Browsing: rental cars

For travelers always looking for the best deal, Amtrak is offering a new summer flash sale through June 7, dubbed Amtrak Across America. Rail travelers looking to explore the United States between July 9 and November 16 will be eligible to receive up to 30 percent off a standard fare when their trip is booked…

WHY IT RATES: As travel agents continue to analyze the car rental market for customers, Sixt is an option that is growing in markets across the United States.—Donald Wood, Breaking News Senior Writer. Sixt Rent-a-Car, the global mobility provider with more than 2,000 locations in over 100 countries, is renowned around the world for affordable…

Avis Car Rental announced Wednesday the grand opening of five facilities located at Universal Studios Orlando’s Loews Hotels & Resorts properties. Avis is already the official car rental partner of Universal Parks & Resorts, and the new facilities will offer theme park visitors convenient access to the company’s wide-range of vehicles and world-class service. The…

To help make rail travel easier on nursing mothers, Amtrak announced the addition of lactation suites at five major train stations, four of which will be installed in time for summer travel season. The lactation suites will be added to Amtrak stations in Washington, D.C., Baltimore, Philadelphia and Chicago in the coming weeks, with the…

WHY IT RATES: Travel agents working with clients who appreciate rail travel should be selling them on new discounts on advanced purchases.—Donald Wood, Breaking News Senior Writer. Your summer trip just got a promotion with Amtrak, which is offering 25 percent off travel on the Acela Express when booking 21 days in advance of a…

Enterprise Rent-A-Car and the St. Louis Blues announced a building naming-rights agreement Monday to rename the home of the NHL team the Enterprise Center. The 15-year agreement will include interior and exterior signage featuring the Enterprise logo throughout the arena property, and the new agreement goes into effect July 1. In addition to showing Enterprise’s…

The summer season is always busy for transportation companies, and Amtrak revealed it is expecting heavy ridership as passengers hit the rails for convenient and flexible summer vacations. Travelers looking for an affordable way to see the United States during summer vacation are encouraged to book their Amtrak travel early in order to secure the…

Amtrak’s long distance train services can be a conundrum. Taxpayer-funded, often unreliable, and unprofitable since Amtrak’s formation in the early 1970s, they’re also a fun way to spend a weekend. I found myself in Dallas looking for something to do over a weekend, when I happened across Amtrak’s Texas Eagle. Also known as southbound train…

WHY IT RATES: For travel agents working with clients in Canada or who are visiting Canada, the new partnership between Electra Meccanica and Hilton Hotel & Suites Victoria will make for a very interesting car rental option.—Donald Wood, Breaking News Senior Writer. MORE Car Rental & Rail Vancouver automaker Electra Meccanica announced today it has…

WHY IT RATES: Travel agents working with clients who love attending concerts should be aware of the unique offer from Amtrak’s Pacific Surfliner.—Donald Wood, Breaking News Senior Writer. The Amtrak Pacific Surfliner will offer special train service for customers who travel to/from the FivePoint Amphitheatre in Irvine, Calif., from May 11 and Sept. 30, 2018.…