The leading car hire company in the world is named

Europcar has been named as the World’s Leading Car Rental Company as part of the World Travel Awards held earlier this month in London’s Excel Centre. It’s the latest in a host of trophies picked up by the firm recently; in October they were named Europe’s Leading Car Rental Company as part of a regional awards ceremony in Portugal.

Europcar named World's Leading Car Rental Company

Europcar named World's Leading Car Rental Company

The World Travel Awards are held in great esteem and are regarded as the highest accolade within the travel industry. The award is also voted for by Europcar’s peers making it an extra special achievement.

Europcar are particularly pleased to have picked up the prize given the current economic climate. The award is based on the company’s performance over the last 12 months, the period when the credit crunch was at its height.

The car rental giant is now well on its way to achieving its goal of becoming the biggest car hire provider in the world. The Global Marketing Director, Jehan de The, who was in London to collect the award, said Europcar is flying high at the moment after picking up similar accolades in the Middle East, Africa and Central America.

After introducing a number of new initiatives and Europcar’s continued to commitment to customer service, the company have further strengthened their position within the industry, which this latest award is testament to.

North America’s leading car hire company is named as Avis

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At the 15th annual World Travel Awards held last month, Avis was announced as North America’s leading Car Hire Company. More than 160,000 travel professionals took part in the voting with Avis eventually coming out on top and being recognised as leading the way in the world of rental vehicles. The World Travel Awards were set up in 1993 and held this year in Orlando. The ceremony aims to give recognition to those organisations which go above and beyond the call of duty to provide a service of excellence for travel and tourism customers the world over.

Avis named best for car hire in N.America

Avis named best for car hire in N.America

Bosses at Avis Car Hire dedicated the award to their hard working staff who “try harder every day for our customers.” The awards are voted for by thousand of transport professionals from a whole range of countries. The World Travel Awards are widely regarded as the highest achievement within the travel and tourism industry.

As a company Avis are continually updating their fleet, services and technology in order to provide their customers with the best standard of service. Only recently Avis introduced a brand new version of the Where2 GPS Sat Nav system to its fleet of rental cars. They’ve also launched a new service which offers customers the option of hiring a chauffer with their vehicle. It’s just another example of the ways in which Avis operate to ensure their clients receive the very best car hire experience.