First Car Rental has expanded its African operations with new business units in Dar es Salaam.
The units form part of First Car Rental’s car hire partnership with Moustafa H. Khataw, CEO of Uniglobe Skylink Travel, previously a network partner to Avis and now First Car Rental Tanzania.
Khataw said: “We are witnessing an increase in flight frequency, new airlines and more hotels opening up in many parts of the country, which is a good indicator of economic growth, therefore it makes sense to partner with a well-managed and growing car-rental enterprise such as First Car Rental.”
First Car Rental Tanzania has a selection of 4x4 vehicles and a handful of budget and passenger vans. It also offers a full range of car-hire services, including short- and long-term car rental, direct transfers, and chauffeur-drive packages. 
One branch is located in the five-star Hyatt Regency Hotel building in Dar es Salaam and there is another at Dar es Salaam’s Julius Nyerere International Airport.

Bruce Barritt, MD of First Car Rental, said: “We are very excited to be adding First Car Rental business units in Tanzania, which is a growing East African country in the African Great Lakes region. This addition to our international family is a much-needed expansion based on demand from South Africa to Tanzania and vice versa.”