During the summer Budget tightened up regulations regarding the free additional driver included in the standard package. For all bookings made since August, the additional driver must be either ‘spouse’ or ‘domestic partner’. The important point is that the address on the driving licences must match for both drivers. We do have a different supplier that includes a free additional driver on the standard package with no such restrictions.

Rates for next year have been largely released – already in place is a surcharge for collections between July 1st and August 21st for all suppliers and from Dec 15 – 30th this year except Alamo and next year all suppliers.

We have the following feedback on our new supplier – Advantage by Hertz:

The Staff very friendly and no queue whatsoever. I would use them again. Although our car has 35000 plus miles on the clock it still feels very clean and newish… I did upgrade to a midsize car though, as they said our 3 suitcases would not fit in the small car they had available… I checked when we crossed over to the parking garage and their smallest car was definitely smaller than budgets smallest car… this will be fine with just 2 people travelling and cases but a bit tight with 3 people & cases. Their upgrade was only $5 per day though which seems reasonable.

Thank you Helen!

Meanwhile, Dollar has completed an overhaul of its operations by closing the mass of hotel locations, particularly in Las Vegas. It is now in a very different financial position to that of a couple of years ago.