November 2018 Car Rental Watch

[Dis5150]

Just booked a minivan this evening for 11/10-11/17, through Alamo. Insider Membership + Costco Contract ID + Coupon Code (the one above from Mandi) = $451.19 total. Hoping for something better and I need to check some other rental companies -- as well as price out rentals with my husband's USAA discount code -- but we found our best price two years ago through Alamo (using Insider + Costco + a coupon code).

I know you posted this a while back but we are going the same dates and have booked a minvan thru Alamo with those same codes and I rebooked yesterday at $380.14

 

[dawz1026]

ugh I have only Hertz,Budget and Avis here..

 

[joules12]

I know you posted this a while back but we are going the same dates and have booked a minvan thru Alamo with those same codes and I rebooked yesterday at $380.14

Thanks for the heads-up, @Dis5150! Unfortunately, I didn't see your post until today (I thought I had my watched threads set to email me anytime there's a response...need to go check on that). In any case... Is $380.14 your total with taxes, fees, etc? If so, that's fantastic! I just rebooked, but it's only a $5 savings over my February booking . The base price for today's booking was $382.02; $434.22 total with taxes/fees

[I had already rebooked later the same night as my initial booking, in order to use the AD2823JAZ $25-off coupon instead, which brought total price down to $439.47 ($387.52 base) instead of $451.19 ($387.52 base)]

 

[Dis5150]

Thanks for the heads-up, @Dis5150! Unfortunately, I didn't see your post until today (I thought I had my watched threads set to email me anytime there's a response...need to go check on that). In any case... Is $380.14 your total with taxes, fees, etc? If so, that's fantastic! I just rebooked, but it's only a $5 savings over my February booking . The base price for today's booking was $382.02; $434.22 total with taxes/fees

[I had already rebooked later the same night as my initial booking, in order to use the AD2823JAZ $25-off coupon instead, which brought total price down to $439.47 ($387.52 base) instead of $451.19 ($387.52 base)]

Yes that is my total with all fees. Hopefully the prices will come down again. I am hoping they come down even further as we get closer!

 

[Donnask8pro]

My price hasn't budged. Aughhhh. Just checked and it went up A LOT!

 

[Dis5150]

Yeah, mine has gone way up too.

 

[LuvMyEAR]

For those who book through Costco, keep clearing the cookies from your devices, and check every couple days. I always book as soon as I see a price I can live with, then cancel and rebook with every price drop. The price drops have saved us a considerable amount every year.

 

[Ed J]

383 full size through Costco. I think I can do better.

 

[Kidanifan08]

We booked an Alamo standard through Costco at the beginning of March for 11/20-11/25 for $252. Haven't checked back to see if it has changed.

 

[Donnask8pro]

Prices still climbing

 

[meagarunt22]

Which rental companies are on airport property? When renting my 1st car ever I unknowingly booked one that needed a shuttle and it took a long time to get the car. That was in D.C., so have any of you taken a shuttle to rental cars and found that it was a short amount of time added?

 

[Keacc]

Which rental companies are on airport property? When renting my 1st car ever I unknowingly booked one that needed a shuttle and it took a long time to get the car. That was in D.C., so have any of you taken a shuttle to rental cars and found that it was a short amount of time added?

Advantage, Alamo, Dollar, Budget, Hertz, National, Payless, Avis, Enterprise and Thrifty are all in terminal.

 

[♥ Mandi ♥]

Our 15 day standard with Alamo is climbing through the roof.
We booked at $501.62 - or a base rate of $210.53/week.
Anyone have or see a lower base rate?
This might be the best we end up doing.

 

[Gentry2004]

Joining this thread! I am holding two reservations with Costco/Alamo and I'm not happy with either of them. $273 for an Intermediate and $360 for a Standard. 11/3-11/10.
We usually travel the week before Easter and I've never paid anywhere near these prices. Nuts!

 

[staceywj]

Joining this thread! I am holding two reservations with Costco/Alamo and I'm not happy with either of them. $273 for an Intermediate and $360 for a Standard. 11/3-11/10.
We usually travel the week before Easter and I've never paid anywhere near these prices. Nuts!

I think this was the highest I have ever seen it and we have been going at least once a year for the last 13 years! We are also going July 31 and the rates have increased since we booked in may. In the past I have seem them go down the closer we get to the trip.

 

[Dis5150]

I am still holding a reservation for $374 for a minivan for the week of Nov 10-17 and it has only gone up since. We may have a change in plans anyway with our DD's driving from NC to Florida in a rental minivan. If so we will just give them the $$ and they can pick us up and drive us around for once.

 

[siouxi31]

I had a booking for an Intermediate car with National from 11/3 through 11/8 for $303.68 through Undercover Tourist. Today, I cancelled that since a better rate came through AutoSlash for the same dates, with National at $205.85. Not outrageous deals but I'll keep checking until the trip comes up.

 

[DVCismyhappyplace]

Joining this thread! I am holding two reservations with Costco/Alamo and I'm not happy with either of them. $273 for an Intermediate and $360 for a Standard. 11/3-11/10.
We usually travel the week before Easter and I've never paid anywhere near these prices. Nuts!

Same deal here - I have an intermediate booked with Alamo thru Costco for 11/4-11/12 and am at $278 right now. I keep checking for a price drop.

 

[klo1335]

I just registered for Autoslash to see what they come up with. We have a program through work that offers discounts and I was able to book a standard for $289 for the week of Thanksgiving through Alamo. I would like something bigger so I will keep looking. Alamo does seem to be the cheapest. Or is another one cheaper?

 

[sommergirl25]

I signed up for autoslash and found a minivan for the Friday after Thanksgiving. A week rental was $303 with Alamo. To me that sounds good but signed up for the price tracker after booking. Now I am just wondering if I will be able to skip the counter. Lots of posts say that you can’t but they gave me my Alamo confirmation so I pulled up my reservation online and it looks like I can check in online.