For families gearing up for the summer travel season, Zagat’s newest survey results have come out just in time. The leading provider of consumer-based ratings and reviews, today released the results of its latest U.S. Car Rental Survey covering 10 major companies.
Hertz (NYSE:HTZ) sped by its competition and took the No. 1 spot in five of the six top categories: “Vehicles,” “Reliability,” “Service,” “Overall” and “Popularity.” National Car Rental took the top spot in the “Bang for the Buck.” category.
National beat out Avis for second place. The car company placed either No. 1 or No. 2 in each of the above categories except for Popularity.
Surveyors also were asked to select the best rental car brands in a variety of additional categories. Again, Hertz did extremely well. Here’s a look at five categories.
Business Travel: Hertz
Counter Staff: Hertz
Green Options: Hertz
Deal and Promotions: Enterprise
Car Pick-Up Experience: Enterprise
The full ratings and reviews of the car rental brands can be found at zagat.com/carrentals.