rental car heads up!

[margot31]

I saw this on Hawaii New Now this morning....

https://www.hawaiinewsnow.com/2021/...-surging-demand-are-pushing-up-prices-hawaii/

 

[gopper]

Yikes! I hope this situation improves by fall or we may have to Uber to Aulani and then stay put! Thanks for the info!

 

[DisneyDad0315]

I am going to Aulani in June and the price was $1,700 for 9 days for a full size car. I used my credit card points and ended up only paying $300

 

[braysmommy]

We are traveling to Maui and Oahu end of June beginning of July and booked cars in February. Just checked and the prices have doubled!

 

[jlovesee]

Wow! In a crazy moment I booked a rental car through Alamo for our trip next January, I thought $353 was a little high but thought we’ll it could be worse... glad I did, it’s now $700!

 

[kmitchel]

My Hertz reservation "disappeared" when Delta changed my flight and I had to rebook. I have status with Hertz, so my car was going to be a little over $800. When I had to rebook, it jumped to over $2200! I ended up booking an SUV through Turo.

 

[floribr1]

I am so glad I saw this today... I have a trip for May (going to Maui then Oahu/Aulani). The first several places I tried had no vehicles whatsoever! Luckily I was able to book something; I prepaid for the rental in Maui, which hopefully means they won't give the car away if the flight gets delayed, etc.

Crazy times...

 

[nthn345]

I made a reservation last week for our trip in May, because I saw prices skyrocketing. Luckily got in for $273 for the week.

 

[Alexander]

I booked my rental car for August in January.

 

[AquaDame]

Woof. We'd noticed prices were crazy high when we booked a couple weeks ago, but thankfully we were able to get closer to normal rates booking through my husband's company portal. I'm glad we didn't wait!

 

[julesthecircusfreak]

We booked about 3 weeks ago for 2 weeks (end of May beginning of June). I had a special discount which got us to around $500 total for the 2 weeks but looking at AAA, Costco, etc. before using my discount, everything was over $1500. It's crazy.

 

[happymommy]

Glad I booked months ago! Almost $800 for two weeks In October. Today it’s almost $1,200.

 

[nthn345]

The Enterprise at Honolulu Ahua St. still has some deals. It is about a mile from the airport.

 

[cgattis]

The Enterprise at Honolulu Ahua St. still has some deals. It is about a mile from the airport.

And we had GREAT customer service from Enterprise on three different islands! Highly recommend them.

 

[kmitchel]

I had booked an I Pace through Turo for my upcoming trip. The owner just texted me to tell me that he feels his car is underpriced, so he canceled my trip and offered to let me rebook it FOUR days before I'm supposed to arrive! Buyer beware with "Gary from Turo" offering an I Pace! Now I'm scrambling to find a rental car!

 

[DisneyDad0315]

I had booked an I Pace through Turo for my upcoming trip. The owner just texted me to tell me that he feels his car is underpriced, so he canceled my trip and offered to let me rebook it FOUR days before I'm supposed to arrive! Buyer beware with "Gary from Turo" offering an I Pace! Now I'm scrambling to find a rental car!

That really is unforfunate. Sorry to hear that. I could not do a service like Turo and I have never used an AirBnB either. I don't trust people like that. I'll use a reputable company, even if it costs more. Best of luck to you with your car rental

 

[bcwife76]

Ouch, thanks for the heads up! I'm going to look now for our mid-November trip!

 

[helenk]

I am glad I saw this post. I just booked a minivan for our week in August with Alamo through Costco, $887. This is $250 more than I paid in 2019. Here's hoping prices will come down later

 

[happymommy]

Ouch, thanks for the heads up! I'm going to look now for our mid-November trip!

I’d get that booked asap! We booked our car for the last two weeks of October months ago!

 

[Bloomster]

Try renting a car from a local person through the Turo app. You could probably get a car for way cheaper and help a local person to make some money in these tough times too. It is a great way to rent!