CR101: The Pure Basics of Car Rental

May 10th, 2008 No Comments   Posted in Classroom

Note: If you have already Rented cars, you can skip this lesson. This is for those who have never rented a car before   For some of us, it’s hard to fathom that someone needs to have a class on how to rent a car. Honestly, there are literally millions of people who haven’t had to ..... read more

Car Rental 102: Planning – Rental Need Vs. Want

May 9th, 2008 No Comments   Posted in Classroom

There was a time when renting a car on a trip was an automatic “requirement.” With the gas prices we have come to loathe continuing its upward spiral, deciding on whether to rent a car or pay for a cab is becoming more and more muddled. And do we really need a car in some of those ..... read more

CR103: Using discount codes

May 8th, 2008 No Comments   Posted in Classroom

Car rental companies often use promotions and discount codes to drive business. These discounts have created their own subculture on the Internet. Many travel sites openly discuss and share discount codes with other travelers in the hopes of making the travel experience more affordable to ..... read more

CR104: Car Rental Insurance Basics

May 6th, 2008 No Comments   Posted in Classroom

If you had an accident recently and are now looking on the Internet for “what to do”, click this link here. If you had an accident and have already returned the car and are wondering “what’s next?”, click here.   Let’s start with the basics. When you go to the ..... read more

CR104a:Car Rental Insurance Basics Continued

May 5th, 2008 No Comments   Posted in Classroom

If you had an accident recently and are now looking on the Internet for “what to do”, click this link here. If you had an accident and have already returned the car and are wondering “what’s next?”, click here.   If you have completed CR104: Car Rental Insurance ..... read more

Rental Car Accident – I just wrecked my rental, what do I do?

May 4th, 2008 4 Comments   Posted in Classroom

I just wrecked my rental, what do I do? If you had an accident and have already returned the car and are wondering “what’s next?”, click here   If you are on this topic, then something has gone wrong for you.  If not, this is a good topic to read anyway.  It will give you ..... read more

Rental Car Accident Next Day Follow-up – I had an accident and have reported it, now what?

May 3rd, 2008 1 Comment   Posted in Classroom

If you had an accident recently and are now looking on the Internet for “what to do”, click this link here.   Since you have already had an accident and reported the incident to your rental car company, there are a few things that you still need to do, or maybe not. 1. Report ..... read more

Additional Drivers

May 2nd, 2008 No Comments   Posted in Classroom

So you are on your trip, and you want someone else to drive.  WAAAAIT!!!  Okay it may seem like a good idea to just do it anyway, in fact you may get away with it, but when you rent the car, you are almost always the only person authorized to drive the car.  There are a few notable exceptions, ..... read more

Renting Under 25 – Not as Expensive as it seems

May 1st, 2008 1 Comment   Posted in Classroom

So you need to Rent A Car, but you’ve been told that you are not old enough to rent. My friend said you need to be 25 years old. But I really need to rent a car! So what do you do? For the most part the guaranteed rental allowable age nationwide is 25 years old. Car Rental Companies get ..... read more

The Fine art of Upgrade Discounts

May 1st, 2008 No Comments   Posted in Classroom

Car renting is an art, not a skill. People seem to think “yeah I’ve done it before and I can do it again, better.” The truth is that very few car renters truly leverage every trick out there to get the best possible deal. Our goal today is to change that. Take for instance, ..... read more