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“Corporate travelers take millions of trips per year using Deem, and more of them are traveling to countries like India where traditional car rental isn’t an option,” said Deem CEO and President John F. Rizzo. “The new integration with Avis India gives our travelers more options for international travel and makes their lives easier when they’re on the road in countries where driving can be difficult or hazardous.”
According to the Global Business Travel Association, India has the tenth largest travel market in the world, expecting to spend US $45 billion in 2019.
“Deem is a very popular online travel management platform used by businesses internationally for ground transportation solutions,” said Avis India CEO Sunil Gupta. “We are pleased to integrate our services in its global distribution system and serve many more international travelers coming to India. The move is a part of Avis India’s on-going endeavors to cater to travelers with integrity and a high degree of efficiency.”
“Travelers and travel agents can now book Avis India Chauffeured Driver through their booking channel in minutes,” said Deem SVP, Products and CIO Neil Markey. “This eliminates the current manual and offline process that consumes lots of time and is inconvenient.”
Avis India Chauffeured Driver is available in all major cities and meets traveler safety and corporation duty of care requirements. The service provides professional English-speaking chauffeurs that pick up travelers at the airport or city location with their car. The service provides air-conditioned and non-smoking rental solutions across multiple categories including economy, first class, business class, and economy and luxury vans.
Avis Chauffeured Driver also offers flexible rental packages available for airport/hotel transfer, Point A to B transfers, hourly rental, a full day, 9 hours rental, and as-directed transfers. Rates include gas, insurance, parking fees, and the driver’s service time.
Visit deem.com or avis.co.in for more information.
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"We had been in discussions for over 9 months on how to make this seamless and equitable for both companies. Unfortunately, the timing is not right for the merger to become a reality,” said Koutsos. "Since starting Olympus Limo in 1996 we have grown to be the largest provider of luxury transportation on the West Coast of Florida, and I am fortunate to have an excellent team in place that manages our three brands. We will continue to focus on our strategic growth initiatives for Olympus Limo, LaLiberty Sedan & Limousine, and All Access Transportation in the Tampa Bay market. In addition, we will continue developing our worldwide affiliate relationships, using technology to improve efficiencies and perfecting the clients’ experience.”
While Olympus Limo and Signature Transportation Group will not be coming together under one umbrella, the two companies will continue operating as trusted affiliate partners servicing the needs of Central Florida. In addition, with both companies striving to provide superior service to their clients by following duty of care obligations and offering new premium vehicles, the shared corporate culture will continue to be the catalyst for success between the two.
Visit olympuslimo.com for more information.
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The Orlando service center, which opened for business at the end of August, supports local economy as it required investments of $6 million and plans to hire up to 50 employees. It is a full-service facility and staffed by technicians who are factory trained to work on Prevost, Nova Bus, and Volvo motorcoaches, as well as other motorcoach brands.
“The efforts and investments we make in continually expanding our network of service centers reflect the importance the Volvo Group places on our American customer base,” said Håkan Agnevall, president of Volvo Buses. “We aim not only to satisfy our customers by providing quality, reliable, and sustainable coaches, but also by providing better access to the best services.”
“The opening of this service center is a new demonstration of our commitment to get closer to our customers, meet their needs efficiently and better serve them,” said François Tremblay, vice president and general manager for Prevost. “The Orlando location brings the total of Prevost owned and operated service centers to 15, nearly double the size of the largest competitor network in the North American Market.”
“Our goal is to ensure that our customers have access to our services easily. Thus, by growing the number of service centers and combining them with our fleet of mobile vans, we’re offering to our customers more options, more accessibility and more flexibility,” added Randy Castillo, services network director for Prevost.
“As Mayor of Winter Garden, it is with great enthusiasm that I welcome the opening of the Prevost Service Center here in Winter Garden. I am delighted that we’re able to attract investment from companies of this importance. I'm sure this facilitates continued economic development and demonstrates a true commitment to job creation in our community,” said Mayor John Rees.
Visit prevostcar.com for more information.
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