Other Car Rental Programs/Partners (ie. Alamo, Enterprise, Sixt) - Alamo - 2 rez instead of 1 b/c cheaper rate - will this work?

Hi All! Need help from the experts. I have been trying to reserve a car for 10.7.09 thru 10.11.09 at IAH. If I put those dates in straight the avg cheap rate is ~$300 - the lowest in further reseaching IDs & Coupons is $255.

I found though that booking 10.8 thru 10.11 - assuming because it qualifies as a pure weekend rental - i was about to get $18.95/day....so with all taxes & weekend coupon, it comes to ONLY $77!!!

Now I was trying to find a cheap rate for that single day 10.7 to 10.8...was first only finding in the range of $135...but finally stumbled across a code that gave me around $58/day rate so with taxes comes to $82.

Now clearly $82+$77=$159 is WAY cheaper than $255.

Can I book these as 2 separate reservations...but not have to drive all the way back to the airport after the "first" rez ends on the 8th? ...kind of like when you book back-to-back hotel reservations (whether due to out of pocket payment & points...or even the same scenario with rates) - you normally never have to actually check-out of your hotel room (pack your stuff & leave the room) and then check back in.

Has anyone else ever done this? Pls help!!! Thanks!

I have always had to drive back to the airport, close out the first contract, and open the second. Have always been able to keep the same car as long as I booked the same type for both reservations.

(Though I have only tried this going from a one-way to a local... not sure if Alamo will combine two local reservations.)

Hi All! Need help from the experts. I have been trying to reserve a car for 10.7.09 thru 10.11.09 at IAH. If I put those dates in straight the avg cheap rate is ~$300 - the lowest in further reseaching IDs & Coupons is $255.

I found though that booking 10.8 thru 10.11 - assuming because it qualifies as a pure weekend rental - i was about to get $18.95/day....so with all taxes & weekend coupon, it comes to ONLY $77!!!

Now I was trying to find a cheap rate for that single day 10.7 to 10.8...was first only finding in the range of $135...but finally stumbled across a code that gave me around $58/day rate so with taxes comes to $82.

Now clearly $82+$77=$159 is WAY cheaper than $255.

Can I book these as 2 separate reservations...but not have to drive all the way back to the airport after the "first" rez ends on the 8th? ...kind of like when you book back-to-back hotel reservations (whether due to out of pocket payment & points...or even the same scenario with rates) - you normally never have to actually check-out of your hotel room (pack your stuff & leave the room) and then check back in.

Has anyone else ever done this? Pls help!!! Thanks!


Sorry there is no way to combine it. It will have to be done as 2 seperate transactions for the rates to kick in, which means going back closing the first rental and doing a second one. You can stay in the same car if you want but you will need to go into the original renting location.