Saturday, August 15, 2009

syracuse airport car rental

syracuse airport car rental
I and my colleagues were in Beijing for a business trip last month, it was the first time I was in town, we had a 3-day exhibition, a seminar organized by a government agency, and visit for 4 customer, the schedule is very tight. I had a 7 day stay, and I hope some of the sites after the last two days.

After I booked the flights and hotel, I began to plan my transportation, I thought to rent a car and drive around, but that is not quite so easy in China.

First I searched for Beijing branch of the major international car rental companies, for the first time I tried, on the website of Hertz, to my surprise, the largest car rental company offering car rental in all of China. Then I tried to SIXT, car rental company, I often in Europe, again, I was disappointed, SIXT has only 3 pickup locations in Beijing, and only one model to offer, the price is also very high, and I can not absorb and the car at the airport.

Then I have some queries on Google for local businesses, with the key words "Beijing Car Rental" "Unfortunately, most of the results returned are Western companies that are not in China.

Shortly before I give, I ran into the website of a company that Beijing offers chauffeur and limousine service, it does not let you rent the car and drive yourself, it looks only car with a driver, you pay the rent for the car and driver as a package. This seems good for me, so I included in the price, the price was good, in western countries limousine is usually much more expensive than the rental of vehicles, but also in China, there is not much difference, I think it is because of low wages, then I have to their online service and Guy reservations online.

The limousine turned out to be perfect, we have 2 Airport transfers and 6 days of rental, the car, we selected the Buick was a mini-van, it was very spacious and had a high roof, we were able to pack our luggage all including some samples for the show just enough space for legs, the total cost for all rental and services were only USD 940th

After chatting with someone in the limousine company, we realized why limousine service can be the best choice for ground transportation for foreign travelers:

Firstly, for some political reason, the international car rental companies are not able to hire extensively in China's cities have not yet;

Secondly, it is extremely difficult for a foreigner to Beijing streets, the streets are always crowded, some drivers are wild, if not crazy (as we have seen), and no cars to rent APS system in the English language;

Thirdly, to work with the taxi is not easy for a foreigner, since very few taxi drivers can be English;

Fourthly, but also important, limousine service is cheap in China, so why bother to himself, while a professional can do for you?

For all these reasons, I would suggest that foreign business travelers to use limousine service in Beijing, or rental car with driver ---- I'm not sure how you call it, as the cars are not usually stretch limousine, --- but regular sedans - it's fast, efficient and affordable, it is a little price to be paid in comparison with the taxi, but it buys a lot of time and rest.

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