Posted on July 12, 2010 by Fiona Hilliard

Image by Old Shoe Woman via Flickr The easiest bit of renting a car is picking it up and driving it away.  Isn’t it? Not so, according to a new survey by Kwik Fit. A whopping one in three people hiring a car admit that they struggle with its basic controls when they step inside [...]

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 02, 2009 by Fiona Hilliard

Image via Wikipedia In any other sector of the US travel industry the answer would be a big fat ‘YES’.  This is not strictly the case when it comes to US car hire.   For years car rental agencies have put up with the inconvenience of no-shows and now they’ve decided that they’ve had enough. Up [...]

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 17, 2009 by Fiona Hilliard

Image by Drewski2112 via Flickr I’m no Mystic Meg but I’d says a price war is definitely on the cards for the UK’s two no frills airlines. Today Ryanair blasted its rival easyJet, saying there’s no way easyJet can compete with Ryanair’s fares. Reacting to easyJet’s claims that they offer better value than Ryanair the [...]

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 [...]