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Hi all,

On Sunday I drove myself and the family up to Birmingham to visit the inlaws (don’t judge me), now the drive is only 3 hours but to my children it seemed like at least 10!

To pass the time we tried a few car games to keep them entertained and they seemed to work. The U.S. is such a huge place driving to theme parks and attractions are usually a minimum of 20 mins and if you’re on a road trip even longer.

Here are a few games you could try in conjunction with your USA car hire.

The Licence Plate Game

There are two ways to play this, the first one is very much suited to the U.S. Basically the idea is to spot a licence plate registered to every state in America, first to do it, or gets the most is the winner.

The second game evolves around making words out of licence plates incorporating the letters on the plate, the longer the word the more points you score.

The A-Z Game

This game requires the players to know their alphabet and is probably only suited to day time play. Players take it in turns to work through the alphabet, A-Z  spotting various things outside of the car – so the first player must find a sign with a word beginning “A” and so forth. A winner is decided when their opposition cannot think of a word.

Yellow Car Game

Now this one is strictly down to parental discretion but one me and my brothers enjoyed playing when we were young, but one my own children are banned from playing due to over eagerness.

However the idea of the game is simple, if you see a yellow car you punch your opponent on the arm stating “yellow car”. An incorrect punch earns the puncher a double punch. Punching hard enough to make some one cry is strictly forbidden.

Ghost

Players take turns at saying letters. If you say a letter which completes a word, or which means the letters can no longer be used as a word, you lose, so that play might proceed thus: “A”… “P”… “P”… “L”… “E”… The player saying “E” will lose here, having completed a word. An alternative might have been “I” which would leave the other players having to work towards “application”. The game is clearly named for its passing similarity to an Ouija board.

Guess the intro

In my day this was harder to play as we only had a cassette sterio, now a day the use of MP3 players makes this game a lot quicker.

This is how it works, the games master (usually the passenger in the front) play’s a few seconds of a given song’s intro, players then “buzz” in and guess the intro. Points are awarded for guessing correctly and subtracted for incorrect guesses.

I hope these games can help you pass the time. Are there any games I’ve missed or you could share?

regards,

James,

Hi all,

Yesterday I was tired and grumpy, which resulted in my post My Top Five Car Hire USA Pet Peeves, venting these minor irritations helped disperse most of my anger and made me realise I should address the balance. Hence today’s post

My Top Five Reasons Why I love USA Car Hire

1. Free Upgrades – Its not something that happens everyday but on occasions our suppliers do give out some corking free upgrades. I love reading reviews from customers who have expected an Economy vehicle but to their delight received a Mustang.
2. Sharing the excitement - Sometimes I forget, I’m the “expert”, I know Florida Car Hire like the back of my hand. I have over 15 years experience in the industry and without blowing my own trumpet, I’m pretty good at what I do. The “love” part, comes from sharing and helping to extend the excitement for the Florida virgin. A lot of our business comes from repeat customers however  its always someone’s first time in Florida, and for many its a holiday of a life time, being able to offer someone a little hint or tip that improves their holiday is a great feeling.
3. Problem solving – Although car rental does have it’s restraints, in a time of crisis we are pretty quick to react, last years Ash Cloud is a great example of problem solving. Amending customers bookings, making sure their vehicles were ready for them when they finally got there and most importantly, all done as painlessly as possible is a major plus of USA car hire.
4. My ideas are considered – This is probably more a usrentacar.co.uk thing, but as we specialise in USA Car Hire I’m going to include it. This blog that I enjoy writing daily is completely my own work, no one interferes with it or tell’s me what I can or can’t write about. If I have ideas I can go directly to the MD, I don’t have to go through a series of procedures or request a meeting, its very much an open door policy. If the idea is good we go with it, even some ideas that aren’t as good, like my forum are given a go.
5. The travel industry – The final thing that I love about USA Car Hire is being part of the Travel Industry. The Travel Industry is a vibrant and welcoming industry and at times can be quite exciting. The majority of people are fantastic, passionate and above all friendly. I would recommend a career in travel to anyone.

So these are my top 5 reasons why I love USA car hire.

