Sixt across state lines
May 22, 2019 | 2:03 pm
#31
Join Date: Jun 2010
Location: Richmond VA
Posts: 12
That would be me, yes. :P I have an older regular car, and renting a car for the occasional road trips is a lot cheaper than a new car payment.
May 22, 2019 | 3:29 pm
#32
Join Date: May 2019
Programs: AmericanAirlines
Posts: 2
Lesson learned. Never book through them if I plan to leave the territory they have set. I would rather lose to their scammy butts (cancellation fee) than have to pay them an additional $1000. in mileage fees. They just shouldn't be able to get away with this crap though.
May 29, 2019 | 2:10 pm
#33
Join Date: Jul 2001
Posts: 2,925
Thank you so much for this information. How is this even legal? How can they provide a territory region that is "safe to travel across state lines" and turn around and charge for mileage that crossed through states within their listed territory?
If it werent legal, they would not be allowed to do so.
Not only did they not display the terms and conditions before I confirmed and paid for my reservation, they emailed it to me after. Now they are saying that the Terms and Conditions are posted for anyone to review prior to booking which is a copout because no one goes researching a website beforehand.
Actually, many people planning travel do research multiple websites beforehand.
What should I do?
Next time, read the T&Cs for any airline, hotel or car rental agency before you complete your reservation, especially if youre using a discount. Discounts on airline fares, hotel rooms and car rentals usually have additional restrictions.
As you say, Lesson learned. Additional restrictions on discounted prices are not just limited to Sixt.
If it werent legal, they would not be allowed to do so.
Not only did they not display the terms and conditions before I confirmed and paid for my reservation, they emailed it to me after. Now they are saying that the Terms and Conditions are posted for anyone to review prior to booking which is a copout because no one goes researching a website beforehand.
Actually, many people planning travel do research multiple websites beforehand.
What should I do?
Next time, read the T&Cs for any airline, hotel or car rental agency before you complete your reservation, especially if youre using a discount. Discounts on airline fares, hotel rooms and car rentals usually have additional restrictions.
As you say, Lesson learned. Additional restrictions on discounted prices are not just limited to Sixt.