Hertz Rent A Car has appointed dnata as its exclusive outbound general sales agent for the travel trade in Saudi Arabia and Bahrain.

It entered into a three-year strategic partnership which adds two more GCC countries to dnata's existing representation of Hertz, said a report in the Gulf Daily News (GDN), our sister publication.

A statement said the partnership is aimed at further strengthening Hertz outbound car rentals from Bahrain, Saudi Arabia, UAE, Qatar and Oman.

It will also bring a new level of service and support for the region's travel trade and providing them with easy access to car rental bookings globally for their customers.

Outbound Hertz car rentals from Saudi Arabia grew 24.8 per cent per cent year-on-year from January to December last year compared with the same period in 2013.

The US, France, Germany, UAE, Switzerland, Italy, Spain, UK, Qatar and South Africa on the top 10 list of travel destinations for Hertz Saudi Arabia outbound customers. - TradeArabia News Service