Upgrade strategy help - Book cheapest or book G
Sep 28, 2015, 1:42 pm
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Upgrade strategy help - Book cheapest or book G
Is it a better strategy to book the cheapest car any class and be willing to pay more $/day to upgrade? Or is it better to book a G (Premium) for example, but be willing to pay less to upgrade?
I rented a car last year from the location for ~2 days $100 total booked as G and they upgraded to an Infiniti for an agreed $20/day (that ended up being $0/day because they said the system wouldn't let them add $ to the rate code I used
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Details:
- no status at any rental company
- 2 week rental for vacation with 1 other family member, rent from CLT, planning a Budget rental
- Not sure which car I want, the Infiniti was good last time. Suggestions on particular cars to ask for? Planning to drive along the whole Blue Ridge Pkwy and then a few days in DC. The AWD is useful, not sure otherwise which vehicle I'd most prefer.
- I can book a compact/standard for ~$400-$450 or G for $650. This price difference works out to about $10/day+fees. So I'd probably be willing to offer them ~$15/day max with the G reservation or ~$25/day with the cheaper car.
Additional question: Does the longer rental term (14 days) in general make an upgrade offer more or less likely?
I rented a car last year from the location for ~2 days $100 total booked as G and they upgraded to an Infiniti for an agreed $20/day (that ended up being $0/day because they said the system wouldn't let them add $ to the rate code I used
)Details:
- no status at any rental company
- 2 week rental for vacation with 1 other family member, rent from CLT, planning a Budget rental
- Not sure which car I want, the Infiniti was good last time. Suggestions on particular cars to ask for? Planning to drive along the whole Blue Ridge Pkwy and then a few days in DC. The AWD is useful, not sure otherwise which vehicle I'd most prefer.
- I can book a compact/standard for ~$400-$450 or G for $650. This price difference works out to about $10/day+fees. So I'd probably be willing to offer them ~$15/day max with the G reservation or ~$25/day with the cheaper car.
Additional question: Does the longer rental term (14 days) in general make an upgrade offer more or less likely?
