Thrifty Car Rental adds locations in Brazil and Curacao

TULSA, Okla. - Thrifty Car Rental, a subsidiary of Dollar Thrifty Automotive Group, Inc. (NYSE: DTG) the world's leading car rental franchise organization and one of the largest car rental companies in the world, has opened locations in Brazil and Curacao.

"South America and the Caribbean is emerging as a major market for Thrifty as more and more international business and leisure travelers look for ways to save money," said Mike Net, Thrifty's Executive Director for the region. "With the addition of Brazil and Curacao, the door to the South American region is wide open to us."

In Brazil, the new location at 2602 Rua Francisco Frischmann, serves the Alfonso Pena Airport in Curitiba, Parana. Locations in Fortaleza, Florianapolis and Recife are planned by year-end. A Thrifty representative will meet arriving passengers who provide all flight information, or customers may use a courtesy phone for shuttle pickup.

On the island of Curacao, Netherlands Antilles, Thrifty serves Curacao International Airport from their location at Fokkerweg Z/N, Salinja Willemstad. Arriving passengers should use a courtesy phone for shuttle pickup.

To make a reservation with Thrifty, customers may contact their professional travel consultant, call 1-800-THRIFTY® in the U.S. or Canada, or log on to the Thrifty web site at www.THRIFTY.com. Thrifty Car Rental, with its affiliate Thrifty Car Sales, is a subsidiary of Thrifty, Inc. Thrifty Car Rental is one of the world's largest car rental franchise networks, consisting of more than 1,200 locations in 64 countries.