Dollar Rent A Car and Thrifty Car Rental Offer Savings in Florida With Rates
That Include Prepaid Tolls
TULSA, Okla., June 4 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Dollar Rent A Car and
Thrifty Car Rental, subsidiaries of Dollar Thrifty Automotive Group, Inc.
(NYSE: DTG), are taking the stress out of summer travel in Florida.
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That's why the two value brands are 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 AX12. This offer is valid at participating
Dollar Rent A Car and Thrifty Car Rental Florida locations from June 1, 2008
through July 31, 2008.
"Our customers want to unwind this summer, and Dollar and Thrifty are
committed to making travel more convenient for them," said Brian Carpenter,
vice president of sales, marketing and advertising. "With this promotion in
Florida, not only will travelers get great rates with both brands, they'll
also get the convenience of pre-paid tolls with Pass24."
Rates associated with this promotional code are as follows:
-- Mid-size SUV: $39.00 per day or $199.00 per week;
-- Standard-size SUV: $47.00 per day or $299.00 per week
-- Premium car: $44.00 per day or $289.00 per week.
Ordinarily, Pass24 pre-paid toll service is available to Dollar Rent A Car
and Thrifty Car Rental customers for $5.95 per day or $27.95 per week in
Florida, which includes all toll charges. For those customers taking
advantage of this special promotion, the pre-paid toll service will be
included in the rental rate when the reservation is made using Promo Code
AX12.
To receive this offer, the rental must end by July 31, 2008. 24-hour
advance reservations are required. Weekly rates require a five-day minimum
rental. The offer is subject to limited availability and may not be used in
conjunction with any other offer or discount. Taxes, surcharges, additional
driver fee and optional items such as refueling are extra. Other restrictions
may apply.
Pass24 is currently offered at all Dollar Rent A Car and Thrifty Car
Rental locations in Florida, including Orlando, Ft. Lauderdale, Ft. Meyers,
Jacksonville, Key West, Miami, Naples, Sanford, Tallahassee, West
Palm Beach, Tampa, Daytona Beach, Naples, Pensacola, Sarasota and Melbourne.
Pass24 allows drivers to use the SunPass(R) Only and E-Pass(R) Only express
lanes on the Florida toll road system, bypassing the cash lanes and
eliminating the need to carry exact change. Collection of tolls is tied to
vehicle license plates and no electronic device is required. Video technology
is used to capture images of the rental car as it passes through the toll
facilities.
For additional information about Pass24 and Rent A Toll, please visit
http://www.rentatoll.com.
About Dollar Rent A Car
Dollar has more than 535 worldwide locations in 48 countries, with a
significant presence in Canada, the Caribbean and Latin America, including
more than 250 in the United States. Dollar serves the value-conscious traveler
and is a subsidiary of Dollar Thrifty Automotive Group, Inc., a Fortune 1000
Company headquartered in Tulsa, Okla.
About Thrifty Car Rental
Thrifty Car Rental, also a subsidiary of Dollar Thrifty Automotive Group,
Inc., serves value-conscious travelers from more than 1,028 locations in 68
countries.
For additional information about Dollar Thrifty Automotive Group, Inc.,
visit http://www.dtag.com, http://www.dollar.com or http://www.thrifty.com.
SOURCE Dollar Thrifty Automotive Group, Inc.
Chris Payne of Dollar Thrifty Automotive Group, Inc., +1-918-669-2236,
chris.payne@dtag.com
