George Aiport
Situated in a town called George at the start of South Africa's "garden route", George Airport was previously known as PW Botha Airport during apartheid in South Africa.
Car Hire at George Airport
Car hire companies at George Airport include Avis South Africa, Budget, Imperial Car Rental / Europcar, Hertz, National Car, Tempest Car Hire / Sixt and Thrifty Car Rental.
George Airport security problems
Having experienced the loss of my laptop myself as a result of organised crime at an Airport, I was not happy to read that there are similar security problems at George Airport.
My loss of laptop
In my case after landing at Durban International Airport, I drove a vehicle from Avis car rental to a Southern Sun Garden Court hotel on Durban's beachfront. Whilst checking in at the hotel, a bunch of gangsters broke into my vehicle and stole my laptop. I suspect the criminals tailed me from the airport. Even though I provided them the licence number of the getaway car, police didn't manage to catch the criminals!
Simon's story
SimonB was sitting at the same table at George Airport as the person who's laptop was stolen. They were at the Ekaya restaurant when somebody slickly paused as he walked past the table and switched laptop bags with a friend of Simon's. He switched bags so well that nobody noticed, and it was only when he got up that he realised that somebody had switched laptop bags with him.
Hotels in George
Here's a list of your options for hotels in George.