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Avis Navigation System Adds Traffic Updates

Avis Rent A Car System has added real-time traffic updates to Avis Assist, the company’s portable GPS navigation system. Powered by Motorola’s VIAMOTO technology, the newly enhanced Avis Assist service will help drivers avoid traffic congestion and construction along planned routes. The new Avis Assist feature uses real-time traffic information from Traffic.com Inc., which is collected from Traffic.com’s proprietary network of digital roadside sensors, government sources, operations ...

Car Rental Rewards

The Canadian loyalty scheme Aeroplan has completely reworked its roster of car rental partners, with Avis Rent A Car, The Hertz Corporation and National Car Rental now being the programme's partners of choice. Aeroplan members have long been able to accumulate Aeroplan Miles with these partners and, starting from 1st November 2005, Aeroplan's three car rental partners will now provide more competitive offers with renewed mileage accumulation levels. In addition, Aeroplan Miles will be ...

Gas prices drive car renters to rethink their options

Gary Stoller, USA TODAY writes today about the rise in gas prices and how it is impacting the frequent car rental customers ....Three-dollar gas is causing many business travelers and their employers to come up with new strategies to save money when driving on business. Employees of West Virginia packaging company Greenpak, for example, must check gas prices and line up as many sales calls as possible before they fly to a destination and rent a car, says Vice President Dick Young. Employee...

Devil is in the details of car-rental contract

Some of the charges you hate to see on a car rental bill if you are not aware of the terminology used by the counter sales represntatives are additional driver Ed Perkins writes in San francisco chronicle about the "Devil is in the details of car-rental contract"...If you've ever rented a car, you've undoubtedly been as frustrated as I have at how hard it is to find an accurate comparison among the various rental companies. Base rates can be tricky enough, but you also find inconsistencies in ...