Firefly Car Rental Explained

Firefly Car Rental
Type:Subsidiary
Hq Location City:Estero, Florida
Hq Location Country:United States
Area Served:Europe, United States, Mexico, Australia, New Zealand
Industry:Car rental
Parent:Hertz Global Holdings

Firefly Car Rental is a low cost American car rental brand owned by The Hertz Corporation. Hertz developed the new brand to replace Advantage Rent a Car which had to be sold following the acquisition of Dollar Thrifty Automotive Group.[1]

It first opened in March 2013 with branches in Europe, with American branches following in September 2013.[2] In August 2014 Firefly opened its first location in the Middle-East serving Dubai Airport in the UAE[3] and in September 2014 opened its first locations in Australia. As of January 2015 it has over 100 locations in 13 countries.

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Hertz bringing Firefly brand to U.S.. Travel Weekly. 15 October 2013. 3 September 2013.
  2. Web site: Hertz's Firefly brand to come to US. Business Traveler. 15 October 2013. 30 August 2013. https://web.archive.org/web/20160913043941/http://www.businesstravelerusa.com/hertza-s-firefly-brand-to-come-to-us. 13 September 2016. dead.
  3. Web site: Firefly car rental brand launched in the UAE. www.zawya.com. Thomson Reuters. 26 August 2014.