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Archive Home > 2008 > June > 24 > Car rental firms get mileage out of optional services

Car rental firms get mileage out of optional services

Navigation systems, prepaid refueling generate more revenue for companies

By Martha C. White / The Bulletin
June 24, 2008

While a lot of attention has been paid in recent weeks to the fees that struggling airlines are adding to ticket prices, car rental companies have been quietly doing the same thing.

Industry analysts say the cost of various optional, but heavily promoted, services like navigation units and fuel....

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