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Your Choices in Choosing a Car Rental Company
David Glendinning
One of the problems with renting a car is choice. As in, there seem to be too
many of them. With a wide variety of cars, rental companies, and locations to
pick up your car, the options are endless but confusing.
You may be wondering how you can find a good car at a good rate. You may be
wondering what kind of car you need. You may be wondering just how you can be
sure that you can rely on your car while you are traveling.
There are a few ways to ensure that you are finding the right car from the
right company at the right price. All it takes is a little research, a few questions,
and the willingness to look at all of your options. Let's take a look at who
you can rent a car from.
Airport Operators
When you are looking for a car rental company, the first place everyone looks
is, of course, at the airport. With companies such as Hertz, Avis, National,
and a host of other familiar names, it is a logical place to start. However,
while you are considering these companies, you must also consider their business.
Car rental companies are at the airport because they are catering to business
travelers. This means travelers who want to get their car fast. Obviously, the
ability to get your car quickly is a big bonus and, since you are going to be
at the airport anyway, you will be at the rental counter of a reliable, reputable
rental company lickety-split.
If you are a member of a rental company's premium club, these locations will
suit your needs. You can usually get special discounts on car rentals as a member
of a premium club and you may even be able to go directly to your car, bypassing
the lines at the rental counter. Some premium clubs have free memberships, though
others require an annual fee to be a member. If you do a great deal of traveling
and vacationing, you should join a premium club to save a few dollars while
you can still have the convenience of airport rentals.
As well, car rental companies at the airport often run specials in conjunction
with airlines or credit card companies. See if your airline of choice is partnered
with any rental companies, as you may be able to get some special deals through
them. Also, check in your next credit card statement for coupons or special
deals that you can use by paying with that particular credit card.
Unfortunately, since car rental companies at the airport are designed for business
travelers, they are also designed for people who are using their companies'
expense accounts. This means that business travelers usually have more leeway
on price. They are not paying for their rental car, their company is. Those
on vacation, however, are looking to keep the costs down. This means that you
may need to look for another
choice of car rental company that is not right on the airport.
Off Airport Operators
One way to save some money on your rental, is to check out a few other companies
that are farther away from the airport. As they are not quite as convenient
for the traveler who has just arrived and they do not need to pay as much to
lease their property as the high-profile companies, they will often rent for
much less. As well, they need to provide good rates in order to attract your
business.
Competition is tough in the rental car world and the smaller the company, the
more they need to provide lower prices in order to bring in customers. A larger
company knows that if you do not rent a car with them, someone else will. Thus,
they are not quite as concerned about bringing in as many people as possible.
Some smaller companies may have a shuttle service from the airport or even
your hotel, but you may need to pay for your own cab ride to their location.
Or they may even pick you up at the airport with your rental car. Give them
a call and see how you need to get there or if they will come to you.
In addition, airport rentals may add a surcharge to their rates. Operating
a business at the airport requires that you pay a high shop leasing fee. In
addition to that airport car rental companies also pay for parking space to
store their vehicles. Consequently the airport car rental operators will usually
add a surcharge to their rates, at times as high as 20% in some locations. These
surcharges may not show up in the quoted rate. So the few extra dollars to take
a taxi downtown to an off airport operator can save you money from the airport
rental. Find out what the likely surcharges are before you rent.
Once you have found some good rates, you may want to call some of the rental
offices and find out if they have unadvertised specials at their locations.
Franchised offices often have special rates designed to attract the locals and
you can use this to your advantage. With a few phone calls, you may be able
to find a car rental special that will save big money. Check in the Yellow Pages
for their numbers. You can find national and international Yellow Pages either
on line or at your local library.
Use the Internet
However, you may not even need to call around for rates. Thanks to the Internet,
you can compare the rates for several different companies with just a few mouse
clicks. There are numerous travel web sites out there that are plugged in to
the various car rental companies and their rates.
Since car rental companies know that you will be rate shopping, they are willing
to provide specials designed to entice you. In fact, many of these sites will
have specials available that can only be found on travel web sites. For very
little effort, you can find some very good rates.
If you do choose a rental company through a travel web site, be sure you know
how to get to the rental location. There is no point in spending hours waiting
for a shuttle that is not coming. And there is no harm in giving someone a call
just to make sure you can get to their office from the airport.
About the Author
David Glendinning operated his own car rental business for a period of 8 years.
He now operates his business on the Internet and has several websites relating
to car rental and travel. For more travel tips and travel advice visit http://www.YourTravelTips.com.
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