Car Rental Companies: Really Highway Robbers
Airlines aren’t alone in digging deep into customers’ wallets Airlines have been getting a lot of static for unbundled air fares that make a bargain ticket no bargain at all when all the add-ons are, well, added on. This is especially irritating because many of them used to be included. But the arlines are pikers [...]
Avis Uses Bait, Switch and Upsell Tactics
Car rental firms jack up rates when using AmEx points I use frequent flyer miles for flights whenever possible, expedient and/or wise, but I’ve been hoarding American Express points for car rentals for a long time. We are soon going to Hawaii — first to Maui for a wedding and then to the Big Island [...]
UK Car Rental Resource
A car rental comparison site for my next trip to England, Wales or elsewhere in the British Isles. When I was in England last October, I confess to having done no advance planning for the rental car that I needed. Some travel writerm, huh! I showed up at Gatwick Airport, entered the car-rental building, walked [...]
A Long Post About a Long Day in the UK
I haven’t dropped off the face of the Earth, but I’ve been traveling in England and to the Isle of Man. When I’ve had time to post, I haven’t had Internet access — and vice versa. So please bear with me, and don’t take this blog off your ‘favorites’ list. The English countryside and the [...]
Car Rental: Beware of Early Returns Fine Print
We are tooling around Kaua’i in an Alamo rental car. I sure hope that we have no unanticipated reason to return it early. In the most recent Tripso travel report, consumer columnist Christopher Elliott shared the plight of a couple who had to return their car three days early due to a death in the [...]
