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Southlake, Texas, USA - 2005 Study Rates airports in terms of sticker shock and compares taxes on rental cars at Airport Vs. Local

After first revealing major differences in comparison of total car hire prices quoted in 2003, an updated study added Travelocity Rental Car Taxes (for the purposes of the study, including the government, the fees such as set-up costs, Stadium Initiatives etc.) discovered that sticker shock about the whole something is deteriorating and that consumers can use the amount of additional taxes paid by a local rental market is not only at the airport.

The new study by Travelocity (R) shows that the average taxes for rental cars at major U.S. airports has increased from 24.4 per cent in 2003 to 25.8 percent in 2005. These additional taxes collected by local and national governments and are aimed at drawing income from travelers in relation to the financing of local projects. Travelocity Research results from 2005 also showed that lower taxes dramatically in the case of neighborhood car rental locations than airport locations, on average, only 14.1 per cent of the final cost.

"" Consumers want as few surprises as possible when they are on the road with a fixed budget, "said Tracey Weber, Senior Vice President of air, car and last minute deals for Travelocity. "" That is why it is important that travelers research the price of the rental including all taxes with services such as our award-winning Total Price (SM) for cars, Travelocity, the first time in 2002. By exploring all their options consumers can be a significant difference between the airport and surrounding car rental taxes and fees. "

Among the main findings of the study:

Texas Still Tops at airports, California, New York Lower: Texas still leads the nation in terms of sticker shock, with four of the top 10 airports with the largest difference between base rate and prices. The average taxes top Texas airports decreased from 2003 results, from 51.7 percent to 47.1 percent. Houston's Bush Intercontinental continue to not only Texas but the nation in total airport taxes, adding 66.1 percent to the base rate of the rental car, but lower than in 2003, where taxes averaged 71.7 percent. Because California and New York, those taxes in the daily rates, cities in these two states were prominent throughout the top 10 list of airports with the least sticker shock. In Orange County Airport, add-ons was 7.7 percent, which was the lowest among the top 100 airports.

10 airports in 2005 with the largest jump in price between the daily base rate
and the total amount at the Airport Locations (averages, the
Top-100-US-airports):

Jump in airport share price
1. Houston George Bush Intercontinental 66.1%
2. Dallas / Fort Worth International 61.4%
3. Phoenix 52.3%
4. Austin Bergstrom 49.9%
5. Kansas City 45.4%
6. San Antonio 42.4%
7. Baltimore / Washington International 41.0%
8. Tulsa 40.3%
9. Cleveland 39.0%
10. Albuquerque 38.9%

10 airports in 2005 with the lowest price in change between the daily base rate
and the total amount at the Airport Locations (averages, the
Top-100-US-airports):

Jump in airport share price
1. Orange County 7.7%
2. Palm Springs 7.8%
3. Sacramento 7.8%
4. Fresno 7.9%
5. Burbank / Glendale / Pasadena 8.2%
6. Long Beach 8.3%
7. Los Angeles (LAX) 8.3%
8. Albany 13.2%
9. Buffalo / Niagara 13.3%
10. Syracuse 13.4%

Neighborhood stations offer more clarity: Quarter rental locations are the fastest growing segment in the auto industry from the consumer more options to choose from when renting. In addition to the convenience of access to an area close to home or at work, taxes at neighborhood locations were usually lower than or equal to airport locations nationwide. Travelocity, the results show, Honolulu is the only city where neighborhood taxes are considerably higher - 12.8 percent - compared to taxes on airport locations.

10 Cities with the highest Jump in the price between the daily Base Rate and Total
Amount to Neighborhood Locations (cities were from US-Top-100 --
Airports):

City Percentage Jump in Price
1. Minneapolis 30.1%
2. Honolulu 30.1%
3. San Antonio 29.5%
4. Austin 28.6%
5. Houston 27.5%
6. Seattle 26.6%
7. Phoenix 26.5%
8. Reno / Tahoe 25.6%
9. El Paso 24.7%
10. Ft. Lauderdale 24.4%

10 Cities with the lowest price in the daily change between Base Rate and Total
Amount to Neighborhood Locations (cities were from US-Top-100 --
Airports):

City Percentage Jump in Price
1. Boise, Idaho 4.7%
2. Kahului - Maui 4.9%
3. Burlington, Vt. 6.8%
4. Birmingham, Ala 7.2%
5. Santa Ana, California (Orange County) 7.4%
6. St. Louis (Lambert) 7.5%
7. Palm Springs, California 7.8%
8. Sacramento, Calif. 7.8%
9. San Diego, Calif. 7.8%
10. Dayton, Ohio 7.9%