Corporate code price increases?
Jul 18, 2022, 4:04 pm
#1
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Corporate code price increases?
Did corporate codes generally get renegotiated as of 7/1? I noticed the one I'm authorized for went up from $30 to $95/day, and my baseline rate with no code is $60. A few other well-known codes on the Internet seem to have gone up as well; wondering if this is a glitch, a contract, or something else.
Jul 18, 2022, 4:11 pm
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Contracts generally get re-negotiated annually but it's on a rolling basis based on their inception/expiration date. They have all been going up--some quite substantially. It's probably just a coincidence that the ones you looked at all went up around the same time.
Jul 18, 2022, 4:42 pm
#3
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Surely this will create a spiral. Company X had $35/day rates before the pandemic. Lots of travel. Cars were plentiful. Now with a car shortage and fewer business travelers, company X gets offered a $95/day contract. Now company X will probably discourage car rentals and encourage employees to look for cheaper alternatives. The following renegotiation shows fewer customers and thus an offering of higher prices.
Jul 19, 2022, 6:32 pm
#4
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My corporate code for a rental I was looking at in September was $130 a day. Avis was $50. I love National but $80 a day is more than I can justify. I emailed National and their response was summer rentals are high (I didn't bother to respond back)
Jul 28, 2022, 9:34 pm
#7
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I was looking at option in the northeast and noted that my corporate rates increased at EWR and JFK quite substantially. PHL remained the same so guess where I will be flying into. Also did a random sampling of other destinations nationwide and did not see a change apart from the NY area airports.
Aug 2, 2022, 12:27 pm
#8
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I noticed this recently on my rate as well. Went to our internal travel website and noticed they had changed to a new code (only off by 1 digit vs. the old one) and my usual rates are back. Not sure what that accomplished, but whatevs...
Aug 4, 2022, 6:25 am
#9
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Shockingly, rates using my corporate code still haven't gone up. Generally in the $40-50/day range at most airports which is a steal these days.
If only I could use this code for personal rentals, I'd be set! (Unfortunately, our travel department is VERY strict on this - I've asked)
If only I could use this code for personal rentals, I'd be set! (Unfortunately, our travel department is VERY strict on this - I've asked)
Aug 4, 2022, 9:09 am
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Aug 4, 2022, 10:02 am
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Agreed. Our corporate code includes LDW which is the reason we can't use it for personal rentals according to our travel manager, but we have several thousand employees and a great contract with National/Enterprise (we are required to use them unless sold out) so I'm surprised they don't have an alternate contract ID for leisure travel.
Aug 5, 2022, 8:53 am
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Agreed. Our corporate code includes LDW which is the reason we can't use it for personal rentals according to our travel manager, but we have several thousand employees and a great contract with National/Enterprise (we are required to use them unless sold out) so I'm surprised they don't have an alternate contract ID for leisure travel.