Tagged: rental-car

Rent a Car for a One-Way Road Trip for $20 a Day with No Drop-Off Fees

Every spring, the major rental car companies need to spread their cars from warm-weather cities, where vacationers tend to go in the winter, to locations across the country where the…

Do Rental Cars Come with Car Seats for Kids? Are They Any Good?

Rental companies advertise that they offer safe and clean car seats. But how do you really know if the unit you’re offered is up to snuff? To decide, consider what we’re calling the…

Drive to Florida in a Rental Car for Only $7.99 a Day

Winter is coming, and in Florida, so are the tourists. Each year, the major car rental companies shift their inventory to where the business is, and now that summer is ending, Hertz…

$5/Day One-Way Car Rentals to Florida Right Now

It's time for the Great Florida Drive-In. Each autumn, the major rental car brands need to shift inventory to their parking lots in Florida to meet winter tourist demand. Normally,…

Rental Car Rates Could Zoom Sky-High Thanks to Lobbyists

Today, the American Car Rental Association (ACRA), a lobbying group for the car rental industry, is wrapping up its annual Washington, D.C. "Legislative Conference," during which it…

Tourism and Terror: Today's Travel Briefing

Here's what's happening today in the world of travel.* INTEREST IN TRAVEL INSURANCE SURGES FOLLOWING TERROR ATTACKS (New York Times). Experts in the travel insurance industry say that…

Want to Save a Ton of Money on Your Next Car Rental? We'll Show You How

Unprecedented rates of consolidation in the industry, pricey new centralized airport rental facilities (costs are nearly always billed back to the consumer), and a business model that…

How to Complain to Hertz Rent-A-Car

Report an issue with your rental car experience by calling Hertz Customer Service at 800-654-4173 (7am-7pm CST M-F) or using its online form for emails. Whichever you choose, make sure…

It's Florida Drive Out Season! One-Way Rentals for $10/Day, No Strings Attached

It's one of the best-kept secrets in vacationing: the annual Florida Drive Out.This is the time of year when the big rental car companies need to rebalance the distribution of…

Travel Troubleshooter: Charged an Extra $400 for a Vacation I Can't Take

Ruth Hartmann has to cancel her yoga retreat to Costa Rica after she lands in the hospital. Why is her resort asking her to pay an extra $400 for a vacation she can't take?Q: I…

5 Great Hotel Piano Bars in Paris

Though Paris has its share of great piano lounges, a hotel piano bar tends to be more relaxed. While you're there for the music and the sophisticated ambiance, it's also a way to…

Best Smart Phone Apps for Business and Frequent Travelers

Soldiers may keep America free, but it's our nation's road warriors who keep our nation's economy strong. To help the troops in Operation Economic Rebound, we vetted the most popular…

3 New Resources for Disabled Travelers in London, Hong Kong & Illinois

Accessible travel resources are popping up all over this spring. And the really good news is, they're filled with accurate, authoritative, useful access information. Gone are the…

Post-Flu Planning: All-Inclusive Mexico from $389 for 3 Days with Airfare

Travel can be a fickle, unpredictable thing, governed by all kinds of forces, some large, some small ... and some in the form of an internationally spreading strain of the flu that we…

7 Strange Surcharges You Could Find on Your Next Trip

When Henry Harteveldt looks to the future of travel, he sees fees. Lots of fees.Take airline tickets, for example."The airlines are up in arms about the fees being charged by the…

Irreverent Guide to Orlando's Best Theme Park Attractions

If you can't find anything to do in Orlando, then you simply aren't trying. For better or worse, Orlando is the ultimate playground, where no matter what your age, you'll find some…