Situated in south of England, slightly north of London, the town of Luton is an industrial and logistics center. Principally known as the home of the Vauxhall Car plant and site of one of London’s largest airports, Luton was at one time the hat making capital of the United Kingdom

Although still classed as a town the greater Luton Area has a population of around 250,000, a lot of whom commute to and from London to work. Those who remain in the town to work may be involved in the various service industries around the ever busy airport or in local government. A new high-technology office park, Butterfield Green is beginning to open its doors and is expected to provide employment to many residents of the town and its surrounding areas

Luton’s town center has recently undergone some fairly considerable upgrading with more planned over the coming years. Gradually the area is developing as London expands northwards and the feel of UK’s capital city is in the air in the city, one of the focal points of the city, St George’s Square has recently undergone a considerable revamp, with the town’s bus and trains stations being given a major going over. This whole area is a hub of activity, with shopping by day and entertainment by night. The focus for shopping in Luton is undoubtedly the Mall center, which is also being expended considerably, and will gradually have entrances in all of Luton’s main shopping streets, Bute Street and Guildford Street among others.

Another major shopping center is about to be opened beside the Vauxhall Car Factory. The center, called Napier Park, will include housing, retail sites as well as the home to Luton’s first casino. Luton Airport is the fourth largest in the South of England and serves a lot of air transport to and from London, as well as considerable cargo transport. Many of the airlines handling flights to Europe have made Luton their base, with around ten million passengers passing through their gates every year.

Renting a car can be an economical way to travel around Luton as well as to and from the airport. Car Hire in Luton usually comes as a ‘fully inclusive’ package which includes unlimited mileage, collision damage waiver, passenger indemnity insurance and cover for third party, fire and theft - and usually insurance excess. To rent a car anywhere in the United Kingdom, you must show a full driver's licence and a credit card in the driver’s name. Cars are usually rented to customers between the ages of 21 to 70 years. Hiring a car is a great idea if you want to use Luton as your base for a three day minimum travel experience around the region.