If you are planning a trip and start looking at rental car prices, you will probably be taken aback by how high they all seem to be. However, before you get worried, you have to keep in mind that these are the prices without any car rental discount codes applied. While you may not think that discount codes will make that much of a difference, the truth of the matter is that they can save you a ton of money.
To give you an example, let’s look at how little you can pay for a three day weekend car rental in Des Moines once you apply all of the available car rental discount codes:
Hotwire Price: $100.87
Hertz
Promotional Coupon: 924932
CDP Discount Plan: 1757580 Car and Driver
Rate Code: LEUC
Ford Focus or similar
Unlimited Miles
3 Weekend days at 26.54 USD (one free)
Taxes, Fees & Extras: 22.20
TOTAL: 75.28 USD
Avis
AWD Number: X848306
Rate Type: Lowest
Rate Code: 8D
Coupon Number: TUGB348
Group C - Pontiac G6 or similar
Mileage: 600 Miles Included
Additional Mileage Charge: 0.22 USD per Mile
Base Rate: 3 day(s) 70.23 USD
Taxes & Surcharges: 24.56 USD
Approximate Total 94.79 USD
TOTAL WITH DISCOUNT: $71.39
National
Contract I.D. 5760339 Carlson Travel
Coupon ID NF1731ODR
Car Class: Compact 5-Door/Automatic/Air
Unlimited Miles
Sub total: $71.97
Discounts Association Web Offer ($23.99)
Taxes and Surcharges: $22.03
TOTAL: $70.01
As you can see, by taking advantage of all the car rental discount codes that are out there, you can get an additional thirty dollars off of the absolute lowest price that is being advertised.
Digging up car rental discount codes can take a little work, but the savings you get are well worth the effort.