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Report: North American Vacationers Are Still Renting Cars in Europe

Andrew Sheivachman

Photo Credit: A Dublin, Ireland, driver in 2013. Flickr / Raúl Villalón

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So far, it looks like safety and security concerns won't deter North American travelers from renting cars in Europe this summer. This could change once Q2 bookings data are released, though.

Despite security concerns, a new report on car rental bookings from Auto Europe shows that the number of North American vacationers renting cars will continue to increase in Europe. While booking data from the first quarter of 2016 reflects only a few days following the March 22 attack in Brussels, data for advance bookings shows travelers are planning on renting cars this summer for longer periods than last year. "We did see a bit of a shift as France had some head

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