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Avis and Budget Rent A Car Are First Rental Car Companies Featured at Newly Expanded CCRAtravel.com

Business Wire, May 28, 2008

PARSIPPANY, N.J. -- Avis Budget Group and CCRA International, Inc. announced today that CCRA International, an online supplier of negotiated rates for travel professionals, is featuring Avis and Budget Rent A Car rentals at CCRAtravel.com, a marketing and distribution channel for 22,000 travel agency members. Avis Budget Group is the parent company of both Avis and Budget.

As a result, CCRAtravel.com members can now use the site to book customized car rentals from Avis, a leading premium brand that provides the finest in service and amenities, and Budget, a brand that delivers great service at affordable prices for cost-conscious travelers.

"We are pleased to offer our member agents the convenience of comparing and booking the best deals from two leading car rental brands along with multiple hotel rates through our one-stop booking tool," said Dic Marxen, president and chief executive officer of CCRA International. "The discount rates Avis and Budget provide on the CCRA booking portal are great enhancements to our program benefits."

"Being the first and only car rental companies bookable through CCRAtravel.com helps us showcase our unique brands and helps travel agencies take advantage of our dual-brand approach to choose what's best for clients," said Kaye Ceille, senior vice president of global travel and partnership sales for Avis Budget Group. "Agents can also inform customers about our time-saving benefits such as where2 GPS, eToll collection devices and portable WiFi."

The addition of Avis and Budget inventory marks the expansion of the CCRAtravel.com portal to feature online booking for travel services beyond hotels. CCRAtravel.com plans to add other suppliers to its CCRA Travel Partners program this year.

About Avis Budget Group

Avis Budget Group, Inc. (NYSE:CAR) is a leading provider of vehicle rental services, with operations in more than 70 countries. Through its Avis and Budget brands, the Company is the largest general-use vehicle rental company in each of North America, Australia, New Zealand and certain other regions based on published airport statistics. Avis Budget Group is headquartered in Parsippany, N.J. and has more than 30,000 employees. For more information about Avis Budget Group, visit www.avisbudgetgroup.com.

About CCRA International, Inc.

CCRA International, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Reservation Center, Inc., is a leading travel industry marketing and distribution channel with over 22,000 travel agency members. For more than 14 years, CCRA has provided travel agents with preferred hotel rates, and in 2006 launched its one-of-a-kind CCRAtravel.com Booking Portal. CCRA is a preferred supplier to consortia and associations such as ASTA, CLIA, Cruise Shoppes, IT Group, LTA, NACTA, OSSN, Vacation.com and WESTA, as well as independent travel agents. www.ccrainternational.com

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