17
May
Posted by admin in Car Rental, News, usrentacar.co.uk | Tags :budget car hire, budget rent a car las vegas, las vegas, las vegas car hire |
Hi all,
On the 4th May I wrote about how Dollar Rent A Car had closed some of its Las Vegas Locations well after a few weeks of rumours, I can now confirm that those locations have been picked up by Avis Budget in a multi year deal with MGM Resorts who own the hotels in question.
Bill Hornbuckle, MGM Resorts’ chief marketing officer, said,
“MGM Resorts is proud to partner with Avis Budget Group as we search for category-exclusive strategic alliances that equal the momentum of our own expansion. These travel industry partnerships are especially important to us in our efforts to create enhanced benefits and personalized rewards for our customers through M life.”
Tom Gartland, executive vice president of sales, marketing and customer care for Avis Budget Group, said,
“We are excited to expand our local market presence and showcase Avis’ renowned ‘We try harder’ service and traveler amenities such as our smoke-free fleet, where2 GPS navigation devices and eToll electronic toll collection solutions to MGM Resorts’ guests”
Our new relationship with MGM Resorts International also will enhance Avis and Budget’s online presence as the exclusive rental car providers on MGM Resorts’ corporate website and on each property’s website.”
Locations
MGM Resorts properties in Las Vegas including
- ARIA
- Bellagio
- Vdara
- MGM Grand
- The Signature at MGM Grand
- Mandalay Bay
- The hotel at Mandalay Bay
- The Mirage
- Monte Carlo
- New York-New York
- Luxor
- Excalibur
- Circus Circus
At present usrentacar.co.uk has not been informed if these locations will be available to UK tour operators like ourselves, but I would assume they will be at some point to allow maximum exposure.
I’ll keep you informed if anything changes.
regards,
James

4
May
Posted by admin in Car Rental, News | Tags :dollar rent a car, las vegas, LAS VEGAS ARIA RESORT AND CASINO, LAS VEGAS BELLAGIO, las vegas car hire, LAS VEGAS CIRCUS CIRCUS, LAS VEGAS EXCALIBUR, LAS VEGAS LUXOR, LAS VEGAS MANDALAY BAY, LAS VEGAS MGM GRAND, LAS VEGAS MIRAGE, LAS VEGAS MONTE CARLO, LAS VEGAS NEW YORK/NEW YORK, usrentacar.co.uk |
Hi all,
We’ve received news today that unfortunately Dollar Rent A Car have been unable to reach a long term agreement with several hotels and casino’s in Las Vegas and as of the 1st June 2011 they will no longer be operational.
Dollar statement:
We have been unable to reach an agreement with the hotelier to continue the current arrangement and regrettably, we will be closing several of those hotel lobby rental counters in Las Vegas.
The locations effected are
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- LAS VEGAS NEW YORK/NEW YORK
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- LAS VEGAS ARIA RESORT AND CASINO
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We have contacted all customers effected by these closures and Dollar Rent A Car have reacted quickly to prevent further inconvenience by setting up a shuttle service based from their Swenson Street location.
We are pleased to advise that all reservations you have booked for rental on or after June 1, 2011, will be handled by our full service location located at 4775 Swenson Street, Las Vegas, NV 89169. This location is just off the Las Vegas Strip and within short distance of many major Las Vegas Hotels. Your customer simply needs to contact our location 702-591-6565 and we will arrange to pick them up from their hotel and transport them to our rental location to complete the rental agreement. This number provides direct support between the hours of 5:30 am to 8:30 pm PST.
Its a real shame that these locations have had to close, perhaps in the future these locations may re-open however its great to see Dollar Rent A Car reacting positively to reduce the impact this could have on usrentacar.co.uk customers.
Remember Dollar Rent A Car still has some great locations available in Nevada, please see the list below.
Las Vegas Airport
Treasure Island
4775 Swenson Street
Mandarin Oriental
2600 West Harmon Avenue
Las Vegas Hilton
regards,
James

15
Dec
Posted by admin in Misc, Tips | Tags :california, florida, las vegas, miami, nevada, new york, Orlando, san francisco, tampa, time difference, time difference usa |
Hi all,
This post is as much for me as it is for you guys. I generally have to call
different parts of the U.S. at least 10 times a day and I can never remember the time difference between the UK and varies parts of America. So this blog will list major locations and the time difference.
Pacific Zone
State City
Washington Seattle
Oregon Portland
Nevada Las Vegas
California San Francisco
Time Difference – GMT minus 8 hrs
Mountain Time Zone
State City
Montana Billings
Idaho Boise
Wyoming Jackson Hole
Utah Salt Lake City
Colorado Denver
Arizona Phoenix
New Mexico Santa Fe
Time Difference – GMT minus 7 hrs
Central Time Zone
State City
North Dakota Grand Forks
South Dakota Sioux Falls
Minneapolis Minnesota
Wisconsin Milwaukee
Nebraska Grand Island
Iowa Cedar Rapids
Illinois Chicago
Oklahoma Tulsa
Missouri St. Louis
Arkansas Little Rock
Tennessee Memphis
Texas Dallas
Louisiana New Orleans
Mississippi Jackson
Alabama Huntsville
Time Difference – GMT minus 6 hrs
Eastern Time Zone
State City
Michigan Detroit
Maine Portland
New Hampshire Manchester
Vermont Burlington
Massachusetts Boston
Rhode Island Providence
New York New York
Indiana Indianapolis
Ohio Cleveland
Pennsylvania Philidephia
New Jersey Newark
Connecticut Hartford
Kentucky Cincinnati
West Virginia Lewisburg
Washington DC Washington
Maryland Baltimore
Delaware Wilmington
Virginia Richmond
North Carolina Charlotte
South Carolina Myrtle Beach
Georgia Atlanta
Florida Orlando
Time Difference – GMT minus 5 hrs
Alaska is 9 hrs behind the UK and Hawaii 10 hrs behind.
I hope you find this useful.
Kind regards,
James

11
Feb
Posted by admin in Tips | Tags :cheap, las vegas, new york, usa car hire, valentines day |
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
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