Many travelers worry about increasing travel industry consolidation. Headlines trumpet airlines merging, but less heralded is the emerging corporate mix in the rental car sphere.
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Avis
Hertz offer rejected, Delta objects to new passenger rule, Virgin Atlantic’s global ad campaign
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Dollar Thrifty deal could boost rental car prices, Plaza to lay off 400 workers, FAA’s proposed flight duty time rules
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Rental car rental prices appear to be going through the roof. Especially for short-term rentals. Ironically, while most travelers are complaining about airfare and fees, rental car prices are taking off.
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Last week we wrote about the Hertz bid for Dollar/Thrifty Rent a Car. This week Dollar/Thrifty are examining another bid for their company from Avis who apparently had been dragging their feet on a deal, until the Hertz loomed on the financial horizon.
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These days, unless you want to pay big bucks, there are very few flexible airfares. And hotels are routinely moving their cancellation deadlines to 24 or 48 hours in advance to avoid billing.
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When Drew Tipton tried to add a few more days to his Avis rental, he expected to pay the daily rate. But wait, what’s this on the bill? A $10 rental extension fee?
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When it comes to fees, never underestimate the car rental industry’s creativity. If you do, you might miss the six percent fee that Avis slipped on Monica Huchro’s bill last week.
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