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2010 Summer Events In Atlanta, Georgia
Will you be in Atlanta this summer? If so, there’s ALWAYS something going on in HOT-lanta, so check out these events if you’re vacationing in Atlanta or there on business.
Centennial Olympic Park Fourth of July – located between Baker Street and Techwood Drive is the site of Atlanta’s daylong Independence Day celebration. Live Music and entertainment start in the afternoon and end with a huge Fireworks Display choreographed to a Musical Score. Thousands of people turn out, but you can also view the fireworks from a variety of less crowded spots nearby. Festivities begin at 4:30 PM with the fireworks show at 9:30 PM.
Downtown Atlanta Restaurant Week (July 26th – August 9th) – Now in its fourth year, Restaurant Week showcases many of downtown Atlanta’s finest restaurants with each offering special dining promotions of three-course dinners for $25.00 per person ( not including tip & tax ). Atlanta Restaurant Week models similar events held in New York, Philadelphia, Boston, and Washington DC.
In addition to enjoying unbelievable cuisine, Downtown Atlanta Restaurant Week also offers you the chance to enjoy art, live music, and a wide assortment of other Festive Activities. Participating restaurants include: Legal Sea Foods, 30 Tables, Avanzare, and more
Vans Warped Tour (July 26th) – Are you into the punk rock scene? Then, this concert festival is where you need to be! It’s being held at the Aaron’s Amphitheater in Lakewood. It includes such popular punk rock bands such as Reel Big Fish, Pennywise, and Sum 41.
National Black Arts Festival (July 14th to July 18th) – The NBAF salutes new voices of creativity by showcasing the exciting, artistic movement of the next generation and artists cutting the edges of tradition and culture. Dance, theatre, music, visual arts, new media, spoken and written word, and conversations all provide extraordinary opportunities for this next wave of history makers to share their unique, creative expression.
Do you need a cheap rental car to get around in Atlanta? E-Z Rent-A-Car has recently moved into Hartsfield-Jackson airport’s brand new rental car facility, making it even more convenient to pick up a discount rental car. Check out our prices in Atlanta!
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Top 3 Tourist Summer Attractions In Atlanta, Georgia
Summer is approaching and many people will be traveling this summer. If you have family or friends in Atlanta or you’ll be doing business in Atlanta this summer, there is a lot to do in this vibrant city. Atlanta is one of the largest cities in the southeast, and we recently upgraded our car rental facilities at the Atlanta Hartsfield Airport. It is now more convenient than ever to get a cheap rental car at the Atlanta airport! If you’re looking for some fun things to do after you pick up your rental car, check out these fun tourist attractions.
Stone Mountain Park
Stone Mountain is a huge piece of granite sticking out from the ground just outside of Atlanta. What’s so special about going to see a huge rock? Well, this is a huge tourist attraction for the state of Georgia, so they’ve made it a really fun place to visit. There are camping facilities, train rides, gondola rides, and it’s just a very picturesque place to be. Their July 4th fireworks and laser show is also a great event.
Six Flags Over Georgia
Theme parks are always a favorite for families and people who love a thrill. Six Flags Over Georgia is one of the better Six Flags theme parks, and it’s very convenient to those flying into Atlanta Hartsfield Airport. If you love roller coasters, this is the place to be! Not only are there a ton of rides, but there are always events going on at Six Flags, especially during the summer. Check out their website to learn more.
Georgia Aquarium
Dive into a sea of the unknown and see some fish and sea creatures that you’ve never seen before! I’ve never been to the Georgia Aquarium, but I’ve heard that it’s the best aquarium in the country. It’s a great place for the entire family or even a businessman looking to kill some time in between business meetings. If you love the ocean and fish, you’ll love this place!
Honorable Mentions:
- Turner Field: Go catch an Atlanta Braves game this summer! It’s one of the most beautiful baseball fields I’ve been to.
- The CNN Center: Ever wonder what the CNN headquarters looks like? Take a grand tour of it.
- Millenium Park: This park was created for the 1996 Summer Olympic in Atlanta. It’s a great, free place to visit and have a picnic with the family.
Whether you’re riding on a roller coast, camping next to Stone Mountain, or catching a baseball game, make sure you check out E-Z’s great rates for a discount rental car to drive around Atlanta. It’s a huge city, and all of the attractions are spread out, so make sure you have a reliable car to get around!
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Where To Find Wi-Fi While Traveling Over The Holidays
We live in a digital world, and for many of us, the thought of traveling somewhere without an internet connection is horrifying. This is why smart phones are becoming so popular, because you can check your e-mail, update your Facebook status, and chat with clients/colleagues using a cell phone tower data connection rather than a wireless LAN connection. But for those of you who still rely on your laptop to get your Internet fix, here are some ideas for findng FREE Wi-Fi.
Use The Gogo Service In-Flight
If you are flying on Virgin America, American, Delta, United, Air Tran, or Air Canada, your flight may offer Gogo service, which is the Google Wi-Fi service. Plans range from $5.95 to $12.95 depending on the duration of the flight. If you have a 2 hour or longer flight, this could be money well spent if it means you’ll be more productive or it will help you pass the time! All Virgin America flights offer the Google Wi-Fi for free! Go to the Gogo In-Flight website to check out participating airlines, flights, and compatible devices.
Airport Wi-Fi
Use the airport Wi-Fi. There are quite a few airports now offering wi-fi hot spots. Click here for a list of 50 different airports around the country offering FREE Google Wi-Fi. You’ll find this at large players like Miami International Airport and the Las Vegas International Airport. This is a great amenity to take advantage of while waiting for a plane or possibly a discount rental car.
