Kerri Westenberg,
Star Tribune (Minneapolis)
Do you budget for airfare and hotel but treat the rental car as an afterthought? Itâs time to change your ways, because that weeklong rental could be the most expensive part of your summer vacation.
A dearth of rental cars and an increase in demand mean prices are soaring. âItâs Econ 101,â says NerdWallet travel expert Sara Rathner, who is planning a summer trip. âThe most complicated part of the planning is finding a rental car within our budget,â she says.
On one weekend in February, 18 of 20 airports in Florida were out of rental cars, rates in Phoenix approached $200 per day and rental cars in Hawaii went for $400 to $500 per day, according to Jonathan Weinberg, CEO and founder of car-rental comparison website AutoSlash.
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Do you budget for airfare and hotel but treat the rental car as an afterthought? It is time to change your ways, because that Dodge or Ford you use to shuttle around could be the most expensive part of your summer vacation.
A dearth of rental cars and an increase in demand means prices are soaring. It s Econ 101, said Sara Rathner, travel expert at NerdWallet, a personal finance website and app. I am going to Yellowstone in September, and the most complicated part of the planning is finding a rental car within our budget, she said.