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Car hire
Steer them
to the ideal
rental car
as golfers, divers and anglers,
Choosing the right car hire vehicle can are key target markets for
make or break a holiday, particularly for
Your Car Hire, which
families. Peter Ellegard asks suppliers for
offers estate cars, 4x4s
and seven-seaters in
their advice on what vehicles to suggest popular locations
worldwide.
Suggested vehicles:
A FAMILY ON A TIGHT BUDGET. with space for four large cases”, says Dollar Alamo suggests a Chevrolet
With more families opting for the UK rather Thrifty account manager Chris Burwell. TrailBlazer standard 4x4
than go abroad for their holiday, Europcar Sample rental: A Mercedes E200 costs from SUV, which would
is offering discounts of up to 50% on UK £218 per day from Avis in Cyprus, based on accommodate golf clubs.
rentals this summer to help them stretch a seven-day rental from Paphos airport. Dollar suggests a premium 4x4 SUV such as
their budgets. Bookings must be made by the Dodge Durango.
June 30 for rentals up to September 14. A FAMILY WITH FIVE CHILDREN. Sample rental: Seven days’ rental of a Peugeot
Suggested vehicles: Budget suggests a Ford Space is at an absolute premium for large 206 Estate from Affordable Car Hire costs
Focus 1.6, accommodating five people with families, so big is beautiful for them. from £169 in Faro, Portugal, from June
room for two cases and two bags, rented Suggested vehicles: A Dodge Grand 20-27. A Group N vehicle such as the Ford
from Glasgow airport. Hertz suggests a Caravan, costing £220 per week in the US Galaxy costs from £37 per day in Faro from
Peugeot 107 or a VW Polo. and suggested by Dollar, would seat seven Budget. Your Car Hire offers the Toyota
Sample rental: Seven days’ pre-paid rental of passengers and accommodate four large Ipsum 4x4 in Paphos, Cyprus, from £400 net
a VW Polo from Toulouse, in France, costs cases. Budget suggests a seven-seat Dodge for seven days.
from £31.97 per day in June with Europcar. Journey for renting from Toulouse. Europcar
Avis offers a Renault Clio from £23 per day recommends a Renault Scenic in France or a ECO-CONSCIOUS FAMILY.
for a week from Jerez airport in Spain. Vauxhall Zafira in the UK. Hertz suggests a Green motoring is increasingly the way to go
Chrysler Grand Voyager or Seat Alhambra. for eco-aware families, and rental companies
A WEALTHY FAMILY. Sample rental: A nine-seat mini-van rented have expanded fuel-efficient and hybrid
Families with cash to splash are more likely in Faro, Portugal, costs £285 net (agents can fleets to meet the demand. Families travelling
to opt for luxury cars or four-wheel-drive add their own mark-up) from Your Car Hire to North America later this year will have
“Chelsea tractors” when they rent wheels for seven days in June, including the damage the world’s largest fleet of FlexFuel vehicles
for their holidays. They would also be more excess waiver. to choose from, with Alamo offering about
likely to rent overseas than in the UK. 9,000 gas/electric hybrid vehicles.
Suggested vehicles: Hertz recommends BMW .A SPORTY FAMILY WITH LOTS OF. Suggested vehicles: Budget’s pick is the
5 series or Mercedes E-Class cars, costing from EQUIPMENT INCLUDING GOLF CLUBS. Honda Civic Hybrid, available at selected
£1,070 per week. Alamo suggests renting a Sports equipment, such as golf clubs, takes UK locations. Europcar recommends the
Dodge Durango 4x4 SUV in the US, with up a lot of luggage space, so clients need to low-emission VW Passat 1.9 S TD.
prices from £324.93 for seven days. Dollar’s rent something which will comfortably take Sample rental: A Saab 93 SW Bio costs from
suggestion for the US is a Chrysler Touring all the bags and sporting paraphernalia. £46 per day with Avis, based on a seven-day
300, “often seen chauffeuring celebrities and Large families and activity enthusiasts, such rental from Goteborg airport in Sweden.
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