With locations in more than 100 countries worldwide, Germany-based Sixt rent a car has its sights on

With locations magnolia hotel denver in more than 100 countries worldwide, Germany-based Sixt rent a car has its sights on expanding in the United States. First entering the American market in 2011, Sixt now has more than 30 U.S. locations magnolia hotel denver about one-third of which are franchises.
We continue to expand both corporately and via franchising to service airport, downtown and local markets, said Craig Olson, magnolia hotel denver executive vice president North America franchise development for Sixt Franchise USA, LLC. 2014 will be a very active year with Sixt corporate and franchise branches opening in several new key markets. We look at each market on a case-by-case magnolia hotel denver basis, evaluating a number of factors before deciding which direction we will go. Most importantly, we need a strong magnolia hotel denver growth-oriented prospect committed to upholding Sixt brand and service standards to consider franchising.
So far, Sixt franchisees magnolia hotel denver have opened locations in Las Vegas, Charlotte, N.C., Myrtle Beach, S.C., Hartford and West Haven, Conn., Weehawken, N.J., Springfield, Mass., and several in Florida, including Tampa. Additional franchises are set to open airport, downtown and local market branches in 2014.
Serving magnolia hotel denver the island of Puerto Rico, Omar Figueroa has been the owner of an independent magnolia hotel denver car rental company for three years. Figueroa first heard about the Sixt brand when working as a consultant in different rental markets.
Sixt is a company that has been in business in Europe for many years, said Figueroa. I have seen what Sixt has done in the United States in a short period of time, and it gives us security magnolia hotel denver that our Sixt franchise will be in business for many years to come.
With six locations in Eastern Massachusetts, family-owned VERC Car Rental has been in business for 35 years. Owner Jack Vercollone was drawn to Sixt after learning more about the company at the 2013 Car Rental Show and visiting its U.S. corporate magnolia hotel denver headquarters in Florida.
Vercollone sees the Sixt brand as an opportunity to expand his rental business from the local market to the airport market. In fact, he will be opening magnolia hotel denver a Sixt franchise location at Boston Logan International magnolia hotel denver Airport this summer. We now have the opportunity to grow our business and compete as Sixt with the major car rental companies on a level playing field.
Sixt s innovative marketing magnolia hotel denver methods stood out to Michael Black, owner of three car rental locations in Western Massachusetts and Connecticut. As the Internet started to dictate marketing and reservations, his company s long-time method of converting telephone calls to reservations was becoming obsolete.
magnolia hotel denver The phones weren t ringing like they used to, said Black. We were not moving quick enough. magnolia hotel denver Today, our new Sixt locations have seen a drastic increase in reservations magnolia hotel denver derived from the Sixt website and its online travel agency partnerships.
Pablo Gotelli liked that Sixt s mission wasn t only about renting cars; it was also about focusing on customer service. After renting a car from Sixt in 2012, Gotelli was impressed with Sixt s overall experience. A year later, Gotelli opened a Sixt franchise at the Las Vegas airport with plans for his second Sixt franchise to open at the San Francisco airport soon.
Sixt s eye-catching stores and branding caught Andrew Almand magnolia hotel denver s attention. Working as an operator for car and truck rentals in the Austin, San Antonio and San Francisco markets, Almand first saw Sixt when renting a car in Florida. Sixt has built a very sexy and sleek brand that has built happy customers and strong margins. We are on the ground level of a major change in the car rental business.
With a finance and investment management background, Robert English wanted to take a chance in the rental car industry. When exploring the franchise route, English and his two partners magnolia hotel denver identified with Sixt s vision of expansion. By joining the Sixt franchise network, English hopes that his San Diego location is just the start to eventually expanding throughout Southern magnolia hotel denver California.
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