Rental Car
Unlike most corporations, Enterprise actually cares about customer service, and more importantly, your satisfaction. Their agents bend over backwards to make sure you're happy with your rental car every step of the way. Whether you: go over your mileage limit; return the car a few hours late; find a better deal online after you already made a reservation; or simply want a better car (free upgrade) -- just ask and Enterprise will do anything they can to make you happy. Drive Safe!
Most rental car companies charge a daily fee to have a second driver -- fees can range from a couple of dollars per day up to $25/day. What they don't tell you is that spouses and domestic partners are often exempt. Most of the major car rental companies will waive the fee for a spouse or significant other if you can prove you live together (i.e. same address on your IDs). Another solution is to join the car rental company's rewards program; extra fees such as these are automatically waived.
Think like a local citizen when traveling abroad and save lots of money in the process. For example, when traveling to Spain, don?t use www.hertz.com , use www.hertz.es , and save significant Euros. Many travel sites today have multiple domains catering to multiple countries. Take advantage of this pricing arbitrage next time you book a flight, hotel room or rental car!
Bet you didn?t know that Expedia has 13 foreign sites, did you? Safe travels!
Shout-out: nytimes.com
Online travel sites such as Expedia/ Orbitz/ Travelocity/ Mobissimo/ Kayak are great aggregators, but in the end you are paying a few dollars for their services. Next time you are booking anything online take your trip planning a step further by finding that perfect ticket, car rental or hotel deal on the actual Company's website. It's guaranteed to be cheaper. If for some reason you cannot find what you are looking for, simply call and ask them to match what you found through the aggregator.
If you need a rental car for 5 or 6 days, it is cheaper to pay the weekly rate rather than paying daily. The best part about this, besides saving money of course, is that the rental car companies actually thank you for bringing the car back early.
