Thrifty CarRental
is one of the most widely recognized
brands in the travel industry which caters to cost-conscious business
and leisure travelers.
What You Should Know About
Thrifty Car Rental
By Christopher Luck
Tip!
When a person goes to a rental agency, it is possible to buy rental
car insurance coverage. This coverage is generally expensive and may
cost anywhere from $8 to $28 per day, depending on where the person is
renting the car.
What should you know about Thrifty
Car Rental before you use them to get your next rental? I always
like to know a little about a company before I use them. When it comes
to car rentals, I have always enjoyed Thrifty Car Rental as far
as a provider. However, before you use them for your next rental; it
might be nice if you knew a little bit about the company and what they
do. Knowing more about them might make you just that much more
comfortable with using them for your car rental needs.
Tip!
Many rental car companies will insure a car from theft, but they will
not cover what is inside the car.
Thrifty Car Rental bills itself
as a value-oriented car rental company that is available both in
airports and in local car rental markets. The big difference between
Thrifty Car Rental and their major competitors is that Thrifty's
competitors focus almost exclusively on the airport market. In the U.S.,
roughly 66% of Thrifty Car Rental's business is in the airport market,
34% is in the local market.
As part of their airport market
service, Thrifty Car Rental operates "in terminal" in every major
airport in both Canada and Australia, and in 85 major airport locations
in the United States, with the rest of its airport rental centers off of
but near the airport grounds. Thrifty Car Rental is also located
in-terminal in almost every major city in the Caribbean, and Central and
South America where Thrifty has a solid presence. Thrifty Car Rental
also has locations throughout the Middle East. Thrifty Truck Rental is
an ancillary business and has a large number of locations as well.
Historically, Thrifty Car Rental
and other departments have used a strategy to become a major global
brand; In 2002, though, the company elected to shift to operating some
of their major U.S. markets through the corporation. Now, more than 80%
of the retail locations in North America are franchised (and over 90%
around the world are), owned by independent businesses that are licensed
to use Thrifty's name, systems and technologies. Each such location must
maintain certain strict standards in facilities and their service. From
their corporate headquarters, Thrifty centralizes travel agent
commission payments and operates from its headquarters travel agent and
consumer inquiry departments, each with toll free numbers.
As you can see, Thrifty Car Rental
is a well put together and historically reliable company. If you are
anything like me, you probably feel more comfortable with a company once
you know a little more about them overall. Thrifty Car Rental has always
been a good company for getting you a car at a good price.
You can find them in town or at the
airport and that makes them convenient as well. So for your next
vacation or business trip, go ahead and give Thrifty Car Rental a shot.
You will be glad you did.
There is stiff
competition in the market for a share of the car insurance
buyer's money. It is appropriate to find out the best option before
accepting any rental car agreement. |
