Just booked a quick April trip to do some F&G photography. No overnight stay on Saturday so no National coupon. Best rate I got for 4/19 - 4/21 was through my National Emerald corporate rate for $139.80 (Emerald Aisle)
Hi All - planning a trip to Orlando on April 1st and I'm totally overwhelmed by the codes. I see the costco code being talked about here and then other codes with it, but I don't understand. What code goes where? I see coupon code, product code and contract ID - where does the costco code go?
I'm looking for an SUV or minivan (whichever is cheaper) for a week - 1st to 7th of April and the cheapest I can find so far (without being able to make those Alamo codes work) is 513. I need to pickup and drop off at the airport. I'd appreciate any advice people have!
You're late in the game, but as they say, better late than never. You'll need to spend some time and plug in every code imaginable to get the best deal. Do not prepay and lock yourself into a rate. Then, the day before your trip, go on priceline.com and name your own price, and low-bid the type of car you want (start off with $5/day, which will likely get rejected, but it might not, and you can keep re-bidding). I've had good results doing that.Thanks! Am I too late folks? I've tried all these codes and find nothing low. This late in the game, should I accept 500 dollars for a week (minivan) or are there last minute deals to be had most of the time? What is your process? Do you just check here everyday and enter whatever codes you find?
And as quickly as I booked it, I cancelled it! I just found a better deal on alamo with the costco code and the 30 visa coupon in the 1st post. I also played around with my times (our flight gets in at 12:15 am) and we were toying with staying at the hyatt and picking up the car in the morning. But, it will save us 60 off the car rental to pick up at 12:30 and the other airport hotels are MUCH cheaper. Total now is 302.
I am a AAA member and am have booked with Alamo, though I am trying to make it cheaper. What is the AAA discount code? Or where do I get it? Thank you everyone!
Never mind..workedHey I figured I would offer some help as I currently work for National and Alamo and have worked for Enterprise in the past.
As far as the Contract ID's from other places (IE Costco, Ohio State etc). 9/10 times no one will ask you for an ID or proof but like someone said earlier, some branches will ask for an ID to show them. It really depends on the employee or the branch because they are supposed to do that every time but some airports deal with thousands of reservations in a single day and don't ask because they want to move through the reservation to get to the next person. Also I don't promote anyone using a discount for an employer they don't work for but if they do and something happens to that car, they might call that company and verify employment and if it's business use or not. I know my region does.
Try a discount with your employer or even their parent company. For example, you work for Duracell and there isn't a discount code but you try their parent company, P&G and you might have luck finding something. Even if it's a business discount, most of them will allow you to use it for personal use as well, they just won't cover damages on personal rentals. I can also look up if there is a discount for your company or organization with National or Alamo, just PM me.
Costco and BJ's are also good because they offer coupons for upgrades, free additional drivers, or $$ off.
Also most companies have loyalty programs that are free to sign up for and offer 5-10% discounts right away as well as loyalty points towards free rentals etc. Emerald Club is my personal favorite but that's me.
Enterprise went down significantly yesterday for Easter week - I know they're connected to National but they don't have the same "pick your own car" thing like the Emerald Aisle, right?
Just for my own information, are there any other companies that offer a similar program to the Emerald Aisle in case National never does come down?
Special on Dollar!!! just booked Apr 13 - 17 .. $9.72/day for midsize!!
What discount code did you use? Thanks for posting.Special on Dollar!!! just booked Apr 13 - 17 .. $9.72/day for midsize!!