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An award winning start to 2012 for Holiday Autos

hotpassion — Tue, 07 Feb 2012 14:07:25 +0000

Holiday Autos the leading car hire broker established in 1987 has started its 25th anniversary year by winning two ‘Best Car Hire’ awards from two prestigious travel bodies.

Their first honour of 2012 has been the winning ‘Best Car Rental Company – Holiday Autos’ at the Globe Travel Awards – which makes it the fourth year in a row Holiday Autos has won this prominent award. These were held at the Grosvenor House Hotel in London on 25th January 2012.

The Irish Travel Agents Association awards followed the next day in Dublin and were held on the 26th of January at the Mansion House in Dublin. Under the “Agency Services Category” Holiday Autos was awarded the ‘Best Car Hire company’.

Holiday Autos press release stated that These awards are all voted for by the travel industry and are awarded in recognition of Holiday Autos’ dedication to service as well as its great value car hire to consumers and trade partners.

Holiday Autos’ CEO Alistair Rodger commented: “It’s a huge honour to win these awards again, especially as 2012 marks our 25th anniversary. We are extremely proud that all our hard work in conjunction with our supplier partners has been recognised in such a way. We are committed to our trade partners and to delivering a great value car hire experience for travel agents, whose continued support is vital to our business”.

It is now only early February 2012 and Holiday Autos has two awards under its belt which is very good. Since 1987, holiday autos has helped millions of customers with their car hire needs and quickly established itself as the leading leisure car hire broker in the world. The holidayautos website was launched in 1999, designed to offer fully inclusive car hire with no hidden charges in 3 easy steps. Holiday Autos’s multi award-winning service now operates in over 5,000 locations globally.

The company works with a number of car hire partners including Avis, Alamo, Europcar, Sixt, Hertz, National, Thrifty and Budget.? As well car hire, Holiday Autos also offers motorhome hire and van hire and you can make arrangements to rent one of these vehicles via the insurance4carrental.com website.

Part Source Holiday Autos February 2012

Holiday Autos improves it’s marketing team

minhoba — Tue, 13 Dec 2011 15:51:29 +0000

“The Drum ?Modern Marketing and Media” website has said that Car hire/Van hire/Motorhome hire?firm Holiday Autos has boosted its team with the appointment of Kevin Currie as Global Director of Digital Marketing and Elise Newman as Global Head of Affiliate Marketing and Meta Search.

Kevin Currie joins from hotel website Octopus.com where he was marketing director. Before that he was general managwer of Somewhere2stay and head of web at Virgin Holidays. He has just joined Holiday Autos

Elise Newman has moved? from Affiliate Window where she oversaw client strategy and relationship management in her role as key accounts team leader.

She has previously held senior management roles at LinkShare Corporation and Blue Chip Holidays. She has been with Holiday Autos since September 2011

Isabelle Ratinaud, Managing Director of Holiday Autos, said: “Kevin and Elise bring a wealth of knowledge and experience that will help to develop and shape the growth of Holiday Autos. I’m very excited that they are coming on board at such a pivotal time for the company.”

holiday autos is the world’s largest and leading leisure car hire broker – they offer car hire -? Hybrid Car Hire? – Van Hire and Motorhome Hire in location around the world to find out more Click Here?

Part Source: The Drum.

Are people buying large presents for Christmas or just on the move?

hotpassion — Sat, 26 Nov 2011 23:06:24 +0000

There has been a great deal of movement in van hire excess insurance on the insurance4carrental.com / insurance4vanrental.com website over the past few days.

Information in from one of the advertisers “insuremyvanhire.com” which is part of the insurance4carhire.com operation shows people are renting vans for one or two days and buying that company’s excess insurance.

Customers can also buy van hire excess insurance from another insurance company advwertising on the site – iCarhireinsurance.com.

So what are all these people doing rening vans near the end of November? Are they buying large Christmas presents? Have the post-Christmas furniture sales started early or are they just moving home, or builders carrying out building work and hiring a van whilst their vehicle is in for repair?

You can of course even arrange van hire (car hire and motorhome hire)?via Holiday Autos on the insurance4carrental.com site.

What about people renting cars????At this time of year when Christmas expenditure is very much on the minds of consumers in a year when people have had to tighten their belts, it is good news to know that a couple of car hire excess insurance companies advertising on the jml Insurance sites and the insurance4carrrental.com site are continuing to offer lower price car hire excess insurance on some of their insurance products.

insurance4carhire the company that started car hire excess insurance a number of years ago, customers can save £9.80 off the £49.00 annual Europe 31 days policy by only having to pay £39.20 if they purchase via a link from the jml Group/insurance4carrental.com sites.

The insurance4carhire worldwide 31 days is currently being discounted from £65.00 to £52.00 a saving of £13.00. To get the lower price the consumer must go into jml-insurance.co.uk or insurance4carrental.com and go to the insurance4carhire logos or pages.

