Thanks to Matt McGee for writing in to tell me about his experience with saving money on his Maui rental car. Matt saved $60 for his one-week rental simply by rechecking rates before his vacation. Here’s the timeline:
April 5th– Booked Avis car with a rate of $245
April 22nd – Checked the rates and rebooked Avis rental car with a rate of $211
April 25th – Checked the rates once again and rebooked Avis rental car at a rate of $185.
First Week of May – Matt’s Maui vacation.
Have you tried this trick? Did you get similar savings results? For more useful advice, see Hawaii rental car savings tips.
There’s a new(ish) website called autoslash.com. It’s kind of like orbitz where it searches a bunch of sites, but better because they will automatically rebook you at the cheaper rate if it changes. I’ve used the site for a Seattle and San Francisco reservation. Never tried it for Hawaii, but it should work.
Thanks for that tip, Megan.
well I just took your advice…and through Enterprise @ KONA
Reservation made 4/28 2 Weeks Full Size 629.26
Reservation made 5/31 2 Weeks Full Size 386.64
THAT IS TWO HUNDRED FORTY TWO DOLLARS AND SIXTY TWO CENTS SAVINGS…
Wooo hoo
That’s excellent news Jody. Thanks for letting us know your savings!