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Guide · 5 October 2022

Car Rental Software - Ultimate Guide (6): Sales Agents

In part 5 we talked about vehicle management. In this part we discuss the feature of Sales Agents (intermediaries or representatives), or commission partners – a feature that is absent from much rental software and also underestimated.

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Guide · 5 May 2022

Car Rental Software - Ultimate Guide (5): Vehicle management

In part 4 we looked at how the operational rental processes should be handled in rental software. This week we turn to vehicle management. More specifically, we look at the vehicle-related matters you need to be able to record to get a complete picture of the operational and financial status of your fleet. We close with our view on the relevance of utilisation rate.

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Guide · 5 May 2022

Car Rental Software - Ultimate Guide (4): Operational Processes

In this part we get operational. We look at how operational processes translate into rental software, covering how a booking is created, the step from booking to rental agreement and the period that follows. This part matters to everyone in a car rental organisation, so do read it!

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Guide · 5 May 2022

Car Rental Software – The Ultimate Guide to Good Car Rental Software Today (part 3)

After part 1 (must-have criteria for good car rental software) and part 2 (vehicle classes and vehicles), this part looks at dynamic pricing and car rental software. Put bluntly, there are two camps: Category 1: “Dynamic pricing? My customers absolutely don't want that!” Category 2: “Dynamic pricing? Yesterday rather than today!” Which category do you belong to?!

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Guide · 4 May 2022

Car rental software – The ultimate guide to good car rental software today (part 2)

In part 1 of the series "Car rental software – The ultimate guide to good car rental software today" we highlighted all the must-have criteria of good car rental software. In this part we look at the configuration of vehicles and vehicle classes. Although this guide was written for rental companies looking for new car rental software, it is equally useful for rental companies that want a better understanding of the optimal configuration options.

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Guide · 4 May 2022

Car rental software – The Ultimate Guide to good car rental software today (part 1)

Looking for good car rental software? In this part we set out all the must-have criteria of good car rental software. We go beyond the content alone. The technical aspects are covered too. This Ultimate Guide to good car rental software is written for car rental companies that want to improve their software processes.

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News · 3 May 2022

RentVisie partners with Exact

RentVisie has recently become one of the twenty official Value Added Partners of Exact. RentVisie helps companies innovate their rental business. An important aspect of that is control over your finances. Exact's accounting solutions and the accompanying real-time integrations with the RentVisie rental software contribute to this. From now on RentVisie will help rental companies with the integration of Exact and any migration of historical financial data.

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News · 3 May 2022

RentVisie congratulates Louwman and Autohopper

RentVisie congratulates Louwman on the acquisition of Autohopper. Congratulations, of course, also go to the founders of Autohopper for building a successful rental concept with a fresh look. Louwman says that with this acquisition it wants, among other things, to respond to the changing needs of its customers.

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Dynamic pricing · 2 May 2022

What is Dynamic Pricing and why do I need it (2021)?

Dynamic Pricing means selling the same product at different prices based on the dynamics of the market. That is why it is also known as real-time pricing, surge pricing or time-based pricing. The idea behind Dynamic Pricing is relatively simple. The price of a product or service depends on supply and demand. Put simply, if demand rises and supply stays the same, people are willing to pay more. You can calculate the optimal price to maximise your revenue.

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Technology · 2 May 2022

API and Rental Software, a Necessary Partnership?

With eleven footballers you have a football eleven, but not yet a team. To turn a football eleven into a good team, the players need to pass the ball to each other, coach each other and go through fire for each other. In other words, the players have to work together. The same applies to rental software. Regardless of the industry you operate in, your rental software needs to work together with other software. This can be done through an API (Application Programming Interface).

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