Buy a Wireless Adapter or Hot Spot
If you are a frequent traveler and you must have internet at all times on your laptop, consider getting a wireless card from a cell phone provider or an entire wireless hot spot such as the Mi-Fi from Verizon. I used the Mi-Fi at a conference I recently attended, and the connection was very fast and reliable.
Find a Panera Bread, Star Bucks, or McDonalds
A lot of fast serve restaurants and coffee shops are starting to offer wireless internet for free! Buy a cup of coffee, a bagel, or a cup of soup and take advantage of their wireless internet.
We Want Your Feedback
Would you like the ability to rent a wireless hot spot such as Mi-Fi along with your rental car? Please contact us and let us know your thoughts or comment on our Facebook Wall.
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Enter Our “End of Summer” $100 AMEX Gift Card Giveaway!
The end of Summer is quickly approaching, but E-Z Rent-A-Car wants to extend it a little further by sharing all of your summer experiences! We are giving away (4) $100 AMEX gift cards over the next month to any Facebook fan that uploads a story, photo, or video to our Facebook page wall of somewhere you visited or something fun that you did this past Summer!
Here are the official giveaway rules:
ELIGIBILITY
This sweepstakes is open to legal residents of the United States, 18 or older. This sweepstakes is not open to employees and their immediate families/households of E-Z Rent-A-Car, Inc, or anyone involved with the production of this sweepstakes. Void where prohibited and subject to all federal, state and local laws.
HOW TO ENTER
No purchase is necessary to enter the sweepstakes. To enter, become a fan of the official Facebook fan page. Once you have become a fan, share with us your favorite memory of this past summer. To share with us, post on of the following on the Facebook page wall: a story, picture, or video describing a place you visited or something fun that you did over the summer. Fans that do not share something on the Facebook wall, will not be entered for the weekly drawing. Only one entry will be permitted per household. If a participant enters the giveaway and does not win the weekly drawing, he or she will be automatically entered into the subsequent weekly drawing.
AMEX GIFT CARD
The winner of each weekly drawing will receive one (1) AMEX gift card in the amount of $100.00. The value of this prize is explicit dependent on the face value of the gift cards. All rules and regulations of the AMEX gift card can be found here. The gift card and AMEX name are the property of American Express. The odds depend on the number of entries received. This prize cannot be transferred or otherwise substituted.
CONDITIONS
Upon entering the giveaway, you are agreeing to the posted official rules found herein and the decisions made by the judges. Submissions will be considered void if incompleted or erroneous. E-Z Rent-A-Car holds no responsibility for lost, late, stolen or untransmitted submissions, or any damage to any computer resulting from participating in this giveaway. The person whose Facebook profile is used to signup for E-Z Money will be deemed the official entrant for this giveaway. If E-Z Rent-A-Car determines or suspects that any tampering to the integrity of the data received has occurred, E-Z Rent-A-Car reserves the right to terminate the giveaway and hold a random drawing of received entrants to that point. Taxes on the prize are the responsibility of the winner. If the giveaway is modified, terminated or otherwise changed, a notice will be placed on the official Facebook fan page. Winners may be required to respond to the notificiation email within seven (7) days and failure to do so could result in disqualification and selection of a new winner.
SELECTION OF WINNER
One winner will be selected on September 16th, 2009, September 23rd, 2009, September 30th, 2009, and October 7th, 2009 at 12:00pm. The giveaway will begin at 12:00pm on September 9th, 2009, and entries will for the first weekly drawing will be accepted up until 11:30am on September 16th, 2009. Subsequent weekly drawings will follow the same timeframe guidelines as the first weekly giveaway. Any entries received after 11:30am on the day of the giveaway will be placed into the subsequent week’s drawing or they will not count if submitted after 11:30am on October 7th, 2009. Winner will be notified via a Facebook message on the day of the drawing.
LIST OF WINNER(s)
Visit the official Facebook fan page of E-Z Rent-A-Car for a list of winners at approximately 12:00pm on September 16th, September 23rd, September 30th, and October 7th.
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Car Rental Fees And How To Avoid Them
Every company has fees associated with doing business, and they can be quite annoying for the customer. These fees serve a purpose, mainly to allow companies to re-coup the cost they incur when a customer does something that costs the company money. Whether a company should charge a fee for this or that is a different debate, but for now, let’s focus on how to avoid fees in the car rental industry.
Be prepared for paying tolls and knowing their location
Some cities such as New York, Chicago, and Orlando have toll roads, especially near airports where tourists will be driving. Many car rental companies are charging fees for toll violations by the customer, because they are also charged a fee when they are issued a toll violation. Before you pick up a car, check Google Maps to see if your route will be taking you on any toll roads. If so, keep a healthy amount of loose change and single dollar bills in your wallet or purse to pay for the tolls. If you happen to run a toll by accident, make sure you immediately call the rental car company. They can supply you with the number you can call to pay the toll before it is sent to the rental car company as a toll violation.
Always fill the gas tank back to the level it was before you rented it
It costs rental car companies extra time and money to be filling the car up with gas, and they will often charge to fill up gas at a rate double the normal gas price. My advice is to pre-pay for filling up the gas tank. When you rent the car, you can offer to pre-pay for gas at a discount rate. Then, you don’t need to spend the time filling up the tank before you drop it off.
Avoid one-way rentals
If possible, try to pick up your discount rental car at the same location you drop it off. It is always more expensive to rent a car as a one-way rental, and you should avoid it, if possible.
Don’t Be Late!
Time is money for rental car companies, and they will sometimes charge a late fee or an extra day of rental if you don’t drop the car off within a certain time period that you said you would. Rental car companies have hundreds of customers coming to get cars at all hours of the day, so if you’re late, they’re losing money.
We understand that this article is coming from the perspective of a rental car company that does charge fees as part of a contract agreement that you agree to, but to maximize your experience as our loyal customer, we want to help you avoid extra fees as much as possible!
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