Policy on quoted rates from car rental co.

Okay, so if you reserve a car, and they give you a rate, they have to honor it, even if it%26#39;s a glitch in their system, correct????

The reason I am asking, as is my practice, I double check rates about 10-12 days before a trip. I have saved money this way many a times.

So, my original reservation was with Alamo. It is for a jeep wranger, 8 days, 293.00 (included taxes). I jump on today, check and it is 163.00 for the same time, and yes this includes taxes.

I am thinking there was a glitch because every car type but the mini van was listed at this price. So, of course, I changed my reservation. But I got to thinking, do they have to honor this?

Policy on quoted rates from car rental co.

I reserve online, through Costco, and bring a printout of my reservation with me. One time, an employee tried to charge me for an extra driver and I showed him on my reservation where it said the extra driver was free. They usually have all of your reservation info correct on their computers but little details like this can be a bummer if they aren%26#39;t honored.

Did you remember any meds, ibuprofen, sunglasses?

Policy on quoted rates from car rental co.

I did. Advil, meds, and sunscreen:0) Check, check and check!!!!!

Yes they do as long as you have proof... just bring your email confirmation. One thought on the Jeep. It is a pain to put the top back up... well not huge but it is a pain. We had a Mustang in Maui for 7 days but rented a jeep on Oahu for the day.. we had reserved a cheap car and they were out so we got a jeep for the same price. They are also a lot more noisy. We took our car everywhere that you would take a jeep and it was fine. Just my opinion though :) Hope you have a blast and get the rate you were quoted :)

In popular vacation locations, car rental rates change frequently. For example, on my last trip to Florida in May, I had reserved a std car from thrift for about $270 for nine days. Two days prior to leaving, I check the web and it is now about $215. I call a thrifty agent and inform her that rates are lower and could we change my reservation to the lower rate. She came back with a rate of $195, and no problems changing it. I always monitor the rates prior to leaving.

All above included all fees and taxes.

No glitch, maybe a ';quirk'; HA! I cancelled my reservations several times %26amp; found price differences, using the same discount codes, as much as $200 over 10 days!!

Ended up going through Costco%26#39;s site %26amp; plugging in another discount code from Alamo%26#39;s site, which resulted in about 18bucks/day for the convertable....of course, you all know what happened after that...

Lisa, they%26#39;ll honor it no problem. In November we got a midsize SUV for $179 including all taxes for 10 days. Didn%26#39;t really need an SUV but it was the cheapest one when I did may last weekly price check before the vacation. Bring your reservation print out for sure just incase.

Have fun.

Car rental rates get wackier closer to the date -- I think b/c they lower the price on cars they have more of. I rent cars often for work ... our limit is supposedly ';midsize'; but often at the last minute (which is when I%26#39;m usually renting) a SUV or even a premium might be cheaper than the mid. I am forever having to explain to the expense account people WHY I rented the ';nicer'; car. (just trying to save you guys money!!!!)

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