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News / Online

Travelers’ demand for experiences requires industry rethink

By Kathryn Walson | December 1, 2022

Industry experts are convening this week at the World Travel and Tourism Council’s Global Summit 2022 in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. Read More

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News / Startups

Hertz invests in Ufodrive to build digital rental experience

By Linda Fox | February 16, 2022

The Series A investment was co-led by Certares, in partnership with Knighthead Capital Management. Read More

News / Online

TripAdvisor gives Plus subscription service a full launch, adds spending partners

By Kevin May | June 16, 2021

The subscription-based program is free for accommodation suppliers to join, while travelers can sign up for an annual membership fee of $99 and get access to savings as well as other offers. Read More

News / Distribution

Hertz devises restructuring plan after private equity injection

By Linda Fox | March 3, 2021

Investment firms Knighthead Capital and Certares Opportunities are committed to investing up to $4.2 billion. Read More

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News / Technology

Hertz enables biometric check-out for car rentals

By Robert Silk - Travel Weekly | December 13, 2018

Hertz plans to offer fast check-out lanes powered by biometrics at more than 40 airports by the end of next year. Read More

Opinion / Technology

Ground transportation on the cusp of another revolution

By PhocusWire | September 21, 2018

Ground transportation of the road variety in the travel industry was once dominated by car rental and highly regulated taxi services. Read More

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Research Spotlight: Changing demands of US car market

By PhocusWire | January 26, 2018

The car rental business is coasting along - for now. Impacting it is softness in business travel demand, which led to just 1% of car rental market growth in 2016. Read More

News / Distribution

Rental brand Hertz enlists Blacklane to power transfer service

By Kevin May | March 14, 2017

Those who thought that traditional car rental brands were competitors to the emerging ride service sector need to think again. In a deal announced at the ITB exhibition in Berlin last week, rental Read More

News / Online

How a car rental giant is trying to work with (rather than against) Google

By Kevin May | February 8, 2016

Google does not currently have a dedicated car rental service (similar to hotels and flights), so providers are forced to rely on tweaking their existing ways of working with it. The fact that car Read More

News / Technology

Online travel's troika: mobile, data and the customer experience

By Pamela Whitby | November 11, 2015

Dara Brady, head of digital experience for Ryanair, shared his insights into how the airline, like all other brands, is trying to play a more active role in the customer journey. NB This is a viewp Read More

News / Distribution

Ryanair axes car hire web agreement, Hertz unhappy over GDS distribution

By Kevin May | July 2, 2015

Ignition keys at dawn! Ryanair and Hertz have had an almighty falling out - with the car hire giant terminating its web retailing partnership with immediate effect. The European low cost carrier sa Read More

News

Hertz launches digital concierge in Ireland

By Nick Vivion | February 11, 2015

Hertz has partnered with a local Irish company to create a technology solution for drivers seeking things to do. It's a Web-based concierge called Smart Traveller, and it offers advice on places to ea Read More

News

Europcar buys some ingenuity and audacity via Ubeeqo deal

By Martin Cowen | January 19, 2015

Established car hire firms are exposed to the Uber-led global mainstreaming of tech-driven taxi bookings, car-pooling and ride-sharing. Europcar's investment in French start-up Ubeeqo is a sign that t Read More

News / Technology

Hertz rolls out companion app to facilitate pre-rental trip planning

By Nick Vivion | October 15, 2014

Rather than concede to the pervasive mobile mapping app, Hertz has created a companion mobile app product to enhance the utility - and thus perceived value - of its in-car GPS system, NeverLost. Th Read More

News

Hertz gives itself a technology upgrade

By Sean O'Neil | August 27, 2014

Hertz Rent-a-Car, the largest airport general use car rental brand globally, continues to test and adapt technology that would allow it greater flexibility in how it rents its vehicles and sells ancil Read More

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