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What should you know about Thrifty Car Rental before you use them to get your next rental? I always like to know a little about a company before I use them. When it comes to car rentals, I have always enjoyed Thrifty Car Rental as far as a provider. However, before you use them for your next rental; it might be nice if you knew a little bit about the company and what they do. Knowing more about them might make you just that much more comfortable with using them for your car rental needs.

Thrifty Car Rental bills itself as a value-oriented car rental company that is available both in airports and in local car rental markets. The big difference between Thrifty Car Rental and their major competitors is that Thrifty’s competitors focus almost exclusively on the airport market. In the U.S., roughly 66% of Thrifty Car Rental’s business is in the airport market, 34% is in the local market.

As part of their airport market service, Thrifty Car Rental operates “in terminal” in every major airport in both Canada and Australia, and in 85 major airport locations in the United States, with the rest of its airport rental centers off of but near the airport grounds. Thrifty Car Rental is also located in-terminal in almost every major city in the Caribbean, and Central and South America where Thrifty has a solid presence. Thrifty Car Rental also has locations throughout the Middle East. Thrifty Truck Rental is an ancillary business and has a large number of locations as well.

Historically, Thrifty Car Rental and other departments have used a strategy to become a major global brand; In 2002, though, the company elected to shift to operating some of their major U.S. markets through the corporation. Now, more than 80% of the retail locations in North America are franchised (and over 90% around the world are), owned by independent businesses that are licensed to use Thrifty’s name, systems and technologies. Each such location must maintain certain strict standards in facilities and their service. From their corporate headquarters, Thrifty centralizes travel agent commission payments and operates from its headquarters travel agent and consumer inquiry departments, each with toll free numbers.

As you can see, Thrifty Car Rental is a well put together and historically reliable company. If you are anything like me, you probably feel more comfortable with a company once you know a little more about them overall. Thrifty Car Rental has always been a good company for getting you a car at a good price. You can find them in town or at the airport and that makes them convenient as well. So for your next vacation or business trip, go ahead and give Thrifty Car Rental a shot. You will be glad you did.

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Boston is a city where old meets new, the ghosts of American’s past shake the hands of the contemporary artist, the educated and the talented.

When the rest of the western world was busy modernizing and contemporizing, Boston was nurturing its history holding onto its past and accomplishments, its pulse that beats with ancient victory.

City skyscrapers are juxtaposed against Faneuil Hall, built by John Smibert in 1762! The granduer of the Massachusetts State House stands proud and strong even though it was built in 1795 (pictured right).

19th Century majesty still breathes through restored hallways, red bricks tower heavenward and old oaks whisper secrets into the breeze. Boston never abandoned its heritage, it was celebrated.

Buried in the ground and lining the streets is the map to the past, the Freedom Trail follows the city’s greatest sites and events, a walking timeline if you please (takes a good couple of hours).

It might only inhabit around 600, 000 people, but what it lacks in size, Boston makes up in diversity and cultural sophistication.

Centered on the arts and education, Boston is home of some the world’s most celebrated galleries, museums and universities (that’s the Harvard Museum below).

The Museum of Fine Arts houses a great collection of classical pieces, with collections from infamous Impressionist artists Renior, Degas, Manet and Monet to name drop a small few.

It’s also the home of leading educational institutes Harvard University, MIT and Emerson College.

On the opposite side of the scale, Boston is also birthplace to the ska/ punk movement that swept music scenes globally (think the Mighty Mighty Bosstones).

You might think it’s good now, with New Year (Bostonians call their celebrations The First Night), Chinese New Year, and St Patrick’s day atmosphere lingering in the streets, but Boston city is just warming up.

Coming up this summer there’s the Fourth of July Harborfest, and July Chowderfest, not to mention the Boston Film Festival in September and the unlimited amount of things you can do to celebrate the new summer breezes.
Activities

You can sail out on the Charles River, cycle on the Shining Sea Bike Path (scenes of Martha’s Vineyard and Nantucket!), walk the Freedom Trail and swim around the shores of Cape Cod.

Take an excursion out to the Boston Islands, each one with its own fascinating history.

Catch a Red Sox game out at the infamous Fenway Park, the Boston institution of baseball (pictured left).

Even though the dreaded peak season is around June through to October in this city, it truly is the best time to go.

The air is comfortable by late May and the heat rises through July to August. If you’re in search of the prettiest times however, September to October is the foliage season. Gardening gloves on!

Be aware that prices will go up at these times and there may be restrictions on bookings regarding stay dates and extra charges or deposits.

Leah Bradicich has travelled comprehensively through Europe, the UK, South East Asia and Australia. She works for Vroom Vroom Vroom, a website collating all the deals and specials from the nation’s largest car rental companies, offering discounts on car rentals. Her writing career is starting to take off, with articles written and published in the USA, UK, Australia and New Zealand.

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