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You might be expecting one of the big boys to be tops on this list: maybe Hertz or Avis. But you’d be wrong. In one of the more surprising upsets on this list, National Car Rental is the most expensed car rental company, showing up on 22 percent of expense reports. Avis is next at nearly 16 percent, followed by Hertz at almost canada goose outlet store uk 14 percent. “It’s indicative of how far Hertz has fallen,” he says, citing concerns about Hertz’s customer service. Brancatelli rents from National whenever his business contracts allow canada goose outlet it. “I get terrific service, and canada goose outlet black friday their cars are newer.”
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And for short business trips, Kelly recommends skipping car rentals entirely. “Renting a car can be $100 a day, plus $65 to park at the hotel, plus gas,” he says. Instead, Kelly suggests using ride sharing apps like Uber and Lyft (Morgan Stanley recently said it would start reimbursing employees who use cheap canada goose Uber during their trips.). United s is second with 14 percent.
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