| Thrifty Car Rental Rolls Prepaid Tolls Into Rental Rates in Florida ...
TULSA, Okla., Jan. 7 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Thrifty Car Rental, a subsidiary of Dollar Thrifty Automotive Group, Inc. (NYSE: DTG) is minimizing the stress that takes a toll on globetrotting travelers. That's why it's including Pass24(R) Prepaid Toll Service with select car rental rates at participating Florida locations when customers use any American Express(R) card for payment and make their reservation using Promo Code AXTL. This offer is valid at participating Florida locations through March 31, 2008. "In our quest to constantly improve the customer experience, Thrifty Car Rental is committed to making travel more convenient for customers," said Brian Carpenter, vice president of sales, marketing and advertising. "With this promotion in Florida, not only will travelers get a great rate with Thrifty, they'll also get the convenience of pre-paid tolls with Pass24." Ordinarily, Pass24 pre-paid toll service is available to Thrifty Car Rental customers for $5.95 per day or $27.95 per week in Florida, which includes all toll charges.
Kia Motors America Announces Certified Pre-Owned Program
LAS VEGAS, Nov. 6 -- Kia Motors America (KMA) today at its national dealer meeting in Las Vegas announced its new Certified Pre-Owned (CPO) program for Kia vehicles. The Kia CPO program launched today will roll out to Kia dealers through the end of the year and CPO sales will begin in the first quarter of 2008. "A CPO program is an important part of our evolution into a tier-one automotive brand," said Len Hunt, executive vice president and COO of KMA. "It will help elevate us to the next level and raise the residual values of our vehicles." KMA will partner with JM&A, one of the largest providers of finance and insurance (F&I) products in the automotive industry, which will provide training and education about the certification process and additional F&I products.
Rearden Commerce Helps TMC Partners Succeed With New Partner ...
FOSTER CITY, Calif., Jan. 10 /PRNewswire/ -- Rearden Commerce, creator of the first on-demand personal assistant and the first on-demand platform for services, today announced its new Partner Marketplace. The Rearden Commerce Partner Marketplace is a powerful new tool to increase collaboration between Rearden Commerce and its Alliance Program members, comprised of more than 50 of the top travel management companies (TMCs) across the United States. The Rearden Commerce Partner Marketplace provides participating TMC partners the leads, sales and marketing tools, and support required to win new joint customers and deliver superior service. Partner Marketplace benefits include: "Our fast-growing roster of TMC partners is an important part of our success and we're committed to supporting this group through the launch of innovative new tools such as the Partner Marketplace," said Tony D'Astolfo, Vice President of Worldwide Sales, Rearden Commerce.
London's new Soho
Comptoir Gascon, foie gras specialist and best-in-London award winner for their chips cooked in goose fat; The Eagle, a spit-and-sawdust gastropub; and Brindisa, known for Spanish ham air-dried for four years. Taken from the Sunday Herald Sun. .
School district to separate boys, girls
GREENSBORO, Ga. - Nearly four decades after this rural Georgia county stopped segregating its schools by race, it wants to divide students again — this time by sex. Greene County is set to become the first school district in the nation to go entirely single-sex, with boys and girls in separate classrooms — a move born of desperation over years of poor test scores, soaring dropout rates and high numbers of teenage pregnancies. "At the rate we're moving, we're never going to catch up," Superintendent Shawn McCollough told parents in an impassioned speech last week. "If we're going to take some steps, let's take some big steps." .
DTL mulls Hindi feed; launches local show with fashion designer Manish ...
DTL is also having events like a party during the Fashion Week in Delhi. On the new show, Arora visits various destinations and lends his distinctive touch to them. In one episode, he travels to Rajasthan to photograph faces to use in his upcoming collection. He looks at Jodhpur's blue washed houses and explores the designs of the auto rickshaws. In another show, he travels to Goa and catches up with an Italian Chillum designer and visits a tattoo artist whose work has been inspired by Indian motifs. The channel adds that Arora is ascending the international fashion ladder with his humour and designs. At the same time though his imagination is not restricted to the term fashion, as the common man knows it. It transcends throu8gh a kaleidoscope of design, related interests.
'Waiting lot' opens at Lihue Airport
A free "waiting lot" opened Friday at Lihue Airport on Kauai for motorists to park and wait for passengers on arriving flights. The lot, which is located along Hoolimalima Place next to the car rental facilities, will be open from 5 a.m. to close of business day. Airport officials believe the waiting lot will make it convenient for those picking up arriving passengers and reduce traffic congestion near the baggage claim area. Modeled after similar waiting lots at Honolulu International Airport and Mainland airports, motorists can use the lot to wait until they're called on their cell phones by the passengers they're picking up, no longer having to drive in circles around the airport. Users can wait up to an hour on the lot. Commercial vehicles are not allowed.
Sympathy wanes for German rail strikers
Public sympathy for the union behind Germany's biggest rail strike seemed to be waning on Friday when millions of commuters struggled to get to work in freezing weather. The 62-hour walk-out by the GDL train drivers' union over pay has crippled goods transport and hit the steel and retail sectors, raising fears the strike could have a lasting impact on the economy if a solution is not found soon. More strikes are possible from Tuesday, the GDL said. Shipping containers piled up in Germany's largest port in Hamburg, authorities said. Only half the usual freight traffic was running in the northern city on the strike's third day. .
Victims claim sales staff colluded with syndicate
Buyers bought new cars to lease to the ring, expecting to receive income, not knowing their vehicles would not be leased out at all but become part of a pyramid scheme. Many vehicles were resold in neighbouring countries. More than 400 car buyers claim to have fallen victim to the scam. News of the ring broke two weeks ago. To make the scheme run quickly, the victim said buyers were seduced by very low down-payment schemes to prompt them to buy vehicles and "lease" them to the syndicate. The woman, who calls herself Sommai, said she learned Yufuku Co had allegedly paid kickbacks to sales staff to lure buyers to join the scheme. She said the staff allowed new luxury vehicles to be sold with down payments as low as Bt55,000. Another victim, a 40-year-old female employee at an industrial estate in eastern Bangkok, also accused staff of another leasing company of colluding with Yufuku by granting easy loans with easy terms to facilitate the scheme.
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