by Donald Wood
Last updated: 1:32 PM ET, Fri September 8, 2017
Car rental company Auto Europe has teamed with its travel agent partners to help the people and communities impacted by Hurricane Harvey.
Officials from Auto Europe announced the company will be pledging $5 per reservation booked by any travel agent for their client now through September 30 toward a relief fund in the aftermath of the hurricane.
Auto Europe CEO Imad Khalidi will also personally match the total pledge.
The funds raised during the month of September will be held in a trust and then distributed to travel agents in need of assistance on January 1, 2018. Agents in need should contact Auto Europe immediately.
"We as an industry need to unite in this time of crisis and help our fellow partners," Khalidi said in a statement. "With an estimated 400+ agencies in the storm's path, my wish is that other suppliers will also rally and show their support with similar pledges or contributions."
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This is not the first time Auto Europe has stepped up to help its travel agent partners.
In 2005, the company contributed funds to a similar relief program created to support agents impacted by Hurricane Katrina. The car rental company also dispatched funds to agents affected by the deadly wildfires that impacted southern California in 2007.
Auto Europe is proving once again that its commitment to travel agents is unwavering.
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