National/ Alamo FAQs and Questions
Jan 31, 22, 7:58 am
#1351
Join Date: Nov 2021
Programs: Emerald Club; Hertz; United; AA; TAP
Posts: 4
If I reserve my car through a 3rd party site like rentcars.com or rentalcars.com and choose a car from National am I still going to be able to use the perks of my EE status? Will the days still count as credits for my free rent?
Jan 31, 22, 12:03 pm
#1352
Moderator: National Car
Join Date: Sep 2011
Location: SE MI
Programs: Delta PM, National EE, Hertz PC, Hilton DM
Posts: 2,146
YMMV. Depends on the station. Some will let you utilize EA/ES but technically they aren't supposed to. In all likelihood you won't be earning free days either, though it does happen sometimes that the credits post (again, very rare).
Jan 31, 22, 4:19 pm
#1353
Company Representative - AutoSlash and HotelSlash
Join Date: Jun 2006
Location: autoslash.com | hotelslash.com
Posts: 5,559
PSA: Regardless of where you book, we always recommend tracking your reservation with us for lower rates. You can restrict the tracking to only National if you wish. Rates change all the time (sometimes only briefly), so if you're not repricing your rental at least daily, you're probably leaving money on the table.
Feb 14, 22, 7:01 am
#1354
Join Date: Feb 2017
Location: IAH
Programs: UA 1K, AA Plat Pro, Hyatt Globalist
Posts: 54
Anyone having issues with the app/website showing their rentals correctly? At some point last week I lost all count of my rentals and rentals days for this year. I returned a car 2/13 and that posted but none of my previous rentals for the year are currently showing. Not sure if this an account issue on my end or others are seeing this as well.
Feb 14, 22, 2:35 pm
#1355
Join Date: Feb 2022
Posts: 3
Alamo question
Hello everyone
I have an upcoming Alamo reservation at Mco in march for a premium suv (suburban or equal) but looking now those vehicles are not available to rent at all and Ive checked into April and May as well. Should I be looking at booking with another company as this is the vehicle size we need or am I over thinking this and Alamo will fulfill my reservation
I have an upcoming Alamo reservation at Mco in march for a premium suv (suburban or equal) but looking now those vehicles are not available to rent at all and Ive checked into April and May as well. Should I be looking at booking with another company as this is the vehicle size we need or am I over thinking this and Alamo will fulfill my reservation
Feb 14, 22, 8:52 pm
#1356
Join Date: Jun 2014
Location: SAV/HHH
Posts: 259
Hello everyone
I have an upcoming Alamo reservation at Mco in march for a premium suv (suburban or equal) but looking now those vehicles are not available to rent at all and Ive checked into April and May as well. Should I be looking at booking with another company as this is the vehicle size we need or am I over thinking this and Alamo will fulfill my reservation
I have an upcoming Alamo reservation at Mco in march for a premium suv (suburban or equal) but looking now those vehicles are not available to rent at all and Ive checked into April and May as well. Should I be looking at booking with another company as this is the vehicle size we need or am I over thinking this and Alamo will fulfill my reservation
Feb 14, 22, 8:52 pm
#1357
Join Date: Jun 2014
Location: SAV/HHH
Posts: 259
Anyone having issues with the app/website showing their rentals correctly? At some point last week I lost all count of my rentals and rentals days for this year. I returned a car 2/13 and that posted but none of my previous rentals for the year are currently showing. Not sure if this an account issue on my end or others are seeing this as well.
Feb 18, 22, 9:08 am
#1359
Join Date: Nov 2007
Location: OSH/ATW
Programs: Mileage Plus GM, Marriott Rewards Platinum, Hertz
Posts: 254
I have a rsvp for PWN in August for a premium suv (suburban or equal). I'm trying to see what other cards they have at this class... what are the "equal" cars?
Feb 18, 22, 10:16 pm
#1361
FlyerTalk Evangelist
Join Date: Mar 2004
Location: SGF
Programs: AS, AA, UA, AGR (former 75K, GLD, 1K, and S+), now an Elite Peon
Posts: 23,106
Unfortunately, the thread is quite dated and the National forum doesn't have a better-organized "vehicle classification" thread like the Hertz and Avis forums do, but it can help give you a guideline. (For that matter, reading through the Hertz and Avis threads I just linked can help, too, since the Big 3 rental car companies all tend to classify their vehicles similarly.)
Feb 20, 22, 8:55 pm
#1362
Join Date: Feb 2022
Location: AUS
Posts: 5
Removed. Answered my own question. Why do I need to go to counter for my emerald reservations at Aisle locations? Answer: I selected SXM radio and my contract ID doesn't allow that. I cancelled old reservations with SXM and made new ones without SXM, no counter, go to aisle or emerald reserve.
Last edited by wraley; Feb 20, 22 at 9:28 pm Reason: Answered own question
Feb 23, 22, 6:13 pm
#1363
Join Date: Jan 2022
Posts: 40
Double booking
I need an 8p.
I have an Alamo 8p Minivan reserved at YYZ.
It's quite pricy but cheapest 8p I can find.
Is it proper to make a National EE reservation with the hope that they'll have an 8p available and use the Alamo as backup?
what's the best way to go about it
I have an Alamo 8p Minivan reserved at YYZ.
It's quite pricy but cheapest 8p I can find.
Is it proper to make a National EE reservation with the hope that they'll have an 8p available and use the Alamo as backup?
what's the best way to go about it
Feb 24, 22, 2:59 pm
#1364
Moderator: National Car
Join Date: Sep 2011
Location: SE MI
Programs: Delta PM, National EE, Hertz PC, Hilton DM
Posts: 2,146
They aren't going to guarantee you 8 passengers. Almost all of the the Pacificas in the fleet (comprising most of the MVAR class) have captain's chairs and not a middle bench.
Feb 24, 22, 3:03 pm
#1365
Company Representative - AutoSlash and HotelSlash
Join Date: Jun 2006
Location: autoslash.com | hotelslash.com
Posts: 5,559
We believe the OP is referring to the SVAR class for which the example make/model is a Toyota Sienna. While this vehicle class is not very common, it does exist in sporadic places around the National (and Alamo/Enterprise) fleet.
