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Virgin Holidays Cruises

admin — Tue, 25 Nov 2008 12:15:23 +0000

Virgin Holidays Cruises is an independent cruise business that was established to bring an exciting and fresh perspective to the growing cruise market in the United Kingdom. It doesn’t matter where in the world that a customer wants to discover, Virgin is committed to deliver the perfect holiday that is right for them. As a part of the Virgin brand, there is no better way to go about experiencing the wealth of modern cruise styles, destinations, and new ships than with a company that is well known and trusted to deliver more.

Being an independent cruise company means that they will always be able to deliver the perfect cruises for their customers. They have access to all of the key cruise lines of the market in order to make sure that they meet the needs of their customers. They also have access to exclusive prices and packages across the whole cruise calendar spectrum, which means that much of what they offer can’t be found anywhere else. Plus, exclusive doesn’t mean expensive to them, as they are dedicated to offering amazing value to ensure great deals.

Virgin Holidays Cruises has many years of experience in the cruise industry, which shows that they are someone you can trust. They have a knowledgeable and enthusiastic team that gives guidance and tips for travelling on a cruise. Their cruise team will help sort out all the details that customers are not sure about. Also, if customers choose to try something different, Virgin is passionate about designing holidays that are suitable for the cruise customers of today. They have flexibility and experience in making cruises that are tailored to their customers’ specific needs.

For first time cruisers, Virgin understands that picking out the perfect cruise can be daunting, so they take the time to talk to their customers to help them choose what they want without being overwhelmed. Virgin Holidays Cruises also avoids using jargon and is happy to give explanations on everything and anything that has to do with taking a cruise. Plus, they are only a phone call away for those who aren’t able to find what they are looking for.

Economy Car Hire Ltd

admin — Fri, 28 Mar 2008 16:40:37 +0000

Economy car hire Ltd is a car hire company that provides a fully inclusive car hire in many countries including Spain, Italy, Portugal, Cyprus, Croatia, Malta, Greece, Greek Islands, Slovenia, Serbia, Turkey, Estonia, and Latvia using local and national car rental companies. The company is based in the UK and has a no excess, hassle free and no hidden extras policy.Established in the year 2000, Economy car hire ltd are confident that they provide better added value and better service quality than any other car hire broker. They provide and excellent service and their attention to detail, customer relations and loyalty and their key priority.

This family run business have fully inclusive rates and they provide the customers with a choice of supplier at all locations.

Company website:
http://www.economycarhire.com/

Company News
Economy Car Hire News

CORPORATE HEADQUARTERS:
Breckland Business Centre
Dereham
Norfolk
NR19 1FD
United Kingdom

Ebookers

admin — Fri, 28 Mar 2008 16:33:18 +0000

Ebookers (ebookers.com) is a leading pan- european travel website specialising in worldwide, mid and long haul travel, offering abounds in discount fares and package holiday deals leaving from many different airports in the UK.
Ebookers offers a wide and varying range of travel products including a choice of over 250 airlines, more than 86,000 hotels, car hire, insurance, holiday packages and even sports packages.

The company offers leisure and small business clients discounted airline flights. Ebookers also sells standard-rate airline tickets and vacation packages. It operates almost 15 Web sites in nine languages.

As a part of one of the leading global online travel company, Orbitz Worldwide, ebookers.com prides itself and its passion for travel in strong customer experience. Other Orbitz brands working in conjunction with Ebookers include Rates Togo and Hotel Club. The company have a great selection of travel products to choose from online, you can also rent a car from Avis. The website also features weather reports for your holiday location and a currency converter these making your holiday experience operate smoother, with all your needs at your finger tips. They also offer a full range of travel products over the telephone and through retail outlets in Gatwick and Heathrow airport, London.
Ebookers operate local online travel agencies across 14 countries in Europe and its headquarters are in central London. It formerly operated high street travel agencies in Dublin, Ireland but closed this in 2006 to go internet only.
Ebookers.com was established in 1998, by Dinesh Dhamija, but its company’s origins go back almost 20 years. Formally known as Flightbookers Ltd this London based travel agency was founded in 1983 in Earls Court, London. Flightbookers developed into one of the UK’s biggest travel agencies and in 1996, established a website and was the first travel agency to launch and interactive travel website in the UK. The website was so successful that in 1999 the internet arm was separated to form ebookers.com and the new company was taken public with a flotation on Nasdag in New York and in Germany’s Neuer Markt. This flotation raised $61m and was used to spread Ebookers across Europe. In November 2000 Ebookers bought Flightbookers for $15 this reuniting the two companies.
Ebookers.com is a wholly owned subsidiary of Travelport, the former travel arm of Cendant which was bought in October 2006 by an affiliate of Blackstone Partners. Travelport split out itself into three companies.

