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Proposed Revision
editI am proposing to revert the edits recent made by User:Carrentalagent as they may constitute a form of vandalism. This note is so that the user is given the opportunity to insert citations verifying his changes as fact before the revision occurs. Thanks. Jasynnash2 (talk) 13:08, 29 February 2008 (UTC)
The changes are indeed fact and provide information that may be helpful to prospective car rental clients and job seekers. User:Carrentalagent —Preceding comment was added at 18:59, 29 February 2008 (UTC)
Simply stating "the changes are indeed fact" doesn't provide any citation as such. I'm gonna give it a couple more days for a citation to appear or something else to represent that the section is not just a disgruntled employee or I'll revert the article as POV. Jasynnash2 (talk) 09:10, 3 March 2008 (UTC)
Cheap Rates, “Bait Rates”
edit(Have saved the section I removed as part of the actions spoken about previously) The full text of the section is below. Thanks. Jasynnash2 (talk) 09:09, 6 March 2008 (UTC)
Alamo Rent A Car is well known for its cheap rates but it makes up for them with the sales of extras at the counter. Alamo’s highly motivated and skilled counter sales agents aggressively suggest and recommend to their customers that they purchase various extras such as insurance packages, upgrades to more expensive vehicles, pre-pay fuel options, GPS rentals and additional drivers. The prices of the extras are fixed with the exception of the vehicle upgrades, for which the Alamo agent has the freedom to charge as much as possible without limit. Alamo rental agents are well compensated with commissions based on these sales and are the highest paid counter agents in the industry, often making 2 to 3 times more than the Alamo managers. The staple Alamo objective, which has been imitated by many, is to capture more reservations with low rates which lure more customers to the counter where the front line sales staff then persuades the clientele to spend more money.
Alamo actually "invented" CDW (collision damage waiver) as a profit center in the 1980s and their aggressive upselling of "forced CDW" eventually made the California state legistlature (and other states) cap waiver fees up to a specific dollar amount. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 67.101.112.2 (talk) 17:54, 20 July 2009 (UTC)
"Wheelchair-bound"
edit"Wheelchair-bound" is considered derogatory usage and should not be reintroduced into the article. Please see List of disability-related terms with negative connotations before reverting this change again. --Vassilissa (talk) 08:55, 19 December 2009 (UTC)
Are You Smarter than a 5th Grader?
editJeff Foxworthy's joke about this is "If you think "Remember the Alamo!" is the slogan for the rental car company, you might not be smarter than a 5th grader!" —Preceding unsigned comment added by 68.225.106.84 (talk) 03:43, 20 April 2010 (UTC)
Edit Request
editPart of an edit requested by an editor with a conflict of interest has been implemented. Please see the reply section below for additional information about this request. |
NOTE: I am proposing this edit for FleishmanHillard on behalf of Alamo Rent a Car. I am a paid editor and am aware of the COI guidelines. I am submitting this edit request to propose revisions and additions to the article in hopes of providing additional information about the company’s history and correcting an inaccuracy found in the article.
Thank you for your consideration. Jon Gray (talk) 22:08, 5 August 2019 (UTC)
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Jon Gray (talk) 22:08, 5 August 2019 (UTC)
Reply 6-AUG-2019
editBelow you will see where proposals from your request have been quoted with reviewer decisions and feedback inserted underneath, either accepting, declining or otherwise commenting upon your proposal(s). Please read the enclosed notes within the proposal review section below for information on each request. Spintendo 07:43, 6 August 2019 (UTC)
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Edit Request – “Partnerships” Section
editThis edit request by an editor with a conflict of interest has now been answered. |
NOTE: I am proposing this edit for FleishmanHillard on behalf of Alamo Rent a Car. I am a paid editor and am aware of the COI guidelines.
Following our previous edit request, we have secured better sourcing to validate the announcement of the Alamo/Disney partnership, our suggested content under the newly-proposed “Partnerships” section. Please see below for the proposed edit and related sourcing. Thank you for your consideration.
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In 2002, The Walt Disney Company announced Alamo Rent-a-Car as its official rental car company for Disneyland, Disney World and Walt Disney Travel Company. [1] References
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Jon Gray (talk) 20:19, 7 October 2019 (UTC)
Reply 8-OCT-2019
edit- The proposed claim states that
"The Walt Disney Company announced Alamo Rent-a-Car as its official rental car company"
. The Walt Disney Company did not make this announcement according to the Sun-Sentinel source, which states"Alamo said it is assuming the title from sister company National Car Rental, which has held it for 22 years."
This would peg the statement as originating from Alamo, and not Disney, as the claim purports. - Kindly revise the claim statement accordingly, or else provide a source from Disney itself which makes this same claim. When ready to proceed with the requested information, kindly change the
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template's answer parameter to read from|ans=yes
to|ans=no
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Regards, Spintendo 15:37, 8 October 2019 (UTC)
Reply 10-OCT-2019 re: Clarification Request
editNOTE: I am providing this clarification for FleishmanHillard on behalf of Alamo Rent a Car. I am a paid editor and am aware of the COI guidelines.
@Spintendo: Thanks for your feedback, happy to make that change to the edit request. Please see below for the revised verbiage and related sourcing. Thanks again for your consideration. Jon Gray (talk) 21:37, 10 October 2019 (UTC)
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In 2002, Alamo Rent-a-Car was named[by whom?] the official rental car company for Disneyland, Disney World and Walt Disney Travel Company. [1] References
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Reply 10-OCT-2019 re: naming
edit- By stating that something is being named something is to imply that someone else is doing the naming. This would be evident through the use of the
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template, which proscribes that this naming individual be identified. - To preclude the use of that template in this claim statement, kindly identify whom it was who named Alamo in this position. That would be either the Walt Disney company (as evidenced by a citation provided from them) or else the Alamo company (already evidenced by a citation provided from the Sun-Sentinel, which is the result of reporting on from Alamo's press release issued by Alamo itself). If this is Alamo stating that this naming occurred, then the claim should start with "According to Alamo...."
- Ideally, a closed timeframe should be affixed to this claim so that the reader is aware of which time period pertains to the naming of this position (e.g., 1995–2005, etc.).[a] As stated in a prior review, open timeframes which run into the WP:FUTURE ought to be closed by wording them as "to the present", or through the use of the
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template. It goes without saying that any timeframe used in the claim ought to be referenced by an appropriate citation verifying whichever timeframe is used.
Regards, Spintendo 02:28, 11 October 2019 (UTC)
Notes
- ^ This is to prevent the reader from assuming that Alamo still occupies the position of official car rental agency for Disney — a position which they otherwise might not currently occupy — a timeframe for which, to date, no clarifying reference has been provided.
Key People
editAdd key people to info box
- Andrew C. Taylor (Executive Chairman)
- Chrissy Taylor (President and CEO)
- Jo Ann Taylor Kindle (Chairperson, Enterprise Holdings Foundation)
- Carolyn Kindle Betz (President, Enterprise Holdings Foundation)
Source: https://www.enterpriseholdings.com/en/global-leadership/executive-bios.html --G J Lee (talk) 16:03, 1 February 2021 (UTC)