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holiday autos has slashed up to 25% of worldwide car rental rates in a winter sun and ski sale. The promotion, which ends on March 9, offers weekly rental charges from £56* in Paphos, Greece, compared to a previous price of £73 - and from £70* per week in Tenerife compared to £125.
One week’s car hire in the ski resorts is priced from £140* in Geneva – down from £169 - and from £140* in Vancouver, reduced from £189.
Discounted rates are available online for pick-ups in February, March and April 2004. For best deals book online at www.holidayautos.co.uk or Tel: 0870 400 0010.
* All prices quoted are for rentals booked online for pick-ups Feb-Mar
2004. Prices may vary according to location and availability. Discounts
based on holiday autos edition 21 brochure price compared to current online
price.
Founded in the UK in 1987, holiday autos revolutionised the leisure rental market by offering pre-bookable, fully inclusive car hire packages Following the early success of the company in the UK, the company expanded first into Europe and then globally. What followed was one of the fastest and largest expansion programmes the travel industry has ever seen. Today the holiday autos group is the world’s largest leisure rental company, operating out of 40 countries worldwide. In 2002-3 group turnover was £158million. In March 2003 holiday autos was bought by internet lifestyle solutions giant lastminute.com for £39.7million.
holiday autos founder Clive Jacobs remains company chief executive and is also a vice-chairman of lastminute.com. At 42, Jacobs is the youngest person to have been welcomed into the travel industry’s honoured Hall of Fame, joining the likes of Richard Branson, Lord Forte and Bill Butlin.
February 16, 2004
for media information contact:
claire williams
pr manager
holiday autos uk & ireland ltd
t: 01276 413929
m: 07776 201090
f: 0870 400 4460
email: clairewilliams@holidayautos.co.uk
w: www.holidayautos.co.uk