Company website:
http://www.ebookers.com

Company news:
Ebookers News

CORPORATE HEADQUARTERS:
6th Floor
140 Aldersgate Street London EC1A 4HY
UNITED KINGDOM

Opodo

admin — Thu, 06 Mar 2008 12:14:58 +0000

Opodo is a developing European online travel company specialising in worldwide travel. Founded by a consortium of Europe’s leading airlines - Aer Lingus, Air France, Alitalia, Austrian Airlines, British Airways, Finnair, Iberia, KLM, Lufthansa and by Amadeus GDS, and travel industry technology provider. Now majority owned by travel technology company Amadeus.
As trust is the crucial and sensitive issue for online shoppers to purchase the tickets, book hotels, it chooses a strong level of encryption from the world’s leading SSL Certificate Authority assuring the public that any information they entered into any Opodo’s web sites remain private and secure. By using all these it doubled its growth.
Opodo operates in nine countries, including Germany where opodo launched its first site in November 2001, the UK which site was launched in January 2002, France where the site was established in april 2002 and in January 2006 opodo launched a site in italy, having also established a presence and Travel link-branded sites in Sweden, Norway, Denmark and Finland.
Opodo directs the real needs of today’s traveller by offering an unbiased and competitively priced online travel service for world travel, with access to flights from over 65,000 hotel properties over 500 airlines and over 7,000 car hire locations worldwide, as well as travel insurance, package holidays, dynamic packaging, city-breaks, hotels, car rental, event tickets, excursions, ski holidays, cottages, holiday rentals, and cruises. Opodo’s present turnover has reached Euro 1 billion in gross sales.
They have done research to find out the requirements of any visitors of Opodo’s site. This enables the price of flights to be the lowest when compared to others as the research provides access to fares to many of the popular destinations. The site is mainly built for people who are tight on time and need to plan a holiday in a short period of time.
Booking travel through Opodo’s user friendly site is a simple process. Most of the online travel sites fail to provide necessary information and those who visit the site often get confused. Opodo is fully organized to satisfy all the needs of the customers. They plan there site to suit and satisfy the requirements of the user of the site. Here the users can talk to real travel experts who will provide assistance on holiday planning by providing information and advice. Opodo online serves its customers 24 hours a day, it also offers hotels at a cheap rate when compared to other site. All these place Opodo in the leading position in the online travel industry.

Opodo aims to provide the traveller with the information, tools and inspiration they need to go where they want, how they want and when they want. It can be a great help the enjoyment of the traveller and the travellers panning. It gives you access to airfares from over four hundred airlines, thousands of hotel properties and car rental in more than seven thousand locations worldwide.
The name “opodo” was selected because is does not mean anything in any other European languages, thus ensuring that all of the countries treat it as a ‘foreign’ website. “Opodo” is a natural ambigram, with rotational symmetry. The word opodo stand for “OPportunity tO DO”

Company website:
http://www.opodo.co.uk

CORPORATE HEADQUARTERS:
Opodo Limited
Waterfront
Hammersmith Embankment
London W6 9RU
Phone: +44 (0) 870 352 5000

Sixt AG

admin — Thu, 06 Mar 2008 12:00:29 +0000

Sixt AG, along with its subsidiaries, provides a mobility service, and is based in Germany. The Company operates in more than 85 countries worldwide and as of December 31, 2006, Sixt had 1,564 rental offices, of which 474 were in Germany. Sixt AG is head quartered in Pullach, near Munich, Germany and maintains branch offices in Leipzig and at Munich airport.The Sixt Group is primarily engaged with car rentals and leasing from locations around the world. The company also has links with hotels and airlines to strengthen this network of car rental outlets. Sixt offers a whole range of vehicles for rental, from limousines and sports cars to motorcycles and off-road vehicles. The company purchases many Mercedes Benz vehicles in Europe, but has deals with many other manufacturers including BMW, Ford, Harley-Davidson and Porsche, amongst others. Sixt has a unit called Autoland which is a major German used-car dealer.

The business activities of Sixt are linked with hotel and airline companies, of which some of these links are subsidiary companies of Sixt. Europe Service Car, United Rental Group and Sixt Insurance Services are some of the subsidiary companies owned by the Sixt Group. However, links with non-subsidiary companies in airports and hotels give Sixt the world network it needs to be a major worldwide rental company. The airline partners of Sixt include Lufthansa, KLM/Air France, and United Airlines. Partnerships with hotels also provide a useful network for Sixt, which has agreements with Hilton, Hyatt, Kempinski and Starwood. The company also operates an online platform, called e-Sixt, dedicated to online communications and access to services.

