HOLIDAY AUTOS SLAMS CONSORTIUM BOSSES

HOLIDAY Autos managing director Doug Sawers has blasted consortium bosses for “bleating on about increased commission” while their agents are failing to sell car rental properly.

The furious broadside comes after Holiday Autos mystery shopped a range of agents and found just 12% of independents offered car hire when asked about flight-only to Malaga next summer. Only 40% mentioned car hire when prompted about transfers from the airport to the resort.

“All we hear from the consortia is demands to raise pay by one or two percentage points, yet their agents are missing out big time,” fumed Sawers. “A British Airways flight to Europe gives agents just £5 in commission. A £200 car-hire booking would be worth £40. They want more money for little effort. A destination such as Malaga is an easy sell – we are being let down.”