I have just been meeting with a leading local internet marketing specialist for a car rental business here in the Algarve.
During our meeting of at least 45 minutes he had 5 to 6 calls from clients looking to hire cars for the coming week on arrival at Faro.
The bottom line is that most of the large car hire firms operating here in the Algarve have no vehicles available until well into the second week of August and most small ones have nothing available until at 1st August
This confirms similiar sentiments echoed by another local car hire firm on Sunday.
Basically, if you haven't pre-booked a car for your visit to the Algarve over the next tens days, it is highly unlikely you will get one.
Main reason for this is the lack of lease financing from the banks to enable car hire firms to boost their summer fleets.
Book early for 2011 as the drought of hire cars in high summer is likely to continue.
I have just been meeting with a leading local internet marketing specialist for a car rental business here in the Algarve.
During our meeting of at least 45 minutes he had 5 to 6 calls from clients looking to hire cars for the coming week on arrival at Faro.
The bottom line is that most of the large car hire firms operating here in the Algarve have no vehicles available until well into the second week of August and most small ones have nothing available until at 1st August
This confirms similiar sentiments echoed by another local car hire firm on Sunday.
Basically, if you haven't pre-booked a car for your visit to the Algarve over the next tens days, it is highly unlikely you will get one.
Main reason for this is the lack of lease financing from the banks to enable car hire firms to boost their summer fleets.
Book early for 2011 as the drought of hire cars in high summer is likely to continue.
