Car Rental

• Three largest South African Companies

  1. First car rental

  2. Tempest car hire

  3. Global car hire

• The four international car rental companies

  1. AVIS

  2. Budget

  3. Europcar

  4. Hertz

• Conditions for renting a car

  1. Age [ from 18-23 years old, you’ll pay additional fees to hire a car ]

  2. Drivers license [ you must have an unendorsed and valid license ]

  3. Credit worthy [ you must pay with a credit card ]

  4. Signing a contract [ contract is between the person renting the vehicle and the company renting the vehicle car ]

• Different rental packages and options

  1. Minimum 1 day ( 24 hours )

  2. Usually a 1-4 day option or 1-7 day option

  3. 10+ days

  4. The number of free km is included in the package

• Insurance

  1. CDW - Collusion Damage Waiver

  2. TLW - Theft Loss Waiver

  3. PAI - Personal Accident Insurance

  4. SCDW - SUPER collusion damage waiver

  5. STLW - SUPER Theft Loss Waiver

• Additional costs and charges

  1. Tourism levy ( 1% )

  2. Cross-Border fees [ if a vehicle is rented in SA and it crosses the border. They will pay an extra fee. ]

  3. Fuel deposits and charges [ once you get the car, it will have a full tank of petrol. Returning the car should have a full tank as well. ]

  4. Airport surcharges [ The extra cost payable to the airport ] [ the extra cost for the inconvenience ]

  5. Additional driver cost [ if there’s more than one driver, there’s an extra cost ]

  6. Contract fee [ a fee for drawing up a contract ]

  7. Delivery and collection charges [ if the collector requests the vehicle to be delivered or collected at his or her work, etc. He will be charged more ]

  8. One way rental [ if the vehicle is returned to another airport, a one way rental fee will be required ]

  9. Optional equipment [ gps, childseat, roof racks, etc ]

• Incidentals

  1. Admin fees for accidents [ additional admin fee to cover the cost of processing the paperwork involved ]

  2. Traffic fines [ The driver of the rental car will pay the fine aswell as the admin fee for the processing of the paperwork ]

Domestic Tourism Growth Strategy

• The minister who launched DTGS is Martinus Van Schylkwyk.

• The slogan for DTGS is VAYA MZANI, whatever you need, is right here.

• Reasons for developing the DTGS:

  • Limited income

  • No reason to travel

  • Time constraints

  • Unemployment

  • Disliking traveling

  • Lack of travel culture amongst the previously disadvantaged

• Five objectives of the DTGS:

  • To increase domestic tourism income

  • To increase domestic tourism numbers

  • To improve seasonality

  • To improve geographic spread

  • To enhance the level of the culture of travel

• The five domestic market segments

  • Spontaneous Budget explorers [ To get away from boring day to day life and experience new things and meet new people. Preferred holiday would be a weekend holiday. ]

  • New horizon family [ To educate their children, rewarding themselves for hard work and quality family time. Special offers on flights and accommodations ]

  • High life enthusiasts [ To boost their social status, experience the finer things in life in new and different settings. A weekend filled with activities ]

  • Seasoned leisure seekers [ They grew up going on regular holidays and understanding the value of travel experience They prefer memories over commodities. Travel to escape, relax and spend quality with their loved ones ]

  • Well-to-do mzanzi families [ Escape the city and spend time with family and friends in different locations. Exposing their children to alternative easy of life and activities. Special offers on flights and accommodation ]

• The domestic marketing campaign

  • It’s called Sho’t left and it’s time to make young South Africans travel.

  • It has been broadened to all South Africans.

  • Slogan for the Sho’t left campaign is: it’s your country, enjoy it.Car Rental

    • Three largest South African Companies

      1. First car rental

      2. Tempest car hire

      3. Global car hire

    • The four international car rental companies

      1. AVIS

      2. Budget

      3. Europcar

      4. Hertz

    • Conditions for renting a car

      1. Age [ from 18-23 years old, you’ll pay additional fees to hire a car ]

      2. Drivers license [ you must have an unendorsed and valid license ]

      3. Credit worthy [ you must pay with a credit card ]

      4. Signing a contract [ contract is between the person renting the vehicle and the company renting the vehicle car ]

    • Different rental packages and options

      1. Minimum 1 day ( 24 hours )

      2. Usually a 1-4 day option or 1-7 day option

      3. 10+ days

      4. The number of free km is included in the package

    • Insurance

      1. CDW - Collusion Damage Waiver

      2. TLW - Theft Loss Waiver

      3. PAI - Personal Accident Insurance

      4. SCDW - SUPER collusion damage waiver

      5. STLW - SUPER Theft Loss Waiver

    • Additional costs and charges

      1. Tourism levy ( 1% )

      2. Cross-Border fees [ if a vehicle is rented in SA and it crosses the border. They will pay an extra fee. ]

      3. Fuel deposits and charges [ once you get the car, it will have a full tank of petrol. Returning the car should have a full tank as well. ]

      4. Airport surcharges [ The extra cost payable to the airport ] [ the extra cost for the inconvenience ]

      5. Additional driver cost [ if there’s more than one driver, there’s an extra cost ]

      6. Contract fee [ a fee for drawing up a contract ]

      7. Delivery and collection charges [ if the collector requests the vehicle to be delivered or collected at his or her work, etc. He will be charged more ]

      8. One way rental [ if the vehicle is returned to another airport, a one way rental fee will be required ]

      9. Optional equipment [ gps, childseat, roof racks, etc ]

    • Incidentals

      1. Admin fees for accidents [ additional admin fee to cover the cost of processing the paperwork involved ]

      2. Traffic fines [ The driver of the rental car will pay the fine aswell as the admin fee for the processing of the paperwork ]

    Domestic Tourism Growth Strategy

    • The minister who launched DTGS is Martinus Van Schylkwyk.

    • The slogan for DTGS is VAYA MZANI, whatever you need, is right here.

    • Reasons for developing the DTGS:

      • Limited income

      • No reason to travel

      • Time constraints

      • Unemployment

      • Disliking traveling

      • Lack of travel culture amongst the previously disadvantaged

    • Five objectives of the DTGS:

      • To increase domestic tourism income

      • To increase domestic tourism numbers

      • To improve seasonality

      • To improve geographic spread

      • To enhance the level of the culture of travel

    • The five domestic market segments

      • Spontaneous Budget explorers [ To get away from boring day to day life and experience new things and meet new people. Preferred holiday would be a weekend holiday. ]

      • New horizon family [ To educate their children, rewarding themselves for hard work and quality family time. Special offers on flights and accommodations ]

      • High life enthusiasts [ To boost their social status, experience the finer things in life in new and different settings. A weekend filled with activities ]

      • Seasoned leisure seekers [ They grew up going on regular holidays and understanding the value of travel experience They prefer memories over commodities. Travel to escape, relax and spend quality with their loved ones ]

      • Well-to-do mzanzi families [ Escape the city and spend time with family and friends in different locations. Exposing their children to alternative easy of life and activities. Special offers on flights and accommodation ]

    • The domestic marketing campaign

      • It’s called Sho’t left and it’s time to make young South Africans travel.

      • It has been broadened to all South Africans.

      • Slogan for the Sho’t left campaign is: it’s your country, enjoy it.