NEW YORK — Travelers have been able to score decent deals on hotel rooms and airfares over the last year. But car rental prices have increased dramatically despite the weak economy.”It’s the one area of the travel industry where you have not been able to get a break,” said Nina Willdorf, editor-in-chief of Budget Travel magazine.Compared with a year ago, rental prices increased nearly 50 …
Travelers have been able to score decent deals on hotel rooms and airfares over the last year. But car rental prices have increased dramatically despite the weak economy. “It’s the one area of the t…
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Avis, Budget must offer rental car fee refunds (MalaysiaNews.net)
Nov. 23 (Bloomberg) — Ethiopia’s government sold National Tour Operation and Travel Agency Enterprise to ABC Plc, the country’s largest car-rental company, Capital reported, citing Wondafrashe Assefa, a spokesman for the nation’s privatization authority.
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Ethiopia Sells Tourism Operator, Hotel, Capital Reports (Bloomberg)