Budget Offers One-Way Rates Out of Florida For Just $9.95 Per Day
17 February 1999
Budget Offers One-Way Rates Out of Florida For Just $9.95 Per Day-- Customers Can "Drive-Out" to One of 50 Cities-- LISLE, Ill., Feb. 16 -- Budget Rent a Car Corporation, the world's third largest car and truck rental company, today announced a special One-Way Florida Drive-Out rate of only $9.95 per day for intermediate cars, from March 29 through May 15, 1999. Budget customers can rent an intermediate car (Ford Contour, Nissan Altima or similar) from participating Budget locations in Florida and drive one way to any of fifty select cities throughout the central and east coast states for just $9.95 per day, including unlimited mileage, for the first five days. A weekly rate of $159.00 is available for rentals of six or seven days. Among the fifty one-way destinations are Indianapolis, New York, Philadelphia, Raleigh and St. Louis. "By offering special One-Way rates out of Florida, Budget is able to provide its customers with great rates while redistributing its Florida winter fleet," stated Mark Sotir, president of Budget Rent a Car Corporation. For further information on Budget's One-Way Florida Drive-Out program, customers can call toll-free worldwide reservations at 800-527-0700 or contact their travel professional. Advanced reservations are required and these one-way rates are subject to vehicle availability. Rates and destinations are subject to change. This offer is not available with any other discount or promotional offer. Optional LDW is $16.99 per day or less where available. Taxes, surcharges, additional driver fee and optional items, such as refueling, are extra. An airport concession fee may apply at some airports. Local rental and age requirements apply. Locations that rent to drivers under the age of 25 may impose an age surcharge. Budget Rent a Car Corporation, a wholly owned subsidiary of Budget Group, Inc. , is one of the world's top three car and truck rental systems. The Budget system, which operates under the same name worldwide, has more than 3,200 airport and local market locations in over 120 countries and territories. Budget has nearly 1,000 corporate-owned and franchised locations in the United States. Budget's WorldClass Fleet is comprised of more than 30% specialty vehicles, ranging from sport utility vehicles, convertibles and luxury cars to minivans, pickups and motorcycles.