Monday, July 30, 2007

Southwest Florida International Airport's revenues break record (Naples Daily News)

For the 12th consecutive year, readers of Travel + Leisure magazine have ranked Hertz the "World's Best Car Rental Agency" in its "World's Best Awards" survey which determines the favorite destinations, hotels and suppliers of its well-traveled readers. The 12th annual readers' survey results appear in the magazine's August issue, on newsstands July 24, and online at ...more



’Demand draft’ scam targets elderly (The Des Moines Register)


Smooth-talking telemarketers fraudulently swindle money using a little-known technique known as demand drafts. Prosecutors say virtually every...more



Accessible inventory (Akron Beacon Journal)


OEConnection LLC is to car parts what eHarmony.com is to singles. Think of the 7-year-old -- and growing -- Richfield company as a parts and inventory matchmaker for auto dealers and vehicle makers.

Profile | Democrat Mike Gravel (Seattle Times)


Mike Gravel's story in sum: former Army counter-intelligence officer; married to second wife, education consultant Whitney Stewart Gravel...more



Southwest Florida International Airport's revenues break record (Naples Daily News)


Passenger numbers aren’t the only records being broken at Southwest Florida International Airport. With more traffic traveling through the airport, revenue is also at an all-time high.

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Car Rental Cos. Drive Green Initiatives (Business Travel News)

He criticizes his rivals at a National Urban League convention, where four Democratic candidates came to woo black voters. ST. LOUIS — With his rivals engaged in a high-profile feud, Democratic presidential candidate John Edwards tried to position himself Friday as the more statesmanlike leader, saying that the bickering between Sens. Hillary Rodham Clinton and Barack Obama epitomized what was ...more



Enterprise Rent-A-Car: Business Travelers to Immediately Benefit from Acquisition of Vanguard Car Rental (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance)


ST. LOUIS----Business travelers will be first to benefit when the owners of Enterprise Rent-A-Car complete their acquisition of Vanguard Car Rental, which is anticipated for August 1.

Fall travel sales can get you to the Rockies or New York (Anchorage Daily News)


In Estes Park, Colo., visitors from all over the world are streaming into Rocky Mountain National Park.
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There's no quit in these 'retiring' boomers (The Record)


Jack Johnson is retired and, like a lot of pensioners, he hangs with his friends. He's one of 90 retirees employed as drivers by Enterprise Car Rental in Orange County, Calif.
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Car Rental Cos. Drive Green Initiatives (Business Travel News)


JULY 23, 2007 -- Car rental companies are boosting their fuel-efficient and alternative-fuel vehicle offerings in response to growing corporate interest in environmentally friendly ground transportation as well as rising fuel costs.

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