in the world, has been given the go ahead by the European Commission. Competition regulators in Europe have announced that they do not believe a tie up between US giants Continental and United would have any significant effect on airline competition in Europe.
Currently, both airlines fly to a combined total of 35 destinations within Europe. The new airline, which will retain the name United Airlines, will now have to get the approval of anti-trust bodies in the US as well as a positive vote from their respective shareholders.
The European Commission said that […]

Hertz has announced that it will be assisting people travelling to the Gulf Coast area, intending to help with clean-up activities, by opening its Gulf Coast Customer Care Centre. The purpose of providing a dedicated care centre is so that those visiting the area will have trained company representatives to help with providing specialist vehicles, […]