I did not know anything about car hire in Las Vegas when I was on the ride through my way to Los Angeles in 1957. But I did learn something about Roulette. Black can be, and it has, 8 times in a row. But I was betting on red. That was regrettable. But I have more betting on red after the fourth time now, there was happiness.
I have learned Cars in Las Vegas over the 1980th I was with Alamo Rent A Car and dealing with a Milwaukee tour operators, with an Alamo car in its charter Orlando package, The package included air travel, hotel and car rental. I'm not usually name names, but because these people were the most professional that I have over the years, I feel compelled. These days, her name was Funway Holidays, which was changed to Funjet Vacations in the 90s. She also had a couple of charter flights to Las Vegas, and that's when I learned about car hire.
Those days charter operators do not rent cars and Funway was a great train of people as well as smaller companies in Vegas. I have no idea of the proportion of tourists that the operators in the area compared to the total number of visitors. But they were not significant. I would also suggest that people who visit Vegas on their own do not rent cars en mass, as they bent over gambling. Can I assume that rental cars in Las Vegas at this time was no big deal?
The Charter, the people at the hotels, so usually its Charter package prices include flights, hotel accommodation and coach transfers. Usually advertised price per person in double room. The net cost to the charter operators for the return transfer was about $ 16 for two people.
Here was a chance, a car, instead of the round-trip transfers. The offer to Funway was a network of 10 U.S. Dollar for the first day, day of arrival. This could be offered to their customers as an option. If the customer accepts the car rental Funway would immediately see $ 6 drop to their bottom line. That was the difference between the net rate of $ 16 for the transfer of $ 10 and the Alamo for the first day.
How did you find this option on the player? If the customer accepts the car he found out that you immediately, there was no parking, where he and two, he avoided cab fares if he wanted to visit other hotels for gambling or restaurants. He was also able to Hoover Dam, probably above all for the first visitors.
He rented the car on the day of arrival and he was able to rent for the additional two or three days after his package. Package holidays have been for three or four days. The additional daily fee was a competitive $ 19, about $ 5 or $ 6 less than the local car rental rate advertising. If he wanted the car after the first day he was to take a taxi back to the hotel and then a taxi back to the airport for his departure. The tenants, almost 100%, keeps the car for their entire stay.
And how did Funjet tariff? As already mentioned the car rental option was $ 6 on its bottom line. You also get a commission for the $ 19 per day rate that the customer pays when his rent for two or three days. Certainly not a large amount per customer, but it added. Especially when it is 30 or 40 on each car rental charter.
How about the Alamo? I have never heard a complaint. The program was originally offered, Funjet, but there were other players. Smaller operators have bought 10 or 20 seats at a discount so that they could build a competitive Vegas tour package. Rental cars in Las Vegas was significant. Even our competitors have in the act with the first day $ 10 car rental offer. This business is very competitive to the point where the costs for the operator of the first day was zip, Zilch, nada, zero. Even then, the company was profitable.
How is Vegas Car Rental Business Today? I do not have the vague idea. I do not have this type of business for the past 20 years. But I bet if I look long enough appears black 8-times in a row on the roulette table.
Wednesday, July 29, 2009
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