Several weeks ago I described a new partnership between United Airlines and Hertz, in which some United elite members would get complimentary elite status with Hertz and Hertz would become the only car rental agency to offer discounts to United customers. They kicked … [Read more...]
Ominous Signs from New United and Hertz Partnership
It was big news on several blogs last week that United and Hertz are enhancing their partnership by offering more miles for Hertz rentals and giving some United frequent flyers matching elite status with Hertz. What I didn't see anyone mention (and my apologies if I … [Read more...]
Daily Getaways 2014: Which Rental Car Promotion Should You Choose?
American Express and the US Travel Association are back with their annual Daily Getaways promotion, during which they offer several travel packages — this time with some competing rental car promotions. The exact offer changes every day, but there are some good deals. … [Read more...]
The Cheapest Rental Car Might Be Silvercar
Silvercar closely resembles what I'd like to see as the future of renting a car: less paperwork, more included services and benefits, and one vehicle model to cut down on complicated rate structures. Done right, it has the potential to save customers a huge amount of … [Read more...]
Daily Getaways Return on May 19
Daily Getaways is an annual promotion run by the U.S. Travel Association in collaboration with American Express. Each day for four weeks there is a new travel deal from a selected merchant (sometimes with multiple price points, like a choice between buying 10K, 20K, … [Read more...]
Maximize Hertz Gold Plus Rewards
Hertz is one of the largest car rental agencies, and they recently revamped their rewards program, adding some new benefits that are quite useful.Months ago, Hertz used to charge a membership fee ($60) to join into their frequent renter program which was dubbed … [Read more...]
Hertz Gold Plus Rewards Makes Massive Devaluation
It's no secret that I have probably been the biggest Hertz fanboy for the past few months. I went as far as buying into their Platinum status for close to $1,400 just to get better upgrades.However, they have me rethinking my loyalty today after they just massively … [Read more...]
Daily Getaways: Hertz Gold Points for 4.3 Cents
I haven't talked about the U.S. Travel Association's Daily Getaways promotions at all for the last three weeks because none of them appealed to me. It doesn't mean there weren't good offers, but I found other topics more interesting. This week, however, Daily Getaways … [Read more...]
Car Rental Grace Periods Can Save You Money
I rented a car to visit FT University in Washington, DC, last weekend. Public transit was just too much of an ordeal to the host hotel, and a taxi would have cost the same. (Actually driving there from DCA was a nightmare, but I blame Google Maps for that.)My two … [Read more...]
Update on “Stolen” Rental Car
I shared a story from one of my dad's friends yesterday who was stopped by the police with guns drawn because the rental car he was legitimately using had been reported stolen. Of course, Hertz refunded the rental fee, but beyond that, there weren't a lot of facts … [Read more...]
