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