Enterprise’s Big Caribbean Expansion

By: - April 10th, 2016

By the Caribbean Journal staff

Enterprise Rent-a-Car has undertaken a major expansion in the wider Latin America and Caribbean region.

The company has opened 22 new locations throughout the region, with new locations in Belize City, SanPedro Sula and Tegucigalpa Honduras; Cancun; two in Road Town, Tortola; Crown Point, Tobago; Piarco International Airport in Trinidad and Providenciales International Airport in Turks and Caicos.

Enterprise first launched in the Caribbean in 2014.

“Our new openings in Latin America and the Caribbean will provide travelers access to our renowned service in some of the most popular tourist and business travel destinations,” said Peter A. Smith, vice president of global franchising at Enterprise. “Launching our brand in seven new countries and territories is an exciting milestone, but it’s just the beginning of our planned growth in this region.”

Enterprise Holdings is the world’s largest rental car company; the company also owns National Car Rental and Alamo.

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