Questor Insurance are continuing to offer their 10 per cent discount their car hire excess insurance by adding a discount code when they buy using the link from the jml websites.

There are a great choice of providers advertising at Insurance4carrental.com WorldwideInsure.com who offer car hire excess insurance and Motorhome excess insurance – Essential Travel, iCarhireinsurance.com offering car hire and van hire excess insurance, Protectyourbubble and Odyssey.

Questor Insurance also offers motorhomehire excess insurance and insuremyvanhire.com is the van hire excess insurance from insurance4carhire.com. Daily policies from the insurance4carhire group can be found on the sites which have trade names of the cdwsli.com and dailyexcess.com.

So if you are planning that Christmas or winter break now is the time to buy your excess insurance and spread your Christmas spending budget. If you are hiring a van, car or motorhome remember it is usually a lot better value to buy your excess insurance from an independent insurance company like the ones advertising on the insurance4carrental.com website than from a car hire?/ van hire / motorhome hire company.

Are people buying large presents for Christmas or just on the move?

hotpassion — Sat, 26 Nov 2011 23:06:04 +0000

There has been a great deal of movement in van hire excess insurance on the insurance4carrental.com / insurance4vanrental.com website over the past few days.

Customers can also buy van hire excess insurance from another insurance company advwertising on the site – iCarhireinsurance.com.

You can of course even arrange van hire (car hire and motorhome hire)?via Holiday Autos on the insurance4carrental.com site.

Are people buying large presents for Christmas or just on the move?

minhoba — Sat, 26 Nov 2011 23:06:04 +0000

There has been a great deal of movement in van hire excess insurance on the insurance4carrental.com / insurance4vanrental.com website over the past few days.

Customers can also buy van hire excess insurance from another insurance company advwertising on the site – iCarhireinsurance.com.

You can of course even arrange van hire (car hire and motorhome hire)?via Holiday Autos on the insurance4carrental.com site.

Holiday Autos are holding a November Sale!

hotpassion — Sun, 20 Nov 2011 22:52:06 +0000

Sales used to come just after Christmas and in the summer in the retail trade. They now pop up all times of the year and it looks like some bedding and furniture companies in the UK hold sales most of the year!

In France, by law you can only hold a sale for so many days in a year. Anyway Holiday Autos have just sent me a flyer say there sale starts in the morning (21st November 2011).

According to the flyer:?

Starting from 10am tomorrow that is (Monday 21st November 2011), you can make massive savings in their car hire sale. Whether you’re looking for some sun, a winter city break or to hit the slopes, get 30% off car hire in popular locations.

Each day from 10am, the destinations shown will be on sale for 24 hours only. But remember, to book through the links in their flyer?email to receive an exclusive 30% off. (that’s an extra 5% off versus our regular website).

Their sale applies to ALL rentals in selected locations for pick-ups between 5 January and 29 February 2012.

Don’t forget to come back on the relevant sale day to receive this great discount.
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The Sale Destinations change each day

Mon 21 Nov UK & Ireland

Tue 22 Nov Canaries & South Africa

Wed 23 Nov France & Italy

Thu 24 Nov Portugal & Madeira

Fri 25 Nov Switzerland, Austria & Iceland

Sat 26 Nov Cyprus & Malta

To go to the normal Great Value ?Holiday Autos Website Click Here?

Enjoy their sale

By the way if you are hiring a car don’t forget your car hire excess insurance. Find out more here

3 car hire companies to choose from

minhoba — Wed, 09 Nov 2011 19:12:25 +0000

Insurance4carrental.com does not only promote car hire excess insurance - van hire excess insurance and motorhome hire excess insurance.

It also promotes car hire itself. For several years jml Property Services have been advertising Holiday Autos. Holiday Autos? is part of Lastminute.com has been around for twenty four years or so and not only do they have cars they also are involved with van hire and motorhome rental.

More details can be found here?

Economy Car Hire has been established for over ten years. They specialise in car rentals in Spain, Portugal, Italy, Cyprus, Croatia, Greece and the Greek Islands, Slovenia, and Malta, although they cover many more destination, worldwide?.

More details can be found here

Carrentals.co.uk are a search engine for car hire. They are the youngest of these three companies, being established in 2003. They search the car rental companies for you and say they don’t add “a single penny” to the quotes they provide for the consumer.

More details can be found here

Don’t forget to book your Christmas and New Year holiday car rental early

Carrentals warns motorists to think about winter tyres.

hotpassion — Fri, 28 Oct 2011 18:41:36 +0000

We are near the end of a very mild October (currently 13 degrees in the London area), in a month when we had a very hot “late summer” weekend at the start. Carrentals have just issued a press release earlier today reminding us that winter is not far away and it was not too good last year…so be prepared.

Their release say…?Snow Tyres Advised on UK and European Roads This Winter Says Carrentals.co.uk

Award-winning car hire website wants Brits to think about fitting winter tyres at home as well as abroad with a view to safety.

