Saving on car rental
When we travel, we make a budget of how much we want to spend on the trip. For unexpected needs that may arise, we try to fit them into our miscellaneous budget category or find ways to get them at a discounted rate. In this case, we realized we needed to rent a car for an extra day.
When we travel, we make a budget of how much we want to spend on the trip. For unexpected needs that may arise, we try to fit them into our miscellaneous budget category or find ways to get them at a discounted rate. In this case, we realized we needed to rent a car for an extra day. We ended up renting a Dodge Challenger 2020 for $2.92/ day. That is a savings of $74.64.
First we checked online for discounts, next we verified if enrolling as new members at a rental agency will give us discounts, then we checked at our professional organizations for membership discounts, and lastly we compared these discounts to using the loyalty points we had been accruing for being active members of enterprise.
To get our cash rewards we reserved the car online via ebates now Rakuten. We proudly proceeded to check out our $2.92 rental using our enterprise loyalty points at the counter. Yessssssss !!!
Other things to do to save on rentals include:
1- Using an App like honey to quickly find online coupons for car rentals
2- Use rewards from rental loyalty programs like National , Enterprise or Hertz
3-Rent off the airport. Renting at the airport comes with extra fees to cover things like the running of the shuttle, and airport taxes. Renting away from the airport helps you avoid these extra costs.
4- Consider using your personal automobile insurance to cover your rental insurance. Also, most credit card offer rental insurance, so check with your insurance and credit card companies so your are not paying for insurance you already have.