The actual operations of the company are split into three sectors of car rental, leasing, and eCommerce. It has a subsidiary called e-Sixt dedicated to online communications and access to services. This company provides some hotel, package holiday and airline booking services. In the fiscal year ended December 2004, the company generated revenues of E2.28 billion, an increase of 2.5% over the previous fiscal year. The company saw a net income of E22.5 million in fiscal 2004, an increase of 21.2% over fiscal 2003. Chairman Erich Sixt owns about 57% of the company.

Company website:
http://ag.sixt.com/

Company news:
Sixt News

CORPORATE HEADQUARTERS:
Sixt AG
Zugspitzstrasse 1
Pullach, 82049
DEU

EasyGroup

admin — Wed, 05 Mar 2008 18:02:44 +0000

In April 2000, easygroup set-up a car rental company called EasyRentacar (later renamed EasyCar), with the Mercedes-Benz A-Class being the only rental car available. This resulting in the car rental business suffering a great deal from financial losses and gaining a poor reputation for poor service, it soon closed down.The new EasyCar Company now operates via the internet as an international car rental broker. EasyCar.com aims to provide the traveller with a no nonsense approach to travelling, and now they are launching a new travel directory made by travellers for travellers making car rental much easier and personal.

EasyCar achieve there cheap price by simplifying the product they offer, using their purchasing power and passing the benefits on to you in the form of low prices. As a leading car rental broker they are able to select from the best car rental companies around the world, both international and regional, with a wide range of quality vehicles. The companies purchasing team which buy in bulk from the suppliers negotiate the lowest possible rates from them. This enables the company to pass the savings on to you in the form of low and fully transparent pricing. Prices include collision damage waiver and tax as well as unlimited mileage to ensure that there are no mileage cost surprises at the end of the rental.

The business is beneficial and compels in more than 2,400 locations in over 60 countries, including the UK, Ireland, the USA, Canada, Spain, Switzerland, France, Portugal, Italy, Greece, Cyprus, South Africa, Germany, Jersey, Guernsey and Australia. Our locations are conveniently situated at popular visitor destinations such as Orlando, Florida, at airports and in city centres. All these selling a full fleet of vehicles, including Prestige Cars in the UK

Easy Car is one of the Easy Groups companies owned by Stelios Haji-Ioannou, who is also the founder of the most successful Easy Group subsidiary, easy Jet. Easy Group was founded in 1998 and is privately own by Stelios. Easy Group is the holding company controlling the ‘easy’ ventures, which offer products such as Airlines, Financial services, cruises, internet and hotels including these brands; EasyJet, EasyCar, EasyMoney, EasyCinema, EasyCinema DVD Renta, EasyBus, Easy4Men, EasyPizza, EasyMusic, EasyCruise, EasyMobile. EasyHotel.

Company website:
http://www.easy.com/

Company news:
EasyCar news

CORPORATE HEADQUARTERS:
The Easy Group is based in the Rotunda in Camden town, London although it is registered in Jersey.

Avis Budget Group Inc.

admin — Wed, 05 Mar 2008 17:32:35 +0000

Avis Budget Group, Inc. (Avis Budget) formally knows as Budget Rent A Car System, is a car and truck rental company, providing services to consumers and businesses in the United States and internationally. It was established in 1958 for the “budget-minded” by Morris Mirkin, with a $10,000 investment. The Budget Rent a Car brand is licensed within Europe, the Middle East and Africa to Zodiac Europe Ltd. Budget locations are either directly owned or franchised to local operators across the region. Budget combines the strength of one of the world’s largest car rental brands together with the detailed local knowledge, flexibility and great value for money you need.

The Company functions two of the brands in the global vehicle rental industry through Avis and Budget. Avis is a rental car supplier to the premium commercial and leisure segments of the travel industry and Budget is a rental car supplier to the “budget- minded” price-conscious segments of the industry.

Started in Los Angeles, California, Morris Mirkin was joined in 1959 by Julius Lederer (husband of Ann Landers), and in 1960 the headquarters was moved to Chicago, Illinois. Budgets global network now includes more than 2,700 locations, operating a wide range of cars, trucks and vans in 115 countries.

In 1986 Budget was sold in a leveraged buyout by Gibbons, Green and van Amerongen Ltd., along with management and selected investors. It was taken public in 1987. Before that the company was acquired by Transamerica Corporation.

