Hertz is rolling out an hourly rental car service like Zipcar's called "Connect," starting in New York City, Park Ridge, N.J, London and Paris. Best of all, no dealing with counter staff. [NYT] (Photo: Marike79)
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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...
Our favorite travel troubleshooter blogger Chris Elliot interviewed a car rental salesperson to reveal six insider tips on how to get the most for your money. We like number 5, rent after a busy holiday.5. Timing is everything. The largest expense...
Finding the best rate on a rental car often requires detective work. Despite ever-shifting rates and unadvertised deals, there are a few surefire tips to help ferret out a good deal on a rental:Avoid Name Brands: Use sites like carrentals.com...
Here's about 385 working discount codes and coupons for National, Enterprise, Budget, AVIS, and HERTZ, courtesy of Fat Wallet. The post says they're all tested as of 6/30/07. If you have trouble using any of the codes, read through the pages of...
You may have missed it, but a number of national car-rental places amended or ended their car-rental grace periods this year. These were rules that said if you returned your car an hour or two late, they wouldn't charge you for the overtime.
Here's a phone call you don't want to get a month after you dropped off your complimentary rental car — "Hi, there... This is Enterprise, are you planning on returning that car?"
Once embraced within the Gawker fold, Lore Sj berg has now become a rogue free agent, and he has posted a great article over at Wired on the ethereal pleasures of rented cars.
Upgrade: Travel Better has good some ideas on how you can avoid those excessive airport rental car fees (you know, the ones like "facility fee." What is that, you have to pay a fee for the rental place having a roof? Can I choose the place without...
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