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Auto Enthusiast
If you can find availability on the website and in your schedule, the most valuable use of free days is on long distance expensive one-ways, with a nice car chosen from an Aisle facility. 7 regular free days can be redeemed together at a max, which may require splitting the trip into multiple one-ways. If so, try to exchange cars along the way at another Aisle facility. Another smart choice is breaking up the trip with a few days of no car if you're visiting a city, such as a cross country drive from Boston to Seattle and several days in Chicago. You can return to downtown Chicago, and then when it's time to resume your trip, take the train and choose your second leg car from O'Hare. To return to downtown Seattle eventually, for instance.
I had no idea that the free days are valid for one-way drop-offs. That would perfectly fit my situation. edit: how do you know if it's an aisle facility? does it say when booking? I've never rented a car from National before. I have Elite Executive.. I guess it's some free thing I signed up for some years ago. I got all my Emerald free days by renting from Enterprise. thanks i'm curious what would cause dates on the calendar to be unavailable.. do they have blackout dates or would it only be because all cars are rented out?
sorry one more edit.. I wonder if one-ways work internationally here? Could I rent a car in the U.S and return it to a National branch in Canada or Mexico?