Timeline

2025 – Opens a depot in West End (Townsville) to service Townsville regional business.
2025 – Wins Olympic Dam Airport (Roxby Downs) licence to operate on-airport with a rental desk inside the terminal, servicing BHP.
2025 – Redspot Partners with NRL Melbourne Storm.
2024 – Wins Whitsunday Coast airport licence to operate on-airport with a rental desk inside the terminal.
2023 – Wins Newman Airport licence to operate on-airport with a rental desk inside the terminal.
2023 – Wins Mount Gambier Airport licence to operate on-airport with a rental desk inside the terminal.
2023 – Redspot expands its locations into Adelaide City & Moorooka
2021 – Wins Port Hedland Airport licence to operate on-airport with a rental desk inside the terminal.
2021 – Wins Karratha Airport licence to operate on-airport with a rental desk inside the terminal.
2020 – Wins Whyalla Airport licence to operate on-airport with a rental desk inside the terminal.
2020 – Wins Port Lincoln Airport licence to operate on-airport with a rental desk inside the terminal.
2020 – Wins Coober Pedy Airport licence to operate on-airport with a rental desk inside the terminal.
2020 – Wins Ceduna Airport licence to operate on-airport with a rental desk inside the terminal.
2020 – Wins Alice Springs airport licence to operate on-airport with a rental desk inside the terminal.
2020 – Wins Whyalla Airport licence to operate on-airport with a rental desk inside the terminal.
2020 – Opens a depot in Darwin City to service all Darwin city business.
2018 – Redspot expands its franchisee network opening operations within the mining section of SA, NT and WA.
2017 – Redspot expands into the commercial fleet market, opening commercial locations in Coburg and Lidcombe
2017 – Redspot opens a depot in Hobart city and Launceston city, to better service the Tasmania business.
2017 – Opens a depot in Beverley to better service Adelaide business.
2017 – Opens a depot on Sheridan St, Cairns City to service all Cairns city business.
2016 – Opens a depot in Surfers Paradise to service all Gold Coast city business.
2016 – Relocates its Sydney City office from Hyde Park to Holiday Inn building in Potts Point, Sydney.
2015 – Wins Townsville Airport licence to operate on-airport with a rental desk inside the terminal.
2015 – Wins Darwin Airport licence to operate on-airport with a rental desk inside the terminal.
2015 – Redspot Car Rentals opens a downtown location in Brisbane City.
2015 – Redspot signs a Franchise Agreement with Enterprise Holdings; the largest car rental in the world.
2014 – Redspot Car Rentals relaunches its flagship car hire rate from Driveaway to Top Dog All Inclusive car hire to match with its underdog brand.
2014 – Wins Sunshine Coast airport licence to operate on-airport with a rental desk inside the terminal.
2013 – Wins Newcastle airport licence to operate on-airport with a rental desk inside the terminal.
2013 – Wins Rockhampton airport licence to operate on-airport with a rental desk inside the terminal.
2013 – Proud Sponsor of Sydney Comedy Festival.
2012 – Website upgraded to allow invoice and existing reservation retrieval as well as prepayment functionality and express rental collection.
2012 – Wins Brisbane Qantas airport licence to operate on-airport with rental desk inside the Qantas terminal
2012 – Wins Adelaide Airport licence to operate on-airport with rental desk inside the terminal
2011 – Wins Canberra Airport licence to operate on-airport with rental desk inside the terminal
2011 – Wins Melbourne Qantas licence to operate on-airport with rental desk inside the T1 terminal
2010 – Redspot starts migrating new and existing brokers/aggregator sites to an XML platform integrating suppliers with live system availability.
2010 – Redspot partners with Channel 7 Sunrise morning show.
2009 – Redspot moves its Head Office to Mascot due to substantial grown.
2009 – Redspot opens Perth expansion, operating in all Perth airport terminals and Perth City depot.
2009 – Wins Melbourne Airport licence to operate on-airport with rental desk inside the T3 terminal
2009 – Redspot new national brand updated with new logo and counter upgrades
2009 – Wins Hobart Airport licence to operate on-airport with rental desk inside the terminal
2007 – Redspot enters the social network media arena launching its Facebook and X page (Formerly Twitter) in order to better communicate to its customer base.
2006 – Wins Brisbane Airport licence to operate on-airport with rental desks at domestic/international terminals
2005 – Wins Launceston Airport tender, licence to operate on-airport with a rental desk in terminal.
2005 – Opens a Hobart Location servicing clients with a shuttle service.
2004 – Wins Gold Coast Airport licence to operate on-airport with rental desk at domestic / international terminals
2004 – Wins Cairns Airport licence to operate on-airport with rental desks at domestic / international terminal
2003 Redspot formed strategic alliances with Metro Hotels Group
2000 Acquired one of its competitors, Australian Rent a Car. The company gained locations in Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane and an agency in Cairns
1999 Won the tender to operate at on all Sydney airport terminals, a first for an Australian car rental company
1998 Established 2nd stand-alone office at Mascot
1997 Granted off airport operators licence at Sydney Airport
1995 Opened first stand-alone rental office in Elizabeth St, Surry Hills
1994 Became Licensor of Redspot Rentals group
1993 Joined Redspot Rentals group as a licensee
1989 Commenced car rental operations at a Waterloo service station

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