Rental Cars

For trips when we needed to rent a car, I had become complacent while searching for the best prices. Although I had written about ways to find the lowest price,…

When you rent a car, there are almost always costs not included in the advertised price. Sales tax. Vehicle license recovery fee. Customer facility charge. Concession recovery fee. Parking surcharge.…

Choosing a rental car is not the most glamorous part of vacation planning. When we travel, it usually doesn’t matter what type of car we have. I want something not…

In a previous article, I went over the Collision/Loss Damage Waiver (CDW/LDW) rental car companies offer, ways you might already be covered, and other ways to purchase coverage. There are…

We’ve rented cars in Texas from many different agencies in several cities, including Austin, Dallas and San Antonio. We’ve always been members of the frequent renter program, which, in most…

You know the questions you’ll going to be asked at the counter when renting a car. Do you want to upgrade to a larger/nicer/fancier car? How about the insurance coverage?…

It’s easy to forget that when you rent a car, you’re “borrowing” a vehicle that costs tens of thousands of dollars from a major corporation. When renting it, you expect…

Texas is a big state with plenty of roads. However, if you’re flying there and renting a car, you’ll probably be near one of the big cities. Unfortunately, many toll…

Rental Car Companies have undergone a period of consolidation. While this was happening before 2020, the pandemic sped up the process. In the US market, there are three main companies:…

Every part of travel has gotten more expensive. Prices are higher than they were before for flights, hotels, meals, and activities. But if there’s one area where prices went sky…