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Melbourne to Sydney Heritage Drive
The Melbourne to Sydney heritage drive is an unforgettable experience that everyone should at least have once in their lives. The drive is about 14 hours long, but you will have to make several stops along the way and dedicate time to visiting historical places, gold rush towns, breath-taking scenery, rivers, mountains, wineries, and so much more. If done thoroughly, this drive will last you a week, and if you are on a schedule, you can minimise it to four days. Either way, you will end up with amazing photos and awesome memories. Click Here To Read More
Hiring a Car in Launceston, Tasmania
Launceston, Tasmania is one of the oldest cities in Australia and has many historic sites, reserves, and heritage sites when it comes to tourists attractions. The city is situated at the junction of North Esk and South Esk rivers, and is more than 200 years old. The city attracts hundreds of thousands of tourists every year, and tourism has become an increasingly important pillar of the local economy.
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Apple’s Faulty Maps App Shows Wrong Location of Mildura, Proves Life-Threatening
Since the new Apple Maps App was launched on the iPhone 5, it has come under fire from all quarters. Experts and even users have labelled the feature as ineffective, unreliable and faulty. One more adjective was added to the mix recently by the Australian police who called the app life-threatening. According to the police, the app has got the location of Mildura, a town in the Australian outback, wrong. They claim the app shows it at least 70km away from its actual location.
Enjoy Sightseeing with Car Rentals this Vacation
The vacations are almost here and you must have already planned how you are going to spend them. If you are planning a trip to the country side, to the outback, to the nearest city, or to a beach, it is better to hire a car rental service than to take your own car.
At this point, you must be questioning how leaving your own car at home while hiring a car rental service is a good idea. Here are a few advantages of getting car rentals to answer that question: Click Here To Read More
BestCarRental supports Greenpeace and runs Sydney City2Surf 2011
BestCarRental will participate in the world’s largest run tomorrow, the 41st Sydney Sun-Herald City2Surf 2011. This year, Sydney’s favorite sporting event has registered 85,000 participants, more entries than the London marathon and New York marathon combined. What a tremendous experience! For sure, these 14 km will not be run as fast as we rent a car but we will do our best to run it in an acceptable time!
We have chosen to support Greenpeace in their action because we do care about protecting the environment. We believe it’s number one priority. Greenpeace is an independent campaigning organisation that uses non-violent direct action to expose global environmental problems and to force solutions which are essential to a green and peaceful future. By helping them, we can raise a voice high and loud enough to make the difference. Time has come for a change!
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City2Surf fund raising page to support Greenpeace!
Thank you very much for your donations and see you tomorrow at the race!
Car rental rates in 2011 to stay low
According to the leading car rental industry experts and our insider sources, the car rental rates will stay low in 2011 due to the increased car rental fleet.
2010 shortage of rental cars was caused by tightening lending conditions in the after-math of Global Financial Crisis. Car companies were forced to use its fleet longer than usual because they simply couldn’t buy more cars and some car manufacturers halted production in 2009/10.
Since then, the lending conditions have softened and all car rental companies have increased their fleet in 2010. There is certainly no shortage of supply and now most of the companies have more cars in their yards than they can rent out.
A good indication of where the prices are headed in 2011 is a number of generous promotions ran by major players – Hertz, Avis, Europcar, Budget and Thrifty.
Hertz is currently offering 2 days for free on its weekly rental, which is a good deal considering you would only pay around $40 for a small car.
Thrifty launched a special in metropolitan cities starting from just $35 per day. And if you’re a member of RACV you can take up to 20% of your car rental bill.
Europcar cut its prices by 10% on 3 day car rentals and 15% on 5 day car rentals.
Avis and Budget currently give-away double Qantas points on all rentals over 3 days, so if you’re a frequent flyer, you can still take advantage of this offer until 28 February 2011.
So, what are you waiting for? Go to a supplier of your choice and get a bargain car rental!
What’s the lowest price you’ve seen advertised? Please provide a source, if possible.
Bad car hire experience? Ask Carrie Underwood!
It was reported by Montreal Gazette that famous country singer Carrie Underwood said she won’t return to Montreal after her bad car rental experience. Her car got broken during her recent visit to Montreal. “We had to … call (the rental company) back and be like, ‘We’re sorry! The car is broken,’ ” the American Idol winner told Minneapolis radio station K102 Thursday, according to Us Weekly. She added: “So that was fun. I am not going back to Montreal.”
While no one can be protected from occasional problems with rental cars, we suggest renting the lowest kilometre vehicle of a reputable brand. Sometimes, it is worth paying extra couple $$$ for an upgrade, if rental agent promises to put you in a low kilometre rental car.
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