Car Hire
Welcome to our website about car hire. Here you can book an affordable, cheap car hire among the major places worldwide. Just search in the form given below to find your desired car hire by selecting desired options or filling the information as per your requirement. You surely find one at a competitive price. Not only that, you also have variety of vehicles to be chosen from!
You can also find car hire tips, more information and do's and don'ts about car hire and much more here. So, please don't forget to browse through it.
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Car Hire Tips: What To Do And What Should Be Avoided
When we talk about car hire, there's much more to hiring the car than
just reserving it and paying for it. In order to make sure that you get the
best deal, follow these steps and tips.
STEPS:
1. Look for an internet car hire. These types of hire offer internet only
discounts, and sometimes even accepts find a car at your own price
methods where you just give them your budget and they'll find the best
deal for you, plus you wont have to go anywhere to get a rental.
2. Choose at least three to four car hire firms that fit your wants and
needs. Do this either through the phonebook, or through the internet but
remember to scan every possible firm before you make a choice. You
don't want to overlook the best car hire because chances are that you
often get bored for searching.
3. Contact the selected agency and ask about their special offers,
location, availability, pickup sites, rates, special rates, hotel and airline
partnerships, extra charges, insurance and everything else you can think
of, that can help lower rate than what you have to pay for your car rental,
or what would make the car hire more convenient for you.
4. Choose a pickup point that is near you so it won't be hassles. Note
that some car rental companies pay for the cab ride you have to take,
some pick you up at your home or at the airport to take you to your
rental.
5. Choosing a car: Select a car depending on your needs, which could
fit all the people you'll have in it, and if you're alone just use a compact
vehicle because most rentals charge higher for larger vehicles.
6. The next thing to do, after you've totally decided on which to take,
remember to reserve it. Some car rentals include the reservation fee on
the overall rent, some make it out to be an extra fee hence you should
also look out for this to save some money on car hire.
TIPS:
For the best deals for your money here are some tips when looking,
finding and taking out a car hire.
1. When getting a car hire check for available upgrades at no charge,
you'd want the best deal to get best car. For this, you should go to pickup
your car early in the morning, when the other cars haven't been returned
yet, this way there would be a shortage on economy cars and the firm
might just give you an upgrade for a lower price.
2. Fill the gas tank before you return your car because the car rentals
will charge you at an inflated price, the cost of the gas needed to fill the
tank.
3. Look for packages like fly-drive-stay or fly-drive, these will get you
great discounts on rentals, and what's more you won't have to worry
about other details like a hotel or an airline, everything's there. You can
find these packages on must travel agencies.
4. If your frequent flyer discount or free flight is about to expire, there
are some car rental companies that offer to exchange these discounts to
discounts on your car rental, although its more cost effective to just fly
with your frequent flyer discount, if its going to expire anyway, why
wait?
These are just a few of the things you'll need to know, but always
remember to be pesky, ask questions, ask for discounts, the only reason
why people don't get better value for the things they buy is because
they're too shy to ask.
So, are you too shy to ask?
Travelers with Disabilities: The Untapped Market
by: Craig Kennedy
When most people think about accommodating people with disabilities in their
business they get a scared feeling in their gut and their mind scrambles to
search for that all-important date when the Americans with Disabilities Act
(ADA) went into effect. It doesn’t have to be that way! When business owners
open their eyes and start to realize that there are literally billions of dollars
to be made in the accessible travel market, I believe we will start to remove
the fear associated with the ADA.
There are currently more than 50 million people with disabilities in the United
States and 180 million worldwide, representing the single largest untapped tourist
market in the world. According to a recent Harris Poll conducted in conjunction
with the Open Doors Organization and the Travel Industry Association of America,
the 50 million people with disabilities in our country have a combined income
of more than $175 billion. In 2002, these people took 32 million trips and spent
more than $13.6 billion on travel ($4.2 billion on hotels, $3.3 billion on airfare,
$2.7 billion on food and beverage, and $3.4 billion on retail, transportation,
and other activities). This study suggested that these travelers would double
their spending if some minor amenities were made available. Meet and greet programs
at airports, preferred seating on airplanes, hotel rooms closer to amenities,
and employees who go out of their way to accommodate guests with disabilities
topped the list.
The current trends in adaptive travel show most of these travelers taking advantage
of destinations that they know are already accessible such as cruise ships,
Florida, and Las Vegas. The visitors bureaus and businesses at these destinations
that have gone to great lengths to ensure their visitors that there will not
be any accessibility issues during their stay. From personal experience and
years of traveling in a wheelchair, I can guarantee that these locations have
built and will continue to build strong relationships with travelers with disabilities.
This group is a very loyal one, who will often return to the same city, hotel,
or activity provider year after year if they have a good experience. If everyone
were to catch on to this we would see growth in the tourism industry like we
have never seen!
With this in mind, it is a wonder that more business owners have not taken
steps to make their accommodations more accessible and even start marketing
to these travelers. If the staggering numbers listed above aren’t proof enough,
the U.S. Census Bureau recently stated that nearly 16.5% of all people with
disabilities in the U.S. leave their home two days per week or less. That constitutes
nearly 11 million people that are not traveling at all. Also keep in mind that
there are millions of people in their golden years that are looking for accessible
travel accommodations. Many of these people use canes or walkers, travel with
oxygen tanks, or have other mobility impairments, and are not included in disability
statistics.
With millions of people in need of accessible travel options, and with our
Baby Boomers (almost 25% of our population) starting to reach retirement age
as well now is the time to start thinking about improving marketing efforts
to include people with disabilities and about better overall accessibility in
general. By educating business owners on the benefits of marketing to people
with disabilities and educating travel agents who are fighting a losing battle
with the internet, we can begin to focus on this new target market.
If you want to take advantage of the rapidly growing adaptive travel market,
get started now! I recommend hiring an expert to get your business rated and
start removing barriers to access as soon as possible. Think about accessibility
anytime you’re planning a remodel or addition. These improvements will benefit
everyone, not just people with disabilities. For those of you who have already
taken steps to improve accessibility, start bragging about it.
Craig P. Kennedy, Steamboat Springs, Colorado,
CK Consulting: Setting Standards for Accessibility
http://www.CKConsultingonline.com
* Please visit our Web site to take a FREE accessibility quiz to find out if
you are on the right track.
About The Author
Craig Kennedy is a published adaptive travel author, accessibility consultant,
and motivational speaker with almost ten years of adaptive travel experience
and more than 15 years of tourism and service industry expertise. He specializes
in resort business growth and customer attraction through better overall
accessibility, education, and marketing, and works with businesses who
wish to become leaders in accessible travel and accommodation.
Copyright Craig P. Kennedy 2005
craig@accessanything.net
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