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Join Date: Aug 2006
Location: Sydney
Member of: QFF Platinum, Hyatt Diamond,SPG Plat, HHonors Gold
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Adelaide car rentals are CHEAP!
I usually like to think I know quite a few tips and tricks when it comes to travel (that's what everyone tells me anyway), but dad certainly showed me up today.
I booked a rental through Hertz the other day for an upcoming Adelaide/Barossa trip - $46.50/day for a full-size (typically XR6 or SV6) at our corporate rate ($500 excess from memory), with one day free (#1 Gold Club coupon). Total came to ~$160 for 3 days including all taxes and a Neverlost. Dad mentioned he'd just recently done a dummy booking through Hertz ADL and couldn't believe how cheap the cars were. I didn't even try a booking without our corporate CDP as it's always given the best deals in the past. I tried another booking without the CDP and The one free day coupon didn't work with the Fairlane, but I found an AMEX $30 off coupon that did. So instead of 3 days with a full-size/GPS for $160inc, we got 3 days with a Fairlane/GPS for $130inc. (Excess is signficantly higher of course, but I've reserved it using my Earth Platinum which covers up to $5,500 in rental excesses within Australia). Just thought I'd share. Sometimes it pays to try a number of booking methods! Cheers, - Febs. |
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Join Date: Oct 2006
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Re: Adelaide car rentals are CHEAP!
Yes but I often wind up paying an extra $22 or so per day for the full insurance. (If one pays less one can still be up for $3000 or so excess). Does anyone do this differently or have a better idea? Visa card insurance perhaps?
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Re: Adelaide car rentals are CHEAP!
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Join Date: Nov 2004
Location: Brisbane
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Re: Adelaide car rentals are CHEAP!
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ANZ Car Rental Cover If you negotiate for a corporate rate with a 4K excess you can get some good savings from the rental companies to use with this policy. ANZ Gold holders have it included for free (not the FF card). |
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Location: Sydney
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Re: Adelaide car rentals are CHEAP!
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Join Date: Nov 2004
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Re: Adelaide car rentals are CHEAP!
That's good to know, I didn't realise the Earth card covers domestic insurance excess (I thought it was only Intl).
Do you know if thats just on the platnium card or the gold as well? |
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