Revamped Website for Algarve Car Hire

Hello to all our fellow readers and regular customers,

After some years of usage we decided to revamp our website to give it not only a fresh presentation according to the new web trends but also to incorporate more information and reservation services.
The new facelift was due to reinforce our image of independent car hire broker in Portugal without the association to a special brand in particular.

Besides the reservations for Algarve Car Hire our customers are offered now the facility for making their reservations for other locations in Portugal, like Lisbon, Oporto and Funchal. This is made in a partnership with one of the world biggest companies in the indutry and we are sure it will be a usefull help to our customers when looking for a cheap and reliable car rental alternative for any location in Portugal and not only for the Algarve.

We have lowered our prices for this Winter which we are sure will be most apreciated by our customers. Please check our cheap Algarve Car Hire prices and take advantage of cheaper renal car this Winter in Algarve and Portugal.

With a new editing facility we have now more information and news to offer our customers and visitors and we will regularly be publishing news and information about the Algarve and general tourism information.

We are planning other things for a near future that will be announced at the time.

We hope this new site pleases our customers and, as always, we would be happy to know your opinion if you want to take just two minutes to fill in our customer survey.

Here is our advise as it is never to much remembering it: Please plan your car hire reservation ahead, specialy for rush seasons like Christmas and New Year, Easter and Summer, so you can guarantee car hire availability and have peace of mind for your holidays in Portugal.

Thank you and we look forward to receive you in Portugal.

Algarve Car Hire Rates Expected to Increase for Summer

Confirming what we've already written several times, or by email to our customers, either in articles written here are two English newspapers warning of the possible situation of rising prices for Algarve car hire for next summer
Both the Daily Telegraph and the Guardian published articles advising tourists wishing to visit the Algarve in the summer to the fact that they must make their reservations for car hire in advance in order to ensure the prices still low, and most importantly , Ensure that they can have a car available.

This Easter was shown what we have been warning for some time: In times of high demand customers should make their reservations for Algarve Car Hire in advance.
This Easter firms rent a car in the Algarve have exhausted their ability to deliver cars and reached the status of full booked two weeks before and after Easter.

As happened last year, and due to the economic crisis, banks are not helping companies to rent a car to boost their fleets to the busiest seasons. It is foreseeable that a breach of stock car rentals for next summer, as happened last year.

But before this happens it is likely that prices will increase as you start to pressure of demand on supply. As summer approaches and more people begin to look for car rental in the Algarve is the tendency for a price increase before the total collapse of stocks.

This is nothing more nor is the speculation. It is simply the market at work: When demand is greater than the offer prices tend to rise.

What you can do to ensure your car rental for the summer still at the usual rates for the season?
It's simple. Treat the rental car for your holiday in the Algarve in the same way that treats the hotel or rent a villa or buy plane tickets. You know that if you buy too late will pay more or will even receive a denial because everything is full.

With car hire it is the same, so once again here is our advice: Book your Algarve Car Hire in advance and guaranteeing two important things: money still down for the season and guaranteed availability.

We look forward to receive you again next Summer at Faro airport.

Algarve Car Hire shortage prediction for 2010

It has been reported that the economic situation which caused a shortage in availability of vehicles in 2009 has not yet eased, with shortages predicted in Spain, Portugal, Italy, Croatia, Greece and even Cyprus, with customers advised to book their rental vehicles sooner rather than later.
The Algarve is not an exception and Algarve Car Hire companies are already taking action to try to minimise the impact that less cars in all fleets can cause.

Holidaymakers that made their Algarve Car Hire reservations at the last minute for last Summer faced much higher prices or no cars available at all.

We know that the conditions which were experienced last year are likely to take place again, with similar financial penalties for those booking at the last minute in 2010. So, booking early is highy advisable.

Our clear advise is: Book early, not only to avoid disappointment but to also help the industry to
plan ahead. If hire car companies see that there is a large demand for cars then they may well feel encouraged to invest and buy more cars to enlarge their fleets.

This advice is valid for peak seasons like Easter and Summer, periods when the demand for Car Rental in Algarve is higher and goes beyound the year's average.

So the bottom line is: Book ahead to avoid stress and disappointment and guarantee your rental car for a well deserved relaxed holidays in Algarve.

Algarve Car Hire best prices excellent service at Faro airport.

Algarve Car Hire best prices excellent service at Faro airport.

Algarve car hire booking in advance is a must

Car hire is something a lot of people put off to sort out until the last minute, long after they have
booked our flights and accommodation.

Things are changing and this is anymore a safe practice.
In previous years, this hasn't been a problem because there have always been enough vehicles available
in mainstream holiday resorts like the Algarve in Portugal and, unlike with airline fares, rental
costs haven't really fluctuated. But this year of 2009 was different.

Some holidaymakers who delayed booking their car hire in Portugal and Algarve until late ended up having to pay up to 100 Euros per day for a small vehicle - that's four or five times higher than the usual rate. Many others were unable to find a car at all. A lot of people who risked a late booking or no advanced booking at all saw their holidays in Algarve miserabily disgraced without a car for their transportation.

The situation is worst during the summer because Algarve car hire companies usually operate with smaller fleets during the winter and get more cars on credit for Summer depending on the season expectations and advanced bookings received.
Due to economic crisis everybody believed that very few tourists will come to Portugal this year, so the rent a car companies didn't reinforce their fleets for Summer.
Due to the recession, car manufacturers are making fewer vehicles anyway, and rental firms have been struggling to get credit from banks to purchase replacement cars.

This year, car rental fleets in Portugal have shrunk by 35 to 40 per cent, which means there were a lack of some thousand car hire vehicles only in the Algarve.

And, despite of a small decrease of tourism in the Algarve, it was not so bad as many suspected.

As a result, at peak times - over Easter and during July and August - there was a shortage of cars and with demand sometimes outstripping supply, prices went through the roof. The situation in Algarve was worst than the rest of Portugal.

A lot of holiday agents had big problems arranging car hire for their clients and the situation
brought a lot of bad feelings.

The Algarve Car Hire companies, on several occasions, weren't able to supply vehicles at all.

Some people who have booked their holidays in the Algarve tried to get a rental car in France or Spain to come to Portugal, which was also not easy.
Other simply had to find transportation using taxi or airport transfers.

Holiday broker companies had difficulties finding suitable vehicles for clients in Portugal and
Algarve. So what does the future hold?

These problems look set to continue at periods of peak demand like Easter and Summer mainly if holidaymakers don't plan and book their ahead.

Next summer is another cause for concern for Portugal car Rental companies.

If the recession does not slow down and people don't book their Algarve Car Hire ahead these
challenging conditions may repeat themselves next summer.

So, our advice is to book your Algarve Car Hire in advance to guarantee a car for next Summer in Algarve.