Avis Budget Group Inc., one of two rental car industry suitors vying for Dollar Thrifty Automotive Group Inc., increased its bid to $1.36 billion for the Tulsa-based company Thursday.

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Rental car giant Avis Budget increases bid for Dollar Thrifty

SAN RAFAEL, CA–(Marketwire – 11/24/09) – Customer satisfaction edged up slightly for hotels (+0.1 to 82.8) and airlines (+0.1 to 75.7) but declined for rental car companies (-0.4 to 79.2) in the third quarter of 2009.

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Hotel Guests Feel They Are Getting More for Their Money — Casinos Struggle; Economy Hotels Shine (Marketwire via Yahoo! Finance)

JUNE 01, 2009 — Damaged not only by a global economic recession and sharply reduced demand but also by the crippling financial maladies of the Big Three U.S. automakers, the rental car industry finds itself at a crossroads in 2009.

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2009 Business Travel Survey: Car Rental Firms At Crossroads As Demand Lags (Business Travel News)