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Email Addresses For Alamo Executives

Chief Operating Officer (Vanguard), Jeffry J. Parell parellj@vanguardcar.com

6:24 PM on Thu Mar 20 2008, by Ben Popken, 854 views, 4 comments

Alamo Passes On Charges for Imaginary Parking Tickets

When a $60 buck fine was billed to his credit card for a recent Alamo rental, Matt. A was confused: "I thought those suckers told me I didn't owe them any money when I returned it?"

5:19 AM on Tue Aug 15 2006, by consumerist.com, 1,154 views, 11 comments

Alamo, Rudely, Doesn't Honor Costco Discount

Due to the Costco membership second driver discount, I suggested that my parents use Alamo on their trip to visit me. When my mother told the rep on the phone and again at airport pickup that she was a Costco member for the free additional driver,...

11:55 AM on Mon Nov 26 2007, 5,658 views, 19 comments

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11:41 AM on Fri Aug 18 2006, by Ben Popken, 29 views, Comment

Rent-A-Cars Say 'Returned-A-Heap'

One month after returning his Hertz rental car on a German holiday without a scratch, Michael Remmert found himself suddenly billed for $1000 in repairs. Moreover, when he asked to see the repair estimate, they sent him one dated 30 days after the...

11:58 AM on Mon Jul 3 2006, by consumerist.com, 521 views, 5 comments

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5:00 PM on Tue Jan 15 2008, 118 views

6 Confessions Of An Alamo Car Rental Agent

After reading these six confessions of a current Alamo car rental agent, you will learn:

12:40 PM on Tue Jan 15 2008, by Ben Popken, 35,762 views, 229 comments

Don't Bother Visiting These Tourist Attractions

Andrew Harper at Yahoo!'s travel site has published a list of U.S. tourist destinations that aren't worth the time it would take to tromple* through them on your way to the gift shop. We're disappointed he left Seattle's Pike Place off the list,...

8:02 PM on Tue Aug 18 2009, by Chris Walters, 20,712 views, 249 comments

Car Rental Firms Create Artificial Shortage, Boost Prices

Car rental firms have cut their fleets by almost 15% in the last year, creating an artificial shortage that has helped to raise prices. Inside, a few tips that can help lower the cost of your next car rental...

5:00 PM on Sun Jun 28 2009, by Carey Alexander, 10,360 views, 49 comments

Damn, Not Even Rental Car Companies Are Buying Cars

Here's some depressing news — not even rental car companies — the largest purchasers of automobiles, are buying cars this year, says CNNMoney.

3:40 PM on Mon Feb 2 2009, by Meg Marco, 8,728 views, 36 comments