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Introduction to Tourism Transport

SVEN GROSS LOUISA KLEMMER

COMPLIMENTARY TEACHING MATERIALS

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Introduction to Tourism Transport

COMPLIMENTARY TEACHING MATERIALS

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Chapter 4Automobiles

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Automobiles• passenger car: road motor vehicle for the carriage of passengers and

comprising not more than eight seats in addition to the driver’s seat (Glossary of Transport Statistics, 2009)

• taxi: licensed passenger car for hire with driver without predetermined routes (Glossary of Transport Statistics, 2009)

• rental car: a car available for hire from a company that rents automobiles, vans and trucks for short time periods for a fee. The rental period generally ranges from a few hours to a few weeks (Martinez, 2008)

• forms of passenger car usage:• car sharing• car pooling• car leasing

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Institutional Framework• Europe: Unfair Commercial Practices Directive 2005/29/EC

• for rental car operations• main characteristics of the product• price inclusive of taxes• arrangements for payment, delivery, performance and the complaint

handling policy

• USA: laws within respective states• price disclosure• taxes• liability• GPS monitoring

• Canada and Mexico: no governmental regulation

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Source: OECD, 2011

Demand Passenger Transport by Private Cars

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Source: Adapted from Europcar Autovermietung GmbH, 2008a

DemandMotivations for Car Rental in Europe

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Source: Hertz for Car Rental Council of Ireland, 2010

DemandSeasonal Spread of Car Rental Demand in Europe

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Source: Office of Travel and Tourism Industries, 2012a

DemandActivity participation of car renters while in the USA

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Source: Statista, 2012

SupplyEuropean Market Shares of Rental Car Companies

Europcar26.4%

Avis16.5%

Hertz14.2%

Sixt10.0%

Others32.9%

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Source: Adapted from Reuters, 2012

SupplyUS Market Shares of Rental Car Companies

Hertz39%

Enterprise31%

Avis29%

Others1%

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