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Talk to anyone from outside Australia and they have probably heard of the stunning Gold Coast region. It’s a mecca for tourism and car hire with Visit Gold Coast reporting the 2013-14 financial year saw over 11 million visitor arrivals grace its sparkling shores. By comparison, Sydney – arguably our most famous city – saw barely 9 million in the same time period, based on Destination NSW stats.

To put this maths into plain English – this sun-soaked seaside area is incredibly popular, and well worth putting on your Australian road trip holiday plans.

Gold Coast car hire at a glance

The Gold Coast is situated in Queensland, and is easy to get to. You could pick up an unlimited-kilometre rental car in Brisbane and drive the one-hour journey south, with spectacular coastal views ready for your eyes if you detour off the main highway and into Southport. Alternatively, Gold Coast Airport has flights arriving from all over the nation, and even a number of international flights too.

Here are some more awesome facts about the region:

• Did you know there is around 70 kilometres worth of coastline here? You’d be harder put trying not to find a great beach to play on with all that choice.
• The Gold Coast Convention and Exhibition Centre claims this is the country’s most biologically diverse city, with a combined animal and plant species total of over 3,000.

Where to visit on your Gold Coast holiday using your car rental

Spread across the coastline, you’ll want a rental car to fully explore the many attractions here. Make sure you add some of the following to your road trip itinerary.

Theme parks

The ‘GC’ is the theme park capital of Australia, according to Gold Coast Tourism. Some of the biggest, best and most famous attractions can be found here. Don’t leave the area without first visiting Warner Bros Movie World, Sea World, Wet ‘n Wild, Dreamworld or the Australian Outback Spectacular.

Shopping in a rental car

This is not just a tourist area, but a bustling city in its own right. See what you can find at some of the over 100 stalls in the Surfers Paradise Beachfront Markets, or visit the country’s largest outlet mall (220 stores): Harbour Town Outlet Shopping Centre. There’s plenty more, too, so don’t be afraid to walk or drive about in search of a bargain.

Beach hopping with a hire car

As we have suggested, there is an absolute plethora of world-class beaches to be found here on the Gold Coast. Surfers Paradise is aptly named if you love the namesake sport, with Broadbeach, Main Beach and Coolangatta also providing excellent aquatic experiences.

Ace Rental Cars Gold Coast Car Hire Branch

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Rent The Experience

A rental car’s a rental car. A moving metallic shell capable of travelling at relatively high speeds from one point to another, safely harbouring people and said people’s material goods en route. It’s a means of getting from A to B, a functional requirement, a literal vehicle to something much bigger. An experience.

An experience is something that helps to define us, that inspires us, that makes us more alive, more human. It’s a breath of mountain fresh air. The feel of a wind on our face. The filtered orange glow of a breaking dawn. The pulse-racing rush of adrenaline, the quivering anticipation of a journey unknown.

An experience is something that validates our sense of who we are. It becomes weaved into the fabric of our existence. It can be brought to mind on a whim to help us escape to a better time. It lives on in us. Forever.

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Branch Locations

We have rental car locations all over Australia so no matter where you plan to pick up your car rental or drop off your rental car we will be able to accommodate your needs, our locations are all open 7 days a week and with arrangement offer after-hours Rental car pickups and drop-offs.

Adelaide Airport, Brisbane Airport, Cairns Airport, Cairns CBD, Gold Coast Airport, Melbourne Airport, Sydney Airport and Perth Airport

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