Goldcar is one of Spain's leading car hire companies and the largest in the Mediterranean area.
The main activity of the company Europa rent a Car, S.L. consists of hiring vehicles without chauffeur.
Since it was incorporated in 1985, Europa Rent a Car has been committed to tourism and has always focused on promoting the supply available in Spain on foreign markets through the provision of a vehicle hire service without chauffeur at the leading tourist resorts in Spain. It has taken an active part in the main tourism fairs in Europe, such as the World Travel Market in London, the ITB in Berlin, the De Vakantie Beurs in Holland and Fitur in Madrid, offering a quality service and product as a complement to the other tourist options (beaches, golf courses), hotels and leisure activities (Terra Mítica, etc.). This means that 95% of our customers are foreigners from various countries, especially from Great Britain, which provides 55% of our custom.
The company has a large fleet of vehicles to satisfy the demand from tourists, together with an extensive network of offices strategically distributed in the main tourist towns and cities on the Mediterranean coast in the Iberian peninsular so that we can provide our visitors with a better service and a wide selection of vehicles that range from the cheapest utility car to the more luxurious Mercedes models.
We currently have 22 offices, a fleet of more than 20,000 vehicles and a highly qualified staff that provides a service to more than 400,000 customers from all over the world.
History
Goldcar Rental, the new trade name of Europa Rent a Car, was incorporated in 1985 with a view to creating a car hire company that combines both product quality and customer service excellence.
1985
The brothers Juan and Pedro Alcaraz began their activity by hiring vehicles from their first office in San Juan de Alicante next to carretera de Valencia with four Ford Fiestas and one Ford Escort.
1987
The company opened a second office in Torrevieja (Alicante).
1988
On 24 August, they constituted their activity as a company, with the trade name of Europa rent a car, s.l.
1989
The company's third office was opened in Benidorm (Alicante).
1994
The facilities at Torrevieja (Alicante) were modernised.
1995
They opened a new office at the airport of Valencia.
1997
In Benidorm (Alicante), the offices were moved to larger premises. And the first licence was obtained in an airport in Alicante.
1999
The offices at Denia (Alicante) were opened and the company began to grow rapidly, creating new departments that required a central office in the town of San Juan.
2000
A licence was purchased at the airport of Malaga. The office at Aguilas (Murcia) was opened.
2001
The expansion process continued with the opening of a new office at the airport of Murcia.
2002
Opening of offices at the airports of Jerez, Palma de Mallorca and Almería.
2006
The last offices to be opened were those of Gerona and Granada. This year also saw the beginning of the change to the name of Goldcar.
2007
The new Goldcar Europa project for this year is the opening of new, more modern and better equipped facilities for the central office in the town of San Juan.