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Hopper adds new price freeze, cancellation and air protection optionsThe three -- Price Freeze for Cars solution, new flexibility on hotel bookings and a Standalone Trip Protection product -- are live for some users of the Hopper app.

Rental days increased to just over 36 million from just under 25 million in Q1 2021.

Avis Budget reports record Q1 as corporate demand returnsAfter a slow start to the first quarter because of the effects of the Covid-19 omicron variant, demand picked up around Presidents' Day and continued into March and the second quarter.

Allianz analyzed 27,252 online car rental insurance bookings for its study.

Allianz: Car rental reservations are up 13% over last yearAllianz said travelers are feeling more comfortable visiting cities, enabling Portland, Ore.; San Diego; and Boston to crack its top 10.

The ride-share company is also rolling out access to rental cars.

Uber goes full super app and adds planes, trains and hotelsThe move is part of a pilot program in the U.K. designed to capture the end-to-end travel journey.

Eilean Donan Castle offers visitors to the Scottish Highlands a glimpse of the 13th century.

Scotland adventure with Avanti DestinationsA partnership between VisitScotland and the tour operator explores off-the-beaten-path adventures and FITs around the country.

Passengers will pay about the same for a taxi ride as for an Uber X ride, according to the Wall Street Journal.

Report: Uber to list New York taxis on its appUber reached an agreement with two app providers that the city's roughly 14,000 taxis use, reports the Wall Street Journal.

Surcharges will be based off the average trip distance and the increase in gas prices in each state.

Uber to implement fuel surchargeStarting March 16, the company will add a 45-cent or 55-cent fuel surcharge on most rides, depending on location.

Travel sector declines stood out even on an overall ugly day for the markets.

Travel stocks drop as oil soars and Ukraine conflict continuesTravel sector declines stood out even on an overall ugly day for the markets.

Hertz's full-year adjusted corporate EBITDA of $2.1 billion was a company record.

Hertz touts benefit of shedding corporate contractsHertz's bankruptcy restructuring allowed the rental car company to exit or renegotiate "a number of unprofitable contracts," which later became "almost all of our contracts," Hertz interim CEO Mark Fields said.

Avis Budget fourth-quarter 2021 revenue was up 90% year over year to $2.6 billion, representing a 19% gain from the same period in 2019.

Avis Budget Group posts record Q4 revenue but notes a 'dearth' of business travel in early 2022Despite a negative turn in demand because of the Covid-19 omicron variant from late November into January, the company posted its best fourth quarter in terms of revenue.

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