return of rental: airport versus off-airport
Jan 4, 2009, 4:51 am
#16
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For longish rentals with luggage etc. a trick is to do a 1-day rental from the airport to an HLE and then book the remaining time as a separate reservation with pick-up from that HLE (at the lowest rates).
All you do is drop by the HLE to "return" the car and check in for your new reservation (oh--surprise--it's the same car!
) at the lower rates.
All you do is drop by the HLE to "return" the car and check in for your new reservation (oh--surprise--it's the same car!
) at the lower rates.
Jan 4, 2009, 10:48 pm
#17
Join Date: Oct 2005
Location: TLV now - formerly LAS
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1 - Simply Wheelz
2 - HLE
3 - Airport
4 - Off strip hotel HLE
5 - Strip hotel HLE
This order switches 14 or so days out when loads are low:
1 or 2 - Simply Wheelz
1 or 2 - Hertz Airport
3 HLE
4 - Off strip hotel HLE
5 - Strip hotel HLE
If loads are high, HLEs will be lowest followed by Simply Wheelz and then some spattering of the hotels / airport.
Jan 8, 2009, 10:53 am
#18
Join Date: Oct 2008
Location: YYJ
Programs: Aeroplan, Priority Club, National Exec Elite, Hertz #1 Gold, Avis First, Thrifty Bluechip
Posts: 1,924
Hertz at SFO appears to add a $17 transportation fee for rentals that I pick up at SFO. If I pick up at a HLE and return to SFO, they don't charge that fee.
I've been wondering if I can talk them into not charging that fee since I don't use airport transportation (train) to get to the airport rental location (I live in the Bay Area and have someone drop me off). I know I had this argument with another rental company a few years ago when the fee was around $10 and a manager agreed to waive it.
I've been wondering if I can talk them into not charging that fee since I don't use airport transportation (train) to get to the airport rental location (I live in the Bay Area and have someone drop me off). I know I had this argument with another rental company a few years ago when the fee was around $10 and a manager agreed to waive it.