Thrifty Car Rental (UAE) broadens current range with fleet of luxury cars

With an extensive collection of new vehicles, all less than six months old, clients can now choose from a luxurious portfolio that includes Mercedes-Benz, BMW and Toyota Land Cruisers.

"As the UAE continues its rapid development, we have found that a growing number of customers require specialist luxury cars for their private and professional lives. With our comprehensive portfolio of vehicles now enhanced by the addition of these prestige vehicles, combined with a consistently high standard of professionalism and service, Thrifty is prepared to capture a significant portion of the corporate and private luxury car rental sector," said Rahul Singh, General Manager, Thrifty Car Rental.

Customers looking for these top of the range vehicles through Thrifty can dial 800-4694, a toll free number to enquire about availability or make a reservation 24 hours a day. The number is enabled to ensure that when a potential or existing customer calls from anywhere in the Emirates the phone will be answered at the corresponding 24-hour service desk in the city from where the customer is calling.

Alternatively, they can visit one of the 20 Thrifty Car Rental outlets, conveniently located across the Emirates.

Thrifty also announced the opening of three new outlets in strategic locations across the Emirates-Dubai Airport Free Zone (DAFZA), Sharjah International Airport, and Fujairah Trade Centre. A Thrifty Car Rental counter is opening soon in Al Moosa Tower 1 located on the Sheikh Zayed Road in Dubai.

"For the convenience of the growing number of Meetings, Incentives, Conventions, Exhibitions (MICE) travellers, we've opened at business hubs such as Sheikh Zayed Road and DAFZA. Fujairah is fast becoming a dynamic and attractive tourist destination while Sharjah remains the cultural capital of the Middle East and we're sure to see a lot of tourist traffic at these outlets," added Singh.

Thrifty has already won a strong market share through its network of franchises in Bahrain, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Turkey and the United Arab Emirates. Globally, Thrifty serves more than 1,000 locations in Africa; Asia; the Caribbean; Europe; the Middle East; North, Central and South America and the Pacific.

"With these new developments, it is safe to say that Thrifty is now geared up to fully serve the growing car rental market with the resources, vehicles, and presence available to meet a variety of automotive rental needs," added Sam Eltibi, Regional Director, Dollar Thrifty Automotive Group, Inc. (NYSE: DTG).