Tag Archives: Australia

Survey shows that Australians look for travel bargains over locations

Posted on March 10, 2011 by noel in Backpacking & Accommodation, News, Sights & Attractions, Transport, Travel Tips

It’s not surprising that Australian travellers look for good deals before deciding on the location they want to travel to. When you live in a country as beautiful as OZ, who cares where you go as long as it’s cheap! A study, conducted by Internet travel company Travelzoo found that 56 per cent of Australian travellers book their holidays based purely on the best available travel deals, and not on locations. 71 percent of those surveyed also claimed that they look for package deals rather than one...Read More

Relocating from Brisbane to Sydney via Gold Coast (Surfers Paradise)

Posted on March 9, 2011 by noel in News, Rental Companies, Sights & Attractions, Transport, Travel Tips

Written by Brian Karlson We frequently encourage our staff to jump on a relocation deal and experience the journey themselves, from requesting a vehicle to returning it as a driver. In the beginning of March I chose to relocate a 3-berth campervan for Travel Wheels from Brisbane to Sydney. The vehicle was listed on Transfercar’s website, allowing three days to travel the distance. I brought my partner along and we flew in to Brisbane from Sydney on a Thursday afternoon after work with Tiger Airways, which...Read More

Hertz acquires Ace, joins with Apollo

Posted on February 17, 2011 by noel in News, Transport, Travel Tips, Uncategorized

In a move signaling its expansion into the Australian and New Zealand market, Hertz today announced the acquisition of budget car rental company Ace Rental Cars and an alliance with Apollo Motorhome Holidays. At a press conference in Sydney, visiting Hertz International president Michel Taride said the two ventures were steps in Hertz’s plans to diversify the company’s brand and product offerings. Read the full article courtesy of Travel Blackboard...Read More

Welcome to Transfercar Michael and the crew at Turnbull’s Hire Drive!!

Posted on February 10, 2011 by noel in Driving, Rental Companies, Transport, Travel Tips

Turnbull’s Hire Drive has partnered up with Transfercar, choosing to utilise our website to relocate their fleet of quality Toyota, Hino and Kia vehicles around Australia. Grown from its humble beginning as an offshoot of Turnbull Toyota, Turnbull’s Hire Drive now have more than 100 vehicles available for hire specialising in all commercial vehicles ranging from 8, 12 and 21 seated Mini Busses, 4WDs and 2WD Hilux’s, Trucks, Tray Trucks and Vans. Turnbull’s addition to the Transfercar relocation...Read More

Parking Overnight in a Campervan

Posted on January 12, 2011 by noel in Backpacking & Accommodation, News, Sights & Attractions, Transport, Travel Tips, Uncategorized

I just received a question regarding parking overnight on the side of the road in a campervan. I did my research and have found the answers I was looking for: Locals don’t like people camping on the streets in their towns (And you really don’t want to be making trouble with the locals!). Many towns have local by laws prohibiting overnight camping, and you’ll be woken at 4-5am and told to move on. If there are no signs indicating you are allowed to park on the side of the road, you should not assume...Read More

100 Great things to do in Melbourne for under $10

Posted on December 8, 2010 by noel in Travel Tips

I don’t often have the time to write pretty articles, and to be honest there are so many good writers out there with fantastic information, why muddy up the mix? Here at Transfercar, we want you to have the best travel experience at the lowest price possible (hence why we have free cars and campervans to drive). So I’ve been looking for some great travel tips and found this little article published on whitehat.com.au I think you may find useful…… The White Hat Guide to 100 Great...Read More