The park's scenic drives, including Iron Mountain Road and the Needles Highway, wind through ponderosa pine forests and pass giant finger-like granite spires that rise like sentinels from the forest floor. Along the routes, motorists encounter ...

Sector Snap: Rental Car Companies - MSN MoneyCentral

NEW YORK (AP) - Shares of rental car companies fell Thursday as analysts and investors continued to worry about the effects of the slumping U.S. automotive industry, high gas prices and a drop in air travel. Dollar Thrifty Automotive Group Inc ...

Fuel Prices Drive Down Demand For Car Rentals - Forbes

Fuel prices are denting demand for car rental companies and causing companies like Avis Budget Group and Dollar Thrifty Automotive Group to veer from previous earnings projections. On Wednesday, Avis Budget Group (nyse: CAR - news - people ) said ...

French new wave - Guardian Unlimited

Teh only way is up ... Gemma Bowes surfing in Hossegor. Photograph: Picasa 2.7 Slowly pulling the long ribbon of my wetsuit's zip up my spine, I looked out across the midnight blue water and surveyed the swell. Out there lay my first waves. I couldn ...

Car clubs catching on with cash-conscious Britons - Reuters

LONDON (Reuters Life!) - Fed up with the cost and hassle of keeping their own car on the road, Britons are increasingly signing up for clubs where vehicles can be hired by the hour for just a few pounds. "We have seen a 25 percent spike in membership ...