In 1997 the public company was purchased by Team Rental Group, which took the name Budget Group. In 2002 the company’s assets were sold to Cendant Corporation, which also owned Avis. In September 2006 Cendant Corporation separated into four independent companies by spinning off its real estate division, now called Realogy, Inc., and its hospitality services division, now Wyndham Worldwide, and by selling its travel distribution services division, called Travelport, Inc., to an affiliate of The Blackstone Group. In 2006, following the Travelport sale, Cendant, now composed solely of its vehicle rental services businesses, renamed itself Avis Budget Group.

Budget operates in three segments: domestic car rental, international car rental and truck rental. Domestics being the avis and budget car rental operations in the United States alone, international being the car rental operations internationally and truck rental consisting of the avis and budget truck rental operations.

During 2006, approximately 61%, 31% and 8% of the vehicle rental revenue was accounted for by the avis, budget and budget truck brands.

For financial information on Avis Budget Group Inc, visit

Company website:
http://www.avisbudgetgroup.com/

Company news:
AVIS news

CORPORATE HEADQUARTERS:
Zodiac Europe Ltd (a subsidiary of Avis Europe Plc)
Registered Office: Avis House, Park Road, Bracknell, Berkshire RG12 2EW.
Registered in England and Wales No. 4634240. VAT No. 813 0429 65

Alamo Group Inc

admin — Wed, 05 Mar 2008 17:11:55 +0000

Alamo Group Inc. (Alamo Group), is a car rental agency, based in Tulsa, Oklahoma. Incorporated circa 1970, Alamo Group is centred in the design, manufacture, distribution and service of equipment for right-of-way maintenance and agriculture. The company functions in three sectors; Agricultural, Industrial and European, with their products including tractor-mounted mowing and other vegetation maintenance equipment, street sweepers, snow blowers, pothole patchers, excavators, vacuum trucks, agricultural implements and related aftermarket parts and services. The company operates over 150,000 quality vehicles that serve 15 million travellers annually.In nearly 30 years of operating Alamo started with four offices around Florida in 1974, Today, Alamo operates through a network of more than 1200 locations, Including Canada, Mexico, Central America, South America, parts of Africa, Europe, Australia and also some locations on various Caribbean islands. It was liked by many for pioneering the concept of Unlimited Free Mileage. Rapidly distinguishing its niche in the leisure car rental industry, Alamo focused on producing a fun, low-cost, high-value rental experience to family and leisure travellers.

Alamo quickly became one of the country’s largest vacation rental providers with programs to familiarize and promote leisure travel. To assist the increase in leisure travellers, Alamo constructed state-of-the art rental plazas make to serve hundreds of customers in a modern, spacious environment. The first plaza opened in Tampa, Florida., in 1982. With more opening in large tourist attractions, including Orlando, Florida., home of the world’s largest rental facility. In 1985, Alamo introduced, instant Alamo, a program that stored a traveller’s individual rental information for instant reference, using a new customised rental agreement the size of an airline ticket.

On April 19, 1990, Alamo created three new consumer-driven optional collision damage waiver products in Florida, named Waiver Savers®, which set out to revolutionize collision damage waivers with the introduction of the first-ever price and coverage option for all renters. This provided customers with three choices of price and coverage options tailored to their needs. To meet the needs of the “Web” consumer, Alamo became the first car rental company with real-time booking capabilities on the Internet in 1995. Customers could visit Alamo.com to find locations, view rates and select their vehicle. Soon, Alamo.com expanded to include a membership-services section and travel tools to find the weather, driving directions and fun activities for children to enjoy on their road trip.

Alamo’s confinement to the leisure travel market has safeguarded long standing partnerships with the airline industry, travel destinations, travel agents and tour operators around the world. Alamo launched E-Process 2000, in 1998, a group of technologically enhanced enthusiasts for tour operators. This includes electronic reservation links on the company’s web site, voucher-less rental processing and electronic billing.

In 2002, Alamo announced a partnership with Walt Disney World Resort and Disneyland Resort, making Alamo the official rental car company of the most frequented tourist attractions in North America.

Alamo was owned by Vanguard Automotive Group, which also owns National Car Rental. In August, 2007 it was bought by Enterprise Car Rental. Enterprise is now the owner of Vanguard Car rental which owns Alamo and National Car Rental.

For financial information on The Alamo Group, visit

Company website:
http://www.alamo-group.com/

Company news:
Alamo News

CORPORATE HEADQUARTERS:
Alamo Rent A Car
6929 North Lakewood Avenue, Suite 100
Tulsa, OK 74117-1808