Qantas Frequent Flyer Goes Exclusive With Avis & Budget (Promo codes inside) Significant changes are on the horizon for Qantas Frequent Flyer members. A new exclusivity agreement means that from 19 November 2010 onwards, members will only get car hire discounts and perks when renting with Avis and Budget. So for anyone that favours Hertz or Thrifty, you'll still be eligible to collect points for rentals that are completed by 18 November 2010, but after that, no more. ... CONTEST: Drive A Dream Sports Car For A Weekend!

Feeling lucky? We've discovered an opportunity for you to drive a sweet sports car for the weekend!

All you've got to do is give your most convincing spiel in 300 words on just why your weekend would be tremendously improved with a sports car. So dust off your creative brain and submit your best entry by 10 September 2010. ...

Gold Coast Car Hire: Mouth-watering Specials from Thrifty

Deal coupons from the various car hire companies tend to blur together given how similar they can be. For example, you often have a choice of 3 or more companies at a time offering free upgrades.

BUT when it comes to the Gold Coast, we've gotta say, Thrifty's one up on everyone else. They have some fantastic deals no one else offers. ...

To Drive Or Not To Drive Australia?

Visiting Australia is not like visiting Vatican City. You can’t really see it all in a day. A year might not even be enough. It’s 4,000 kilometers from Sydney to Perth. Even the flight takes five hours.

So what if you want to experience Oz in all its diverse glory, from the other-worldly grandeur of Ayers Rock to the pristine beauty of the Gold Coast beaches? ...

Keeping It Cool On The Road: Mini Fridges

It is hard to place a value on an icy cold drink in the middle of the blazing summer, but if you happen to be driving in Australia’s vast outback, the stakes are raised.

Petrol stations come and go infrequently, and unless you are able to align your consumption to these scattered beacons it may be worth considering a car fridge. ...

Snow Snow Snow! Winter 2010 Car Hire Guide is here!

We’ve updated our Winter Car Hire Guide for 2010. All you need to know about who and where to rent from! Have a look see and enjoy tearing up the slopes! Yeehaw!

Time’s a-ticking so pay attention: Europcar’s Earlybird Special offers 10% discount if you place your booking by 11 June 2010!

Toadbusting Tourists in the NT, Potentially

Camp at the Kakadu. Experience Australia's nocturnal creatures. Bag some cane toads.

Say what?

A rather unusual proposal is being mulled over by Darwin's Lord Mayor Graeme Sawyer to recruit tourists on safaris to help bag toxic cane toads that have now overrun the area. ...

East Coast Car Rentals serves up Sydney Airport

Good news for folks looking for Sydney Airport rentals!

East Coast Car Rentals, already amongst our top picks for independents in Brisbane, Gold Coast, and Melbourne have opened shop there and we're pleased to find their prices for Sydney Airport hires are as competitive as ever. On top of that, they offer probably the lowest daily waiver reduction rates. Read more in our updated article on the Best Independent Companies for Sydney Airport.

Top Ten Deals Now On Oodles

Oodles is one of our top two recommended car rental comparison sites for the Big Boys of Avis, Budget, Europcar, Hertz and Thrifty. In our Oodles review, we highlighted the site’s unique ability to plug in discount codes (or coupons) from Avis, Budget and/or Hertz when doing a search but had lamented the fact you need to seek…

Audi and Mini Cooper Cars For Hire

For those seeking for a little more elegance than the typical Holden's, Toyota's, Hyundai's and the such, you don't necessarily have to root out specialty car hire companies - you can still indulge in a sweet ride with a couple of options from the Big Boy companies. But alas, the prices will be "sweeter" too.

Audi A3, A4, A6…

Funi and Wang Wang graces Adelaide Zoo

This is not exactly a car hire story but then Giant Pandas are the pinnacle of cute. Funi and Wang Wang, two national treasures the Chinese have graciously entrusted to Australia for the next 10 years, officially landed in Adelaide today and will be ready to receive fawning human fans from Monday, 14th December 2009.

Giant Pandas are an endangered species meaning they are at a very high risk of extinction…

Car Hire Price Hike: 50% Up, So Now What?

Anyone who has rented a car from Avis, Budget, Europcar, Hertz, or Thrifty before mid-2009 will be in for a big shock when they notice the not-so-modest jump in current car hire prices. Our original post on car hire costs to expect used to say a 1-week car hire for a full-sized sedan will cost you an average…

Car Hire Coupons & Discount Codes Galore

It’s ready! We’ve worked to gather all the car hire coupons, discount codes and deals from Australia’s Big Boys of Avis, Budget, Europcar, Hertz and Thrifty.

Now all you have to do is check our car rental coupons page and presto, everything in one place. No more opening five windows and jumping around, having as much success…