Originally Posted by
ajnaro
You probably don't need to go through all the trouble. Depending on what company you reserve with, you can submit the reservation to autoslash.com for tracking. In a way, its like using expertflyer.com to constantly check for airline class availability.
I don't understand. Here's what autoslassh says:
After you book, we analyze your rental and figure out which ones lower your rate the most. Then we automatically apply those discounts and re-book you at the lowest rate.
I don't want to be rebooked "at the lowest rate" that
they pick. I only want to rebooked at the lowest rate that (a) is for a car class that I want (in many cases, there's an SUV that's lower, but I don't want that), and (b) that works with the bonus miles/points coupon I'm using (in the current case,
7500 bonus AA miles for a 7-day rental), and (c) is an Avis Preferred reservation made with my Avis Wizard number.
Is autoslash able to support all that (I specify the coupon, not them, I specify that the AWD has to work with the coupon, and I specify which car classes I'm ok with)?
(I just tried a car search at autoslash, I specified Avis and it only showed PayLess, though I know Avis has cars at that location. I tried selecting "cars only, no SUVs", but there is no such selection.)
And does autostlash even work with Avis.com (since I'm always either Avis Preferred or Avis First, I need to be logged with my Wizard number for
all my reservations)? It only lists Expedia, Orbitz, and Travelocity.
It seems quite different than expertflyer to me. Expertflyer I can specify that I only want this airline, this class, etc. And it shows me the results I want even if I didn't pick the best deal. And it certainly doesn't book/rebook me, it just tell me the new option that came up. I don't see any such ability at autoslash; it seem
way too automatic (for someone concerned with stuff beyond just lowest price).