Avis

Avis adds Chevy Camaro to its classic car line. Lufthansa gets the go-ahead to buy bmi airlines and Brussels Airlines from the E.U. Here in the U.S. Republic gets ready to take over Frontier Airlines.

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Car rental companies love optional added equipment. Sometimes it’s a cool new gadget like a GPS, sometimes it’s practical like a ski-rack or car seat, but in almost every case it rings in as extra revenue. Now, Budget adds “Flicks to Go.”

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Why is it that so often what looks like a great deal at first glance, really isn’t a great deal at all, once you read the fine print? Avis serves up a doozy.

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For years, car rental companies assumed that the cars they rent will affect the cars that ultimately their customers will buy. Heck, it is one of the reasons car manufacturers owned most of the rental firms. A new Avis survey taken in Britain has confirmed those assumptions.

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Christopher ElliottDouglas Hawkins and his wife reserve a Budget rental car in Naples, Italy, but when they arrive at the car rental counter, the company downgrades his car and nearly doubles its rate. Six months later, Budget hasn’t refunded the money Hawkins says it owes him. What now?

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