Hertz offers new car rental experience

The Hertz Corporation has announced the launch of Hertz 24/7, a revolutionary rental service allowing Middle East travelers to hire a car any time, day or night, during their summer vacations in the United States and Europe.
Hertz customers from the Middle East will now be able to hire a wide variety of vehicles when needed, 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, and for any length of time — hourly, daily, weekly or monthly — from any of 1,800 neighborhood and airport locations in the United States, France, Germany, the UK, Spain and Australia.
After registering for the service, customers will receive their own personal Hertz “keyfob,” which they can then load with credit. The Hertz 24/7 customer experience is powered by the fast and easy Hertz “Click. Swipe. Go!” process.
Customers click on www.hertz247.com or www.hertz.com from a mobile device or laptop and complete the 24/7 reservation process, walk to their reserved car only minutes away where they swipe the 24/7 key fob against the reader on the windshield to unlock the doors. Then Go!, after retrieving the keys tethered to the dashboard.
“Driven by the company’s award-winning technology, Hertz is reinventing the car rental industry by putting the rental process in the hands of consumers,” said Hertz Chairman and CEO Mark P. Frissora. “Technology-enhanced vehicles will be available close to where customers live or work, making it easier than ever to reserve and quickly pick-up a rental vehicle at the customer’s convenience.’
Elyes Mrad, VP, sales and marketing, Hertz International, said: “Hertz 24/7 is a game changer for the car rental industry, because for the first time customers can rent a wide variety of vehicles at their own convenience for any length of time on a pay-as-you-go basis, whether hourly, daily, weekly or monthly. The service will be especially popular not only among Middle East travelers on their summer vacations to their US and European destinations, but also to the thousands of expatriates who return home for several weeks, and need an easy and convenient car rental option.”
The Hertz 24/7 service will be extended to more than 2,000 locations by yearend and currently has a fleet of 35,000 vehicles (cars, mini-vans, vans and SUVs) equipped for 24/7 rentals.