Posted on May 12, 2010 by Fiona Hilliard

Image via Wikipedia Most holidaymakers who rent cars have an easy, trouble-free experience. The unlucky few who don’t are kicking themselves that they didn’t twig potential problems within the first few minutes of collecting their vehicle. So before you you jump in and sign on the dotted line,  ensure you’ve at least taken photographic evidence [...]

Posted on April 27, 2010 by Fiona Hilliard

Image via Wikipedia Last week’s European airspace shutdown resulted in 22% of international car hire bookings being cancelled and over 95% of passengers not showing up to collect their cars at European airports, according to latest figures. At the moment, the disruption is thought to amount to an estimated loss of €65 million (£57 million). [...]

Posted on April 26, 2010 by Fiona Hilliard

Image via Wikipedia Dollar Thrifty as we know it is no more. US car rental giant Hertz Global Holdings Inc has just announced that it is snapping up its rival car rental company for a cool $1.2 billion. Combined,  the companies plan to compete even more effectively and efficiently against other multi-brand car rental companies. [...]

Posted on December 09, 2009 by Fiona Hilliard

Image via Wikipedia Job cuts, closures, doom and gloom: bring it on – Michael O’Leary loves it.  Recently in Brussels, he was asked  by the Wall Street Journal how the recession was affecting Ryanair and the no frills boss had this to say: “We love recessions. We’ve lowered fares, lowered costs and grown the business by another [...]

Posted on November 19, 2009 by Fiona Hilliard

Dreaming of a winter sun holiday this Christmas?  If you’re in need of a set of wheels to take you from A to B, you’ll be glad to know there are plenty of cheap Christmas car hire deals out there right now.  Book by November 28th 2009 to avail of rates such as: Cyprus Car Hire from [...]

Posted on November 16, 2009 by Fiona Hilliard

Image via Wikipedia The make or break of any good road trip is your intent.  Before setting off, you should have clear in your head what the point of your trip is.  This shouldn’t be too difficult. You’re either a free spirit who wants to follow wherever the road takes you or you’ve got a specific [...]