National/ Alamo FAQs and Questions
#901
Join Date: Aug 2015
Location: Houston, TX/Australia
Programs: AA EXP/Exec Citi, NZ* G, Nat EE, Avis PP, HH Gold
Posts: 649
What does it show you when you use Modify your Reservation?
If you search outright for another reservation, LCAR won't be available because you likely have the last available one already committed on your current reservation.
If you search outright for another reservation, LCAR won't be available because you likely have the last available one already committed on your current reservation.
#902
FlyerTalk Evangelist
Join Date: Oct 2011
Location: ATL
Programs: DL Scattered Smothered Covered Medallion, Some hotel & car stuff, Kroger Plus Card
Posts: 10,745
Also, the field on the new website where you'd select your Free Days isn't present when you do the search via Modify Reservation, so I don't have the ability to add the Free Day.
I called in, sat on hold for 30 mins, and got an agent who put me on hold again, then said they were sold out, then said I couldn't use my Free Days for a LCAR, then...I thanked them for their time and hung up before they screwed up my existing reservation.
At this point I'll just pay for the day and use my free day elsewhere. After bouncing between Exec/EE for a few years, I feel like National's service level and even fleet (at least what they put on EA/ES) have gone downhill lately. Luckily, my travel should be slowing down in 2017, so I've taken status matches to Hertz PC and Sixt Plat and will go free agent from here forward...
#903
Join Date: Jan 2000
Posts: 369
Enterprise
Traveling to a smaller airport where Enterprise is showing substantially lower rates than National. What is the downside from renting from Ent rather than Nat? I realize I don't get to choose my car, but I'm hoping that the counter would work with me within reason.
I think they have a combined counter at the station I'm thinking of.
Thanks
I think they have a combined counter at the station I'm thinking of.
Thanks
#904
Join Date: Dec 2011
Posts: 246
You might get a higher mileage car.
Traveling to a smaller airport where Enterprise is showing substantially lower rates than National. What is the downside from renting from Ent rather than Nat? I realize I don't get to choose my car, but I'm hoping that the counter would work with me within reason.
I think they have a combined counter at the station I'm thinking of.
Thanks
I think they have a combined counter at the station I'm thinking of.
Thanks
#907
Company Representative - AutoSlash and HotelSlash
Join Date: Jun 2006
Location: autoslash.com | hotelslash.com
Posts: 5,657
I would suggest checking out this thread:
http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/natio...hise-list.html
Alamo and National are owned by the same company, and they typically share a fleet, so the cars will be very similar between the two brands. That said, you may find that the cars assigned to the National half of the lot are a little on the nicer/newer/more upmarket end of things than the ones assigned to the Alamo side, but it varies.
http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/natio...hise-list.html
Alamo and National are owned by the same company, and they typically share a fleet, so the cars will be very similar between the two brands. That said, you may find that the cars assigned to the National half of the lot are a little on the nicer/newer/more upmarket end of things than the ones assigned to the Alamo side, but it varies.
#908
Join Date: Mar 2005
Location: YVR
Programs: AC SE, HH Gold, Marriott Titanium, National EE, Sixt Platinum, Hertz PC, AVIS PC
Posts: 1,908
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Ron.
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Ron.
Ron.
#909
Join Date: Feb 2005
Location: So Cal
Programs: UA Gold/0.744MM, WN AL, Hyatt Diamond, MR Scum, Hertz PC, National Exec, Avis PC
Posts: 5,560
Anyone else seeing something funky with the website and trying to use a coupon or a free day? If I try to make a reservation without either one, I see a midsize to get Aisle access. As soon as add either a 12F coupon or a free day, midsize completely disappears as an option....
#910
Join Date: Feb 2005
Location: So Cal
Programs: UA Gold/0.744MM, WN AL, Hyatt Diamond, MR Scum, Hertz PC, National Exec, Avis PC
Posts: 5,560
Anyone else seeing something funky with the website and trying to use a coupon or a free day? If I try to make a reservation without either one, I see a midsize to get Aisle access. As soon as add either a 12F coupon or a free day, midsize completely disappears as an option....
#911
Join Date: Jan 2015
Location: Toronto
Programs: National EE
Posts: 174
Anyone else seeing something funky with the website and trying to use a coupon or a free day? If I try to make a reservation without either one, I see a midsize to get Aisle access. As soon as add either a 12F coupon or a free day, midsize completely disappears as an option....
Edit: I tried it again without entering my EE credentials and it shows the mid-size rate. I guess the solution is to make a reservation with a coupon and EE contract ID but without EE credentials , and add them when collecting/dropping off the car.
Never had these problems with the legacy website.
Last edited by matrixca7; Mar 5, 2016 at 10:06 am
#915
Join Date: Jan 2015
Location: Toronto
Programs: National EE
Posts: 174