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Alamo's Technology Leadership Gets Travelers on the road faster

Tulsa, Okla. - Alamo Rent A Car, a technology innovator and market leader in self-service kiosks, is nearing a remarkable milestone: the one millionth kiosk rental. Alamo is hundreds of thousands of kiosk rentals over its competitors, which have Alamo pioneering strategy to help our clients time and stay comfortable.

"" Nearly one million customers skipped the rental counter because self-service includes an additional expense of the travel experience - and they get where they are faster, "said Greg Stubblefield, president of Alamo Rent A Car.

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"" Customers who already are comfortable with the machines to check in for flights so that we the Alamo kiosk for car hire as a natural development "," Stubblefield added. "" In these days, whether it is business or leisure travel, people simply do not have the time or do not want to wait, so we have the process quick and easy. ""

After successful testing in Dallas, Las Vegas, and Jacksonville, Alamo began installing kiosks throughout its network of stations in November 2006. Today, Alamo operates 159 kiosks at 65 U.S. locations in 28 states and the District of Columbia, and to refine the technique and the number of kiosk locations. Alamo expects to reach its one millionth kiosk rental in the next few weeks.

Susan Palazzese, Vice President of Business Development for Alamo Systems, said: "The fact that we are closer to this milestone so quickly shows that we the customers what they want - convenience and speed of the car rental process. Customers have told us that the kiosk cuts their time in half compared to average counter check-in times. We look forward to working on this technology and further exceeding the expectations of our customers. "

Last year, the success and popularity of the kiosks earned Alamo the "Extra Mile Award" from Budget Travel Magazine. The self-service kiosk is just one technique for Alamo, including the car rental industry's first real-time Internet booking engine in 1995 and then the first and only Online Check In system in July 2005. With kiosks and online check-in, Alamo is the only car to offer two methods to skip the line.

Alamo's touch-screen kiosk allows customers with a valid driver's license and credit cards to skip lines at the rental and check-in counter directly. After a customer agrees to terms and conditions, a receipt printed on lease size kiosk and the customer to their car on the lot. At the exit booth, the customer is the state agent the rental agreement, driver's license and credit card - and simply drives away.

The kiosk also allows the customer to review rental information, upgrade to a larger class car, add drivers, and the purchase option, such as a GPS unit and prepaid gasoline.

Recent progress in Alamo's kiosk technology include the possibility for customers who do not have a reservation to simply walk and use the kiosk. Customers can also add or change their frequent flyer program numbers at the kiosk for airline award points.

About Alamo Rent A Car

The Taylor family of St. Louis owns and operates the Alamo Rent A Car, National Car Rental and Enterprise Rent-A-Car Company, a global network of more than 8,000 neighborhood and airport car rental locations. Alamo, an internationally recognized brand that services the most popular destinations for the leisure airport customer, has locations in the United States, Canada, Mexico, the Caribbean, Latin America, Asia and the Pacific. For more information about Alamo, including the best-price guarantee, see www.alamo.com.

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