British tour operator, Thomas Cook, recently made the decision to reduce payments to hotel operators in popular tourist destinations including Greece, Portugal and Spain by five per cent. The move has elicited outrage from bodies representing European hotels. However, Thomas Cook has said its actions are necessary following a very tough year for British tour [...]

Avis South Africa boss, Wayne Duvenage, has said that he is sure that by the end of the decade the company’s expensive relocation to King Shaka International Airport will pay off. Although he admits that the company would have preferred to remain at the old airport, now that all the work had been completed, he [...]

With all eyes now firmly fixed on South Africa and the World Cup, car hire firm Avis has decided to have some fun by rolling out an online quiz which will give competitors the chance to walk away with a free weeks car hire somewhere in Europe. The ‘Road to Glory’ has just been launched [...]

The car rental industry in South Africa is facing some uncertainty over the next month as predictions over the number of foreign travellers entering the country for the World Cup are dramatically cut. Some industry experts are also saying that elevated room rates and flight prices are keeping the business traveller away.
In the first quarter, [...]

Car hire firm, Avis India, has announced that it is about to roll out a new booking system for its leisure and corporate clients. The new CarPro software will make it easier to book vehicles through Avis anywhere in the world. It will also allow corporate customers to keep track of car usage.
Avis India’s chief [...]

First Car Rental in South Africa has signed a code which it hopes will help to raise awareness and help protect children involved in the sex tourism industry. The Code of Conduct for the Protection of Children from Sexual Exploitation in Travel and Tourism was introduced in 1998 by ECPAT, an organisation dedicated to combating [...]

2008 winners of the best car hire website of the year at the Travolution Awards, Carrentals.co.uk, is offering travellers to the South African World Cup finals some top tips for staying safe. Simple things like checking your passport is not about to run out and that any credit cards you intend on using are valid [...]

Football fans planning to visit South Africa for the World Cup are being advised to sort out their car hire requirements as early as possible, by rental experts Holiday Autos. In order to try and keep pace with the higher than normal demand for vehicles, Holiday Autos is increasing the size of its fleet in [...]

An investigation has been announced into suspected price fixing by South Africa’s domestic airlines ahead of this year’s football World Cup. The country’s competition watchdog is reacting to an offer by state run South African Airways who said that it will release incriminating email correspondence in exchange for leniency.
The flag carrier claims to have evidence [...]

The world’s greatest football tournament is nearly upon us and for recession battered car hire firms in South Africa that is very good news. Although there has been an improvement in figures over the Christmas holidays, car rental companies are now fixed on preparing themselves for the demand for vehicles the World Cup is expected [...]