speedyf
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I was digging around for a good deal on a rental car and found this:
https://www.alamo.com/index.do?action=/hotDealsTemplate&msg=alamoQS-10day-weekend-email
$10 per day from Thurs thru Monday for a compact...$14 for Midsize....$18 for Full Size...$20 for Premium. The dates are from 1/6 to 2/8/10...but, I've heard that they sometimes extend these dates as the deadline comes to the end. Also..you must keep the car through a Saturday night...so, no renting on Thurs return on Fri type of thing.
We are flying into Tampa for a quick trip from 1/14 to 1/18 (MLK weekend) and I was able to get a mid-size for $14 per day for the 4 days....a total of $76 after taxes, etc for 4 days. I've already tried to stack coupons (free upgrades, $ off, % off) with this deal, and they don't seem to work...but, the deal is a good one anyway.
In the past, we have flown into Tampa (because it was much cheaper than Orlando on Southwest). We usually arrive on a Saturday and rent a car for just the one night from Tampa and returning it the next day at the Dolphin hotel on property at WDW. We usually return on a Saturday as well after a week long stay and do the same thing on the return trip (rent from Dolphin / return to Tampa airport). This deal would be great for someone in that situation.
I am still planning on trying to Priceline a rental for an even cheaper price, but it's going to be tough to beat a mid-size at $14 per day.
The only problem with National/Alamo is that at the Tampa airport, they are located offsite....so, you have to take a shuttle from the airport to their lot. That's sometimes is a pain because you have to load and unload luggage from the shuttle.
Speed
https://www.alamo.com/index.do?action=/hotDealsTemplate&msg=alamoQS-10day-weekend-email
$10 per day from Thurs thru Monday for a compact...$14 for Midsize....$18 for Full Size...$20 for Premium. The dates are from 1/6 to 2/8/10...but, I've heard that they sometimes extend these dates as the deadline comes to the end. Also..you must keep the car through a Saturday night...so, no renting on Thurs return on Fri type of thing.
We are flying into Tampa for a quick trip from 1/14 to 1/18 (MLK weekend) and I was able to get a mid-size for $14 per day for the 4 days....a total of $76 after taxes, etc for 4 days. I've already tried to stack coupons (free upgrades, $ off, % off) with this deal, and they don't seem to work...but, the deal is a good one anyway.
In the past, we have flown into Tampa (because it was much cheaper than Orlando on Southwest). We usually arrive on a Saturday and rent a car for just the one night from Tampa and returning it the next day at the Dolphin hotel on property at WDW. We usually return on a Saturday as well after a week long stay and do the same thing on the return trip (rent from Dolphin / return to Tampa airport). This deal would be great for someone in that situation.
I am still planning on trying to Priceline a rental for an even cheaper price, but it's going to be tough to beat a mid-size at $14 per day.
The only problem with National/Alamo is that at the Tampa airport, they are located offsite....so, you have to take a shuttle from the airport to their lot. That's sometimes is a pain because you have to load and unload luggage from the shuttle.
Speed
