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Carrentals.co.uk Launches New Campaign to Raise the Standard

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Carrentals.co.uk, a top award-winning price comparator, has introduced the campaign ‘Raising the Standard’ to help travelers find the best quality services available for their travel needs.  This aims to help them avoid paying unnecessary charges and facing additional restrictions by giving them the knowledge about what’s available to them through

by Dave Humphries  April 20th, 2010

Volcanic Ash Cloud Causes Car Hire Chaos

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A majority of travellers haven’t been able to pick up their car hire bookings at the time they were scheduled due to the volcanic ash cloud that has grounded all of the flights in and out of the UK.  They won’t have another way to get to their destination either,

by Charlotte Fellows  April 19th, 2010

Predicted Shortages in Car Hire Vehicles in Spain for Summer 2010

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Last summer in 2009 many holidaymakers to the popular resorts of Algarve and Costa Del Sol in Spain saw their holiday plans disrupted when the locations experienced an uncanny shortage of vehicles for hire. The unexpected shortage has been blamed on the recession sweeping across the global economy, but many

by Katy Davies  January 1st, 2010

Fleet managers advised to shop around for best contracts

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Companies seeking fleet solutions are advised to look around for the best car rental contract options, according to Stephen Briers of Fleet news. Those seeking car hire are strongly advised not to accept the first price offered, and to shop around ...

by Andrew Bones  December 30th, 2009

Carrentals.co.uk is the highest googled site for car hires

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Internet marketing agency Greenlight has recently released its latest findings which credit Carrentals.co.uk to be the highest viewed site for car rentals. The number one spot in Google searches for rental cars went to this company with 54 percent of ...

by Rosie Vaughan-Jones  December 18th, 2009

Car hire prices could rise in 2010

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The shortage of available vehicles at car hire companies this year had led to an increasing demand and higher prices, making this a bumper year for car rental agencies even in the face of the economic downturn. As global travel slowed, ...

by Darren Robinson  October 23rd, 2009

Co-op Travel signs car hire deal with CarRentals.co.uk

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Co-op Travel and Carrentals.co.uk have announced the signing of an agreement that will make it possible for visitors to the cooptravel.co.uk website to compare price offers from more than 35 car hire companies. According to Carrentals.co.uk, Co-op Travel is the ...

by Charlotte Fellows  August 27th, 2009

Hertz car hire to introduce before and after photos

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Hertz Rent A Car has said that it will introduce a new system involving taking photos of rental cars before they are hired and then again when they have been returned. For the past month, the hire car company has been testing equipment that takes multiple high-resolution photographs of each

by Andrew Bones  August 20th, 2009

Carrentals.co.uk survey on motorway service stations released

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www.carrentals.co.uk All signs indicate that this summer will be a booming one for UK tourism, and millions of motorists will be heading off to their favourite holiday destinations. A new study has revealed some interesting details about motorist attitudes toward motorway service stations – including the finding that one in

by Jamie Barnett  July 8th, 2009

Car hire comparison site announces agreement with Trade Doubler

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www.carrentals.co.uk Carrentals.co.uk, the leading car hire price comparison website, has entered a new agreement with Trade Doubler to expand its affiliate programme. The site features a market-leading conversion rate of four per cent, and offers is affiliates a five per ...

by Dave Bess  June 8th, 2009

Top UK car hire website reports sales ahead of expectations

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www.carrentals.co.uk Leading car hire comparison website, Carrentals.co.uk, has reported that its first quarter sales significantly exceeded targets despite difficult trading conditions in the travel sector. According to the online firm, it finished the quarter 50 per cent ahead of budgeted revenue targets, and showed a 30 per cent rise in revenues

by Emily Welch  June 1st, 2009

Car hire swindle or clever marketing

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Tourists have been the target for scams for years. Lately, the scams can begin as soon as you’ve touched down, especially if you’re renting a car. Bill Swan’s plans for his holiday were to temporarily swap his Crawley home for a road trip through California. Shortly after he arrived in California,

by Dave Bess  June 17th, 2008