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Summary Box: Avis Ups Cash Part of Takeover Bid

WRESTLING FOR CONTROL: Avis Budget Group Inc. boosted the cash component of its acquisition offer for Dollar Thrifty Automotive Group Inc. by $1.50 per share to $40.75 per share. The stock portion of the bid remains unchanged. Avis is hoping this will

Avis Dollar Thrifty at a Glance

Car rental companies Avis Budget Group Inc. and Hertz Global Holdings Inc. are in a tussle to win control of Dollar Thrifty Automotive Group Inc., with Avis raising the cash part of its cash-and-stock bid on Thursday. Here's more details on the companies

Avis Budget Ups Bid for Thrifty Dollar

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Avis Dollar Thrifty at a Glance

Car rental companies Avis Budget Group Inc. and Hertz Global Holdings Inc. are in a tussle to win control of Dollar Thrifty Automotive Group Inc., with Avis raising the cash part of its cash-and-stock bid on Thursday. Here's more details on the companies

Avis Dollar Thrifty at a Glance

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Summary Box: Avis ups cash part of takeover bid

WRESTLING FOR CONTROL: Avis Budget Group Inc. boosted the cash component of its acquisition offer for Dollar Thrifty Automotive Group Inc. by $1.50 per share to $40.75 per share. The stock portion of the bid remains unchanged. Avis is hoping this will

Hertz and ExpertFlyer.com Join Forces to Provide Small Business Owners Discounts on Travel Related Services

NEW YORK, Sept. 2 /PRNewswire/ -- The Hertz Corporation (NYSE: HTZ) and ExpertFlyer.com announced today that the two companies have partnered to provide small businesses exclusive savings on travel services including Hertz rental cars, ExpertFlyer.com

Business travel stages fragile recovery: American Express

02/09/2010 Business travel is picking up after a sharp downturn in the 2009 economic crisis but its recovery is likely to remain fragile until next year, a top executive with American Express said Thursday. Charles Petruccelli, responsible for the

Getaway Tourism Conference signs up key speakers

Several new travel industry leaders have joined the line-up of speakers at next week’s Getaway Tourism Conference. They include William Price, Global Manager of SA Tourism’s e-marketing division; Thembi Kunene of the Tourism Grading Council; and Alan

Summary Box: Avis ups cash part of takeover bid

WRESTLING FOR CONTROL: Avis Budget Group Inc. boosted the cash component of its acquisition offer for Dollar Thrifty Automotive Group Inc. by $1.50 per share to $40.75 per share. The stock portion of the bid remains unchanged. Avis is hoping this will

Avis Budget Lifts Cash Portion Of Bid For Dollar Thrifty - Update

(RTTNews) - Vehicle rental services provider Avis Budget Group, Inc. (CAR) lifted Thursday the cash portion of its offer to acquire rival Dollar Thrifty Automotive Group, Inc. (DTG) to $40.75 per share from previous offer of $39.25 per share. Meanwhile,

Summary Box: Avis ups cash part of takeover bid

WRESTLING FOR CONTROL: Avis Budget Group Inc. boosted the cash component of its acquisition offer for Dollar Thrifty Automotive Group Inc. by $1.50 per share to $40.75 per share. The stock portion of the bid remains unchanged. Avis is hoping this will

Vietnam’s tourism potential spotlighted in Germany

A series of meetings were held in Berlin on August 29-30 between representatives from the Vietnam Administration of Tourism (VNAT), the Vietnamese Embassy in Berlin and several Vietnamese and German businesses, to introduce Vietnam’s tourism potential.

A|Club, Accor's Loyalty Program, Celebrates 2nd Anniversary

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Avis Coughs Up More Cash For Dollar Thrifty

Avis Budget Group said today it is increasing the cash portion of its offer to acquire Dollar Thrifty Automotive Group .Avis hiked the cash portion if its offer from $39.25 per share to $40.75 per share. The offer still includes just over 0.65 shares of

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New No Contractual Commitments With Business Travel Agents

LONDON, UNITED KINGDOM--(Marketwire - Sept. 2, 2010) - Leading UK business travel agents CT Business Travel have launched a new campaign offering companies the opportunity to use their services with no contractual commitments. CT Business Travel, a

Analysis: Online travel bookers beef up mobile offerings

CHICAGO (Reuters) - Travel suppliers and the online agencies that sell their bookings are targeting a new breed of jet setter who cannot be bothered booking trips in advance. These travelers are relying more on their mobile smart phones -- the iPhone,

Medical tourism in Asia to reach US$8.5B in 2013

Tags: asiamedical tourism Asia medical tourism industry has been growing with a double digit CAGR and is expected to reach US$ 8.5 Billion by 2013. Thailand and India are the top contenders for the medical tourism crown. On average, Thailand’s prices

Thailand makes tourism info more accessible

The Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT) has recently set up a number of international telephone hotlines to help foreign visitors get updated 24-hour tourism information read more

Ryanair threatens to reduce flights from Girona and ReusTravel/Tourism

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Emergency landing in MadridTravel/Tourism

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Less trained seasonal workers dilute quality of tourism service - Parliamentary Secretary

Tourism surveys show that 80 per cent of tourists rated services in Malta as good or very good during off-peak season whereas the figure dropped to 73 per cent during peak months. This suggested that the influx of less trained seasonal workers diluted

UPDATE 3-Avis raises offer for Dollar Thrifty

NEW YORK, Sept 2 (Reuters) - Car rental company Avis Budget Group Inc raised its bid for Dollar Thrifty Automotive Group 3 percent to $1.35 billion, as it looks to wrest the company from rival Hertz Global Holdings. Avis raised the cash portion of its

Key new speakers join tourism conference line-up

Several new travel industry leaders have joined the line-up of speakers at next weeks Getaway Tourism Conference. They include William Price, global manager of SA Tourisms e-marketing division, Thembi Kunene of the Tourism Grading Council and Alan Vels,

Avis Budget Group boosts cash portion of bid for Dollar Thrifty Automotive Group

PARSIPPANY, N.J. - Car rental company Avis Budget Group said Thursday it is raising the cash portion of its bid for Dollar Thrifty as it battles Hertz for the potential buyout. Avis said that it will increase the cash component to US$40.75 per share from

Avis Sweetens Bid for Dollar Thrifty

Avis Budget Group (CAR) increased its offer on Thursday to acquire Dollar Thrifty Automotive Group (DTG) by a $1.50 a share in an attempt to trump its rival Hertz Global Holdings (HTZ). Avis is now offering budget brand Dollar Thrifty $40.75 a share and

Visa data shows increase in inbound tourism spending

San Francisco-- A new report Tourism Outlook: USA from Visa Inc. indicates the tourism industry has begun to rebound during the first six months of 2010. From Jan. 1 – June 30, 2010, spending by international visitors to the U.S. on their Visa-branded

UPDATE 3-Avis raises offer for Dollar Thrifty

This copy is for your personal, non-commercial use only. To order presentation-ready copies for distribution to colleagues, clients or customers, use the Reprints tool at the top of any article or visit: www.reutersreprints.com. * Avis boosts cash

Avis Budget Group boosts cash portion of bid for Dollar Thrifty Automotive Group

PARSIPPANY, N.J. - Car rental company Avis Budget Group said Thursday it is raising the cash portion of its bid for Dollar Thrifty as it battles Hertz for the potential buyout. Avis said that it will increase the cash component to US$40.75 per share from