Earn up to 8k DL Bonus miles with Budget
Sep 3, 2008, 9:30 am
#16
Join Date: Jul 2001
Posts: 1,752
A weekend rental of an intermidate SUV at a nearby airport started at only $32.99, however after the taxes and fees it jumped by almost 50%:
my promised rate
car 32.99
taxes & fees
13.20
airport concession fee 3.67
energy recovery fee 0.47/day 0.47
taxes 2.33
fees 6.73
options
equipment & services 0.00
protections 0.00
total USD 46.19
Although 7500 miles for only $46 is still a great deal those fees still leave a bad taste in my mouth.
my promised rate
car 32.99
taxes & fees
13.20
airport concession fee 3.67
energy recovery fee 0.47/day 0.47
taxes 2.33
fees 6.73
options
equipment & services 0.00
protections 0.00
total USD 46.19
Although 7500 miles for only $46 is still a great deal those fees still leave a bad taste in my mouth.
Sep 3, 2008, 1:27 pm
#17
Join Date: Oct 2005
Location: Atlanta
Programs: Delta; Marriott Silver
Posts: 332
LS
Sep 3, 2008, 1:34 pm
#18
formerly known as Frugal Travel Guy
Join Date: Jul 2001
Location: Greenville, SC
Programs: UA Gold, HH Gold, SPG Gold, Marriott Silver, Hyatt Platinum
Posts: 1,925
Sep 3, 2008, 4:11 pm
#19
Join Date: Sep 2007
Location: Sunny Florida
Posts: 637
Another sure fire way to find out if a location is corporate or franchise, is to click on the rent-more save-more rate tab at the top of the screen on step 2 of 4. If it is a franchise location, you will get the message......
"Sorry, this licensee-owned location doesn't participate in the Rent More, Save More program."
Sure enough, this message is given for the ATL location.
"Sorry, this licensee-owned location doesn't participate in the Rent More, Save More program."
Sure enough, this message is given for the ATL location.
Sep 3, 2008, 4:33 pm
#20
Join Date: Sep 2007
Location: Sunny Florida
Posts: 637
What Car Class Is This?
I need some help for the Budget frequent renter experts. To take advantage of this promo, I booked a full-size pick-up FORD F150 PICKUP LWB car class XW driver's choice for one day $29. This is how it's listed in my confirmation email. However, on the budget car classification page, it says a Ford F150 is an S class, and XW class belongs to a Cadillac STS.
so what do I have? A Ford or a Caddy? An S-class or XW-class?
so what do I have? A Ford or a Caddy? An S-class or XW-class?
Sep 3, 2008, 5:15 pm
#21
Original Poster
Join Date: Feb 2008
Posts: 2,172
I need some help for the Budget frequent renter experts. To take advantage of this promo, I booked a full-size pick-up FORD F150 PICKUP LWB car class XW driver's choice for one day $29. This is how it's listed in my confirmation email. However, on the budget car classification page, it says a Ford F150 is an S class, and XW class belongs to a Cadillac STS.
so what do I have? A Ford or a Caddy? An S-class or XW-class?
so what do I have? A Ford or a Caddy? An S-class or XW-class?
Sep 3, 2008, 7:16 pm
#22
Join Date: Oct 2005
Location: TLV now - formerly LAS
Programs: King of Rental Cars, BA Gold, Virgin Gold, AA MM Gold, A3 Gold, SK Gold, Hotel SuperElite
Posts: 7,357
Wirelessly posted (FlyerTalk.com/wap is fun : BlackBerry8330/4.3.0 Profile/MIDP-2.0 Configuration/CLDC-1.1 VendorID/105)
Ok. Thanks for copying CO, DL! In the CO offer, the t+c include franchisee locations. Dont fret to contact budget or the location (email) to confirm participation.
Ok. Thanks for copying CO, DL! In the CO offer, the t+c include franchisee locations. Dont fret to contact budget or the location (email) to confirm participation.
Sep 3, 2008, 7:25 pm
#23
Join Date: Feb 2006
Location: SFO/SJC
Programs: UA 1K, Hyatt Diamond, Starwood Gold
Posts: 149
Thank you for sharing. I will jump if it is Avis instead of Budget. The bonus miles for Budget rental from the last promotion haven't been posted yet.
Sep 3, 2008, 7:40 pm
#24
Join Date: May 2005
Location: Chihuahua
Programs: SPG Plat, HHonor Diamond, Hyatt PLAT, Marriott PLat, UA 1K, AA EXP, DL PLAT, BMI Gold, Co PLAT
Posts: 1,962
Any max limit on this?
Sep 3, 2008, 7:51 pm
#25
Join Date: Aug 2005
Programs: Delta Gold, Priority Club Gold, Hilton & Marriott Silver
Posts: 292
I'm gun shy on this one as my bonus miles from my 7/11/08 Budget rental (ABE location) for last promo havaen't posted yet either.
Sep 3, 2008, 8:08 pm
#26
FlyerTalk Evangelist
Join Date: Jun 2008
Location: Rural TN (but WAS native)
Programs: National Executive Elite, none of the others matter
Posts: 23,823
I needed a two day rental at BWI 12-14 September anyway - car, tax, and (extra) gas on the SUV will get me up to the same rate as Hertz, but I will end up with 7,500 miles instead of 1.5 WN RR credits. Not bad at all . . .
One thing to note - even if you click on Budget's link, you must enter the coupon that begins " MUAZ" for the car class you are reserving on the page where you enter your name and phone number.
One thing to note - even if you click on Budget's link, you must enter the coupon that begins " MUAZ" for the car class you are reserving on the page where you enter your name and phone number.
Last edited by icurhere2; Sep 3, 2008 at 8:18 pm
Sep 3, 2008, 9:40 pm
#27
Join Date: Oct 2005
Location: TLV now - formerly LAS
Programs: King of Rental Cars, BA Gold, Virgin Gold, AA MM Gold, A3 Gold, SK Gold, Hotel SuperElite
Posts: 7,357
You also can enter the MUAZ coupon code in the BCD field on the front screen if you already have your BCD number as part of your Fastbreak profile.
Sep 4, 2008, 6:27 am
#28
Join Date: Dec 2004
Location: ATL
Programs: DL SkyMiles PM/2MM, AA Plat, IC Diam. Amb., Peninsula regular, amanjunkie
Posts: 5,848
Thanks, LastSurvivor. Guess I'm going to miss out on this one too. Doesn't sound worth the risk for ATL. I might have a sniff around some in-town Atlanta locations, though.
Sep 4, 2008, 7:19 am
#29
FlyerTalk Evangelist
Join Date: Jun 2008
Location: Rural TN (but WAS native)
Programs: National Executive Elite, none of the others matter
Posts: 23,823
Sep 4, 2008, 7:50 am
#30
Join Date: Apr 2008
Location: toronto
Programs: HHonors Gold, SPG Plat, AC SE, UA 1K, IC Plat A
Posts: 104
New promotion- earn up to 8000 skymiles per day
Just found a new promotion that you can earn up to 8000 skymiles per rental day.
here is to link to the promotion:
https://www.budget.com/budgetWeb/htm...afall2008.html
here is to link to the promotion:
https://www.budget.com/budgetWeb/htm...afall2008.html