Avis Rent A Car System has formed an alliance with chauffeur company, WeDriveU, to provide chauffeur services to Avis Preferred customers hiring a car in the US. The company aims to reduce the stress of collecting, driving and parking a rental vehicle, while being more cost effective than most limousine services.
”Avis Preferred members can now let a locally-based professional driver worry about traffic, directions, parking and the bags and the customer can sit back and relax if they”re on vacation, or make the most of their business travel time to get their work done,” said president of product and programme development, Michael Caron.
Customers opting to use the service will have their hire car collected by the chauffeur, who will collect from a preferred location, such as the airline baggage claim, airport arrivals, a hotel or a business meeting.
The service costs $30 (”15) an hour with a three-hour minimum ” in addition to the standard cost of renting a car ” and customers will be billed separately for the chauffeur services by WeDriveU. Drivers can be hired for the entire rental period or as needed, although if used intermittently the three-hour minimum will apply for each separate day.
”WeDriveU is popular with busy executives and individuals who place a premium on productivity, convenience and value,” said WeDriveU president and CEO, Dennis Carlson.
”Whether they”re juggling back-to-back business meetings or a non-stop leisure itinerary, customers now have the best of both worlds: the convenience and value of renting from Avis, plus the professionalism and outstanding service from our chauffeurs to make travel more effortless and enjoyable.”