car rentals at orlando international airport

car rentals at orlando international airport
FEEL LIKE YOU GOT TAKEN for a ride last time you rented a car? Next time, try these tips:

* Compare. Car rental prices vary from city to city by supply and demand more and more (and final) local taxes and fees. Determine the "going rate" by using online travel sites such as Travelocity. Com, Expedia.com and Orbitz.com, compare prices, from a variety of companies.

Cheek * Last-minute rates. Travel in less than a week? Sometimes cat rental sell distressed inventory at deep discounts on sites like Hotwire.com. If you examine the Hotwire price, try your luck and money, even under the Priceline.com. If you can not find a suitable last-minute deal, Rentalcars.com try to provide a list of last-minute offers available to major car rental websites.

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* Add the charges. Since the taxes and fees can be up to 50 percent in some cities, be sure you compare apples to apples when rate quotes online or by phone. Some car rental reservationists websites and online offers only the basic interest rate, easy on the additional taxes or fees until after you are on your credit card number. Others are those fees in their rate quotes. Always ask.

* Decline, decline, decline. If you snagged your high speed, non-counter agents can frighten you in payment for equipment you do not need. Check your credit card or motor vehicle insurance agreement, and you will probably find, if driving a car and fall in sales pitches for products like collision damage waivers. (Red flags should appear when you hear acronyms like "CDW", "LDW" or "PEC". ") Also, it is less expensive to fill the tank before the car, so decline in the money - losing "prepay your gas now, and bring the car back empty" come-ons.

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CHRISTOPHER McGinnis, travel correspondent for CNN Headline News, is the author of The Unofficial Business Travelers' Pocket Guide.

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