Silvercar – From Home and Back

A woman with blonde hair and glasses is taking a selfie inside an airplane. She is smiling and seated in what appears to be the economy class section. Other passengers can be seen seated and standing in the background, and the overhead compartments are open with some luggage visible. The interior of the airplane is well-lit.

Meet Me Halfway… The Six Month Status Checkup

ByJennifer Moody July 3, 2015June 5, 2024

How can it be July 4th weekend already? I feel like I was just ringing in the new year. If you follow Jetsetter’s Homestead, then you know this has been a whirlwind year for me – I’m at a new firm after an acquisition which means my travel patterns have been altered a bit as I…

The image is a screenshot of a mobile app interface for selecting a rental car. The top section shows the time (12:41 PM), the network status (AT&T LTE), and the battery level (89%). Below that, the title "Virtual Aisle" is displayed, with a back arrow on the left and a help icon on the right. The main content area indicates that the user is choosing from the "Executive Virtual Aisle" with a faded image of a car and the text "No chosen vehicle." Below this, there is a message in orange and black text: "Choose your car now and we'll hold it for 15 minutes. You can choose your car once via this app. Your rental will not start and you will not get charged until you actually get the keys for the car." At the bottom, there is a green button labeled "Choose a Vehicle" and the text "- Patent Pending -".

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Test Driving National’s Virtual Aisle

ByJennifer Moody December 19, 2014June 5, 2024

Last year National Car Rental quietly rolled out the test of a program called “Virtual Aisle” for it’s Emerald Club rental loyalty program. I read about it on View From The Wing at that time, but never had the opportunity to visit one of the test locations and assumed that it had gone away since…

Professionals | San Francisco | Seabourn | Silvercar

Do You Need a ManServant?

ByJennifer Moody August 9, 2014August 10, 2014

Ladies, if you hate your friend – and yourself – get her a stripper. If you love your friend, get her a ManServant. So ends one of the best viral marketing videos I’ve seen. Although lets face it – a video that begins with talk of penis cakes and an uncomfortable video of a gyrating…

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FIve Things Rental Car Companies Can Learn From Silvercar

ByJennifer Moody July 23, 2014July 23, 2014

Silvercar is a new rental car company reinventing the model of how renting a car works. I had the opportunity to try them out for the first time recently and have concluded that there are several things rental car companies can learn from Silvercar. 1. Simplify options during the reservations process. Silvercar has ONE type of…