One and Two Week Car Bookings Still Good Regardless of the Downturn in The Economic Climate

Released on: October 20, 2010, 6:32 am
Author: Helen Y.
Industry: Travel

Top comparison website specialising in car hire reports increases in bookings during July – September 2010

20 October 2010 – Despite a tough year due to the economic downturn, consumers throughout the UK have not let it stop them taking holidays. The reports came from Carrentals.co.uk which is a top comparison website for car rentals, and they stated that the third quarter had seen more bookings for one and two weeks.

The reports were based on car rentals that were booked by UK consumers from July to September 2010, the statistics showed that 22% of cars were booked for seven days, and 8% for 14 days, both had in the last 12 months gone up by 1%.

There were also several trends that were shown from the results found by Carrentals.co.uk such as many who had taken a break for the weekend decided to change it into a slightly longer mini break. Over the past 12 months two to three day rentals had dropped from 20% to 18%, however there were increases of 3% for four to five day bookings that took up 17% of the bookings total.

Gareth Robinson of Carrentals.co.uk says, “As the number of one and two week rentals for hire car has gone up we can see that holidays are still vital to Brits despite the economic state. Four and five day bookings are now around the same as those booked for two and three days as many are extending their weekend breaks needing cars for longer.”

“With pressure from cutbacks from the government and rising fuel costs many people are taking short holidays in an attempt to switch off and get away. Consumers are able to use our leading website to compare a huge selection of great car hire deals for their breaks away.”

Carrentals.co.uk is one of the UKs leading car hire comparison sites and features some great deals for many famous operators such as Auto Europe, Alamo, Budget, Sixt and Holiday Autos. To compare car hire deals visit www.carrentals.co.uk.
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About Carrentals.co.uk
Carrentals.co.uk was launched in February 2003 and grew to become one of the UK's leading online car hire companies by 2006.

In 2007 the company re-launched its site to create the first major online price comparator in the travel industry. Using the latest technology the Carrentals.co.uk site now searches up to 50 different car hire websites, providing an impartial comparison of the best prices available in over 9,000 locations.

Websites searched include Alamo, Auto Europe, Budget, Ebookers, Hertz, Holiday Autos, Opodo, Sixt and Thrifty, with the Carrentals.co.uk site quickly comparing prices and allowing customers to refine their search by car type.

The Carrentals.co.uk site also features over 5,000 pages of travel information in a mini-guide format.

In 2008 Carrentals.co.uk was voted Best Car Hire Website in the Travolution Awards, and in 2010 it was Highly Commended in the Best Meta-search/Price Comparison category. To book or for further information visit www.carrentals.co.uk

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