Why do you love USA Car Hire? Ok, well perhaps you don’t love it, but what do you like about it?

regards,

James

Hi all,

If you’ve every wondered what vehicles our customers are collecting at present our new review section is something that will interest you.

The review section is specific to the location, supplier and car category you are looking to hire. All the information added comes from our own customers.

Example

?So for instance, if you are interested in hiring a convertible vehicle from Orlando International Airport with our supplier Budget Rent A Car our customer review section shows on the 24/12/10 our customer Mr. Hannett picked up a Ford Mustang.

Although we can never guarantee make or model of any of our suppliers vehicles we hope this exclusive and unique services will give our customers a better idea of what they could possibly be collecting.

What do you think of our latest innovation?

Regards,

James

Hi all,

Trawling the internet as I do, I came across details of the new Ford Focus Electric (pictured).

Ford’s first all-electric car is a zero-emissions vehicle that looks exactly like the diesel and petrol version. Great features include MyFord Mobile, a dedicated smartphone app that’ll tell you how much farther your car can go before it needs to be charged, find your car via GPS, and tell you where the nearest charging stations are located.

The Ford Focus Electric isn’t priced yet but is rumoured to be due out this year!

What do you think? Is this the future of USA Car Hire

regards,

James

Hi all,

Yesterday I revealed my top 5 favourite car hire USA posts today as promised I will reveal the 10 most popular blog posts on usrentacar.co.uk® by traffic.

1. Universal Orlando and usrentacar Strike Up Partnership
2. Customers delayed by Volcanic Ash Cloud may face delays – click here for advice
3. Alamo Car Hire Now Accepting Visa Debit For Security Deposit
4. Alamo and Budget Price Increase
5. Alamo Issue Availability Warning For Florida
6. Car Hire USA in 2010 Reviewed
7. Which Sport Utility Vehicles (SUV’s) Are Our Customers Collecting?
8. Latest Car Hire Makes and Models Being Collected
9. Cutest Safety Video Ever….
10. Top 5 Car Hire Questions you ask us

The original idea of the blog was to give us an easy and quick way to communicate with our customers, its good to see that when acts of God occur like the Ash cloud, that the blog really comes in to its own and helps us pass information quickly to our customers.

I’m also secretly relieved that the Bosses post regarding his predictions for 2010 ranked in at number 6!!! Phew!!

Regards,

James

With valentines day rapidly approaching you may be thinking that it was time you finally pulled your finger out and proposed to your partner. If you’re struggling for ideas on the best place to pop the question then take a look at our pick of the top USA destinations for romance;

Rockefeller Ice Rink, New York, USA

For romance with built-in glide, propose at the Rockefeller Ice Rink. If you buy the Engagement on Ice package the staff will clear the ice of everyone but yourself and your partner, play your song over the tannoy and supply champagne. Get down on one knee to cheers from the crowd. Then you can skate around for your victory lap. It’s best to go for this one if you’re really sure it’s going to be a yes.

Las Vegas, Nevada, USA

The beauty of proposing in Las Vegas is that you won’t have to wait out a long engagement. Just grab yourself a cheap Las Vegas car hire and zip along the strip and find yourself down to a quick-fix chapel and you can get hitched there and then, following in star-studded footsteps – from Elvis and Priscilla Presley to Bruce Willis and Demi Moore. And fingers crossed, marriage will last longer than other Vegas lovebirds Pamela Anderson and Rick Soloman (six months) or Britney Spears and Jason Allen Alexander (55 hours).

Empire State Building, New York, USA

Where could be finer to propose than 320 metres above the rush and hustle of NYC? Follow in the footsteps of Deborah Kerr and Cary Grant, who met here annually in An Affair to Remember and Tom Hanks and Meg Ryan in Sleepless in Seattle. It’s open until 2am, but unless you need a night out on the tiles to build up courage first, the best time to aim for is sunset, ideally on Valentine’s Day when the tower is lit up in red. Cheap New York Car Hire

Hi all,

Just a quick reminder that today is the last day of our Budget Rent-A-Car sale. Tomorrow will see the introduction of new pricing for picks up past 01/04/10 and any previous quotes will not be honored.

Remember you can secure your price by leaving a £50 deposit if you hire is more than 8 weeks away.

Regards,

Gavin

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