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Reservations brought about by the risk of transmission in the pandemic process have put rental vehicles ahead of public transport. Car rental is expected to gain further momentum with the summer months, Turan Mutlu, chairman of the board of Directors of domestic car rental company Turmobil, said: “rental vehicles have become part of not only urban transport, but also social distance holiday plans.”

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İSTANBUL (TR) - One of the most affected areas of social life during the pandemic was transportation. Public transport was approached distantly due to the risk of contagion, while those who had difficulty meeting the cost of zero and second-hand vehicles due to fluctuations in the exchange rate turned to renting vehicles. According to a report prepared in collaboration with the Association of All Car Rental Organizations and the research company Nielsen, the sector, which reached a size of 39.6 billion rubles in 2020, added 57,500 new vehicles to its fleet in the last year. Especially as of 2021, car rental, which is becoming more widespread, is expected to gain serious momentum with the approaching summer months. Turan Mutlu, Chairman of the Board of Directors of vehicle, caravan, transfer and boat rental company Turmobil, who evaluated the issue, said: “rental vehicles have become part of not only urban transport, but also social distance holiday plans. Due to travel restrictions, holiday routes are translated from abroad to abroad, while public transport such as planes and buses are replaced by rental vehicles and VIP vehicles and transfers,” he said.

"Interest in rented caravans, transfers and catamarans has increased”

Isolated holidays, which are among the trends of the new normal, also affect car rental habits, Turan Mutlu said: “holidays in places that they will determine with their loved ones, far from the crowd and in isolated areas, are the priority choice of holidaymakers since the summer months of last year. Moreover, this trend has gained momentum at a time when we are still in the process of experiencing a pandemic. Now, for more than a year, we have gotten used to living with precautions and learned better how to protect ourselves from the virus. For this reason, we can say that an isolated holiday will be directed to a much wider audience than the previous year. On the other hand, rental car preferences are also diversifying. Because people stay in their homes for a long time, they make plans that they can be intertwined with nature. This in turn increases the interest in renting caravans, boats and catamarans in particular. In addition, we can say that the demand for VIP vehicles and transfer services, which we offer online resrvation services, also experienced a serious acceleration during the pandemic period., ” he said. 

“For the first time, we have collected all transportation solutions on one roof and made them accessible with one click”

Turan Mutlu, like many habits in the pandemic process, pointed out that car rental is in a serious digital transformation and touched on the online car rental services they offer: “As TurMobil, we have collected all transportation solutions on our online platform for the first time in one roof and made them accessible with one click. In this area, we are the only company in Turkey that offers car rental, caravan, catamaran rental and private vip vehicles and transfer services together.

Istanbul (Istanbul Sabiha Gokcen Airport (Hilton Bosphorus), Ankara, Izmir Adnan Menderes Airport), Antalya, Dalaman, Bodrum, Fethiye and rental Trabzon airport serves through our offices, all in accordance with the rules of Hygiene and disinfection, we offer all kinds of land and sea transport we are responding to the needs. In addition to our large fleet of more than 2 thousand vehicles in 9 points of Turkey, we continue to grow rapidly with our caravans and catamarans. Moreover, we are also signing firsts in these areas. Today, TurMobil Sailing is the only charter company in Turkey and even Europe with a catamaran fleet. TurMobil Karavan is the first company in our country to offer caravan rental services online.”