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Transfercar featured in Road Trip article

Posted on December 18, 2013 by noel in Driving, New Zealand, News, Rental Companies, Sights & Attractions, Transport
We love it when journalists discover the wonderful world of Transfercar and this week Richard Meadows How to score a cheap road trip from Fairfax New Zealand wrote about How to Score A Cheap Road Trip. Back in August, surveyor Taryn Martin and a couple of mates took off in a hired van for a wee road trip around the West Coast. They jumped out of planes in Queenstown, hiked up Fox Glacier, and toasted marshmallows at the Cardrona Pub. “It was wicked,” says Martin. How much did Jucy charge the band...Read More

How can I get across the Cook Strait by Ferry this summer?

Posted on November 26, 2013 by noel in News, Transport
As many already know, one of The Interislander’s largest passenger ferries, The Aratere, is expected to be out of service for at least 6 months after losing one of its propellers last month. This has, and will likely have a reasonably large impact on how vacationers in New Zealand manage to travel between the north and south islands this summer. Especially when renting a vehicle with no prior booking secured. At this stage existing Interislander passenger and vehicle bookings will be honored, with many...Read More

New and improved free rental relocation information on Transfercar!

Posted on November 13, 2013 by noel in News, Travel Tips
Whether you are new to Transfercar’s free car rental service or are a frequent voyager on the relocation scene, there are some new features on the website that you need to know about, that will make your relocation request process and journey easier. A new look and feel will be launched soon, however in the meantime let’s look at the new features: On the home page and main page of listings: There are now two new columns: “Days available” and “Qty” or “Quantity” Days available = How many free...Read More

The conscious traveller

Posted on October 17, 2013 by noel in Green travel, Sights & Attractions
Travelling with consciousness may seem a simple and obvious behavioral choice for seasoned global trotters. However it only takes a trip to the highly popular Thai islands to see the effects of global and local pollution, a fair amount due to international tourists I am sure. According to The United Nations Environment Program “Negative impacts from tourism occur when the level of visitor use is greater than the environment’s ability to cope with this use within the acceptable limits of change....Read More

Road side emergency!

Posted on September 18, 2013 by noel in Driving, Rental Companies, Transport, Travel Tips
You have been on the road in your RV many times during the years. Luckily, things have always gone right and no major emergency has ensued. But what if you were to get caught in a sudden emergency situation, such as a fire and had to abandon the RV immediately? Are you prepared for such an eventuality? Do you have a few basic items necessary for survival ready at your hands? You should consider a survival ditch bag, just in case. Read the rest of this story at...Read More
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