How to find a cheap rental car?
6 Ways To Pay Less For a Rental Car
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Supply and demand are at it again. This time it's the car rental market, and rates this travel season are sky high. CBS Money Watch comes to your rescue with six tips for finding cheaper car rental rates.
"If your summer vacation plans involve airports instead of a road trip, you'll need to rent a car. Watch out! Rates are at historic highs because tight credit has led to smaller rental company fleets and fewer available cars. Worse, rental car companies are notorious for their costly, surprise add-on fees. So you'll want to save on a rental car by exploiting every possible discount. Here are six ways:1. Join a car rental loyalty club. A membership club like Hertz # 1 Gold or National's Emerald Club can get you price discounts and free rental days. You may get additional discounts if one of your credit cards has a partnership with the car rental company..."
