Vehicles: US car hirers upgrade to economy (Guardian Unlimited)
Car rental firms' shares fall amid growing disillusionment with larger cars among American motorists
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With Supplies Tight, Prices Are High (New York Times)
Faced with sticker shock at the gas pump, more travelers are turning to hybrid rental cars in search of savings. But with demand high, these green cars are commanding a premium.
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Calculate the true cost of rental (Cape Cod Times)
Kayak.com, the travel Web site aggregator, has a new gas calculator in its car rental section so travelers can figure out the total cost of renting a car, not just the daily rates.
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GetThere focuses on APAC region (eyefortravel.com)
GetThere has appointed Grant Rattray as director of its Asia-Pacific division as the company focuses on growing its corporate travel procurement business in the region.
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Cost of going green high for rental fleets (Pioneer Press)
As travelers continue to face sticker shock at the gas pump, more are turning to hybrid rental cars in search of savings. But with supply limited and demand high, these green cars are commanding a substantial premium.
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When should you spend to save? (MSN Money Canada)
Are warehouse store memberships a good deal? How about extended warranties? It all depends on the products -- and on you, the shopper. Sometimes an upfront investment makes sense. Other times, it's a sucker's bet.
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GetThere Appoints Grant Rattray to Lead Asia-Pacific Division (Centre Daily Times)
GetThere(R), the world's leading online corporate travel procurement solution, today announced the promotion of Grant Rattray to Director of GetThere's Asia-Pacific division. In his new role, Mr. Rattray is responsible for GetThere's business across the region, including marketing, sales, and service to corporations and travel management companies
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GetThere Appoints Grant Rattray to Lead Asia-Pacific Division (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance)
SOUTHLAKE, Texas & SYDNEY, Australia----GetThere, the world's leading online corporate travel procurement solution, today announced the promotion of Grant Rattray to Director of GetThere's Asia-Pacific division.
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Highlands death could be storm-related (Sun Newspapers)
Saturday's death of a Lake Placid businessman may be the first storm-related death related to Tropical Storm Fay in Florida. John Robert Graves, 54, was found unresponsive at 5:48 p.m. Saturday in his garage by his wife, Debbie.
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Car rental companies gouging customers, shop owner says (Metro Halifax)
Car rental companies in Halifax are gouging customers, says the owner of a mechanic shop who also rents out a small fleet of vehicles. And the problem is availability, says Jim Smith, owner of Cheapy Tires on Windmill Road. “It’s (rentals) by the minute,” he said yesterday as he answered one telephone rental request after another. Smith didn’t have any of his 30 cars around to show off ...
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