With another cold UK winter just around the corner and weathermen predicting snow very soon, award-winning car hire price comparator Carrentals.co.uk has warned motorists to think about putting winter tyres onto their cars not just abroad but at home as well.

This time last year leading suppliers of car tyres like Kwik Fit were even found to have sold out of their stock of winter tyres as Brits in their thousands looked to make their cars safer and more secure on the UK’s snow-laden roads.

Each winter Carrentals.co.uk tells its site users heading for ski holidays to pre-book winter tyres and snow chains when they reserve their rental car to be sure of getting what they need – this year however the website is also advising Brits at home to think about fitting winter tyres when snow is forecast by the weatherman.

Car rental providers typically class winter tyres and snow chains among their list of optional extras, but many drivers still expect them to be available on arrival in a ski resort – this can lead to people paying more for them or missing out altogether.

Gareth Robinson, Managing Director of Carrentals.co.uk, commented: “Whether or not winter tyres must be fitted on a car remains a confusing issue for drivers, but they’re certainly required in ski resorts around Europe and this year advisable on the UK’s roads.”

“If hiring a car in a ski resort in the Alps or Pyrenees this year the smart move it to book a ‘snow pack’ with your rental provider before travelling – this is the way to ensure availability of these valuable extras like snow chains and special tyres.”

?Carrentals.co.uk is the leading hire car comparison site comparing cheap car hire deals from up to 50 rental companies, including Alamo, Auto Europe, Budget, Holiday Autos and Sixt, in over 15,000 locations worldwide including locations across Europe including car hire in Frankfurt and car hire in Berlin.

To compare the best prices visit carrentals.co.uk Here.

We hope that it is not as bad as last year and if it is does not last so long, however this release contains some good advice, in the meantime enjoy a sunny weekend.

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Inspirational car hire from Holiday Autos

hotpassion — Fri, 28 Oct 2011 18:41:34 +0000

Just had an email in from those people at Holiday Autos earlier in the week.

They are saying??“As the winter weather takes a turn for the worse, be inspired with some of our most popular holiday destinations. Discover somewhere new today with our amazing offers and rates.”

They are suggesting hot and cold destinations Finland – Iceland – Norway – Thailand – Malaysia – Singapore – Los Angeles – Las Vegas – Orlando – Dubai – South Africa – Egypt – well those are the destinations all you have to do is find somewhere to stay and organise your flights. All seems very straightforward to do in the darker evenings starting next week

To visit the Holiday Autos website Click Here.?

Car Renters must take care with Unfair Wear and Tear Charges

hotpassion — Thu, 08 Sep 2011 09:02:52 +0000

Carrentals.co.uk issued a news release yesterday advising that Travellers renting cars are being advised to report any ‘wear and tear’ issues they experience with a car, including concerns such as brake and clutch performance, to the supplier to help avoid unfair excess charges on their return.
The advice comes from leading comparison site Carrentals.co.uk, which has been told of a number of cases where customers were charged for issues such as a damaged clutch, which would have been built up over time.

Gareth Robinson, Managing Director of Carrentals.co.uk, says: “Most people will check over their rental car before driving off, but sometimes there can be problems that can’t be found until the car is actually being driven. A clutch that has been damaged by frequent riding, brakes affected by aggressive usage over time – they’re just some of the potential issues that can build up and result in one unlucky customer being unfairly charged. Our advice is that if you have any concerns about your car – be that the oil level or braking performance, contact your rental company straight away.

“Rental companies do regularly maintain their cars, but it’s always possible for unseen damage to occur over time. Our focus is on ensuring our customers aren’t financially hit for previous misuse.”

Carrentals.co.uk Top Tips to Avoid ‘Unfair Wear & Tear’ Charges -

Shop around for the most comprehensive excess insurance cover before you travel – and make sure it covers things like tyre and windscreen damage.
On collection, check over your rental car carefully – take your time and highlight any concerns with your supplier.

While you may not be able to see things like a nail in a tyre or a clutch that is slipping, once you start driving the vehicle take your time to feel if everything’s OK and if you have any concerns go back to the supplier and let them know straight away.
Again, once you’re out on the road or in your destination, if something’s not right with your car, don’t wait until you drop it off to highlight the problem, contact the supplier and let them know.
Keep a record of your contact with your supplier, including phone calls and written communication to ensure you have all of the details in case you need to challenge any charges.

Gareth adds: “While many people now take out excess insurance cover, some elements such as damage to windscreens and tyres just aren’t covered with many suppliers, despite them being the most likely to be damaged. Make sure you know what you’re getting with your insurance cover, and if in any doubt about your car’s performance report it to the supplier immediately.”

The award winning Carrentals.co.uk compares cheap car hire deals from companies including Alamo, Auto Europe, Budget, Holiday Autos and Sixt, and has booked over 650,000 rentals to date. Offering car hire in Portugal, including car hire in Faro, as well as Spain, France and over 15,000 locations worldwide, for more information go to http://www.insurance4carrental.com/Carrrentals.htm