Flyer rental fleets are now available in over 40 destinations in Germany and Switzerland and in over 20 in Austria so that vacationers can experience cycling with an e-bike. In spring 2014, Biketec AG's most important rental partner - Rent a Bike AG - will take over the tourist Flyer rental service.

Rent a Bike provides a constantly updated fleet of around 4,500 bikes and e-bikes at over 200 rental stations - often train stations. In order to further expand and professionalize this tourist flyer rental service, Biketec AG is placing it entirely in the hands of Rent a Bike from spring 2014. The long-standing partnership with Rent a Bike - a subsidiary of Tour de Suisse Rad AG in Kreuzlingen via a majority shareholding - will thus be further strengthened and synergies will be optimally exploited. In future, Biketec AG will concentrate on its core competence: the manufacture of electric bikes. In future, Biketec AG's commitment to tourism will focus on the operation and further expansion of its own tourism project, the so-called Herzroute.

The collaboration with Flyer and Tour de Suisse Rad AG will allow Rent a Bike to further expand its offering and network of stations in all Swiss vacation destinations. Guests are offered bike and e-bike rental from a single source. The national rental platform, where customers can reserve their bikes or e-bikes for day trips and multi-day excursions, will be further expanded and made available to all partners.

In cooperation with SBB, various private railroads and other public and private companies such as Intersport, Swiss Youth Hostels and TCS Camping, Rent a Bike operates around 200 rental points. Rent a Bike records 100,000 day and multi-day rentals every year. Rent a Bike AG currently employs around 12 permanent staff and 15 seasonal employees.www.flyer.ch
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