Insider Look Into Car Rental Prices by Getrentalcar.com

When people try to rent a car online, they realise how much hassle and time it takes to surf through dozens of websites entering desired dates and location. Not to mention time they spend going through rental terms and conditions.

London, United Kingdom, November 24, 2011 --(PR.com)-- Nowadays car rental seekers have several opportunities when renting a car:

- Online research through comparison websites
- Checking big brands for special deals
- Checking reviews online

There are advantages and disadvantages to each of these options. Let's take a closer look to each one.

According to Cartrawler (an Irish car rental aggregation system) 70% of car rental seekers rely solely on price when making their decision between service suppliers. This gives an advantage to car rental comparisons websites who negotiate lower prices and display offers from various companies within one search result. There are two main differences between these websites: some will show car rental supplier and some will not. During the past few years the whole industry has been moving towards being more transparent to consumer that is why more and more companies have decided to clearly state product and it's supplier before booking. Since late 2009 US and Canada citizens are always offered to choose between service providers on all comparison websites.

There are two main reasons behind not providing customers with full information pre-booking:

1. Car rental supplier doesn't want to be associated with that particular price
2. Car rental comparison website is afraid of losing customers who will go to car rental suppliers website directly.

If a customer wants to know which company he is going to rent with and what car group he is going to get, he should stick with a comparison website, such as Expedia or http://www.getrentalcar.com where he can see everything up front.

Some people already belong to a loyalty programs, such as Hertz Gold Plus or Alamo Gold, for them it may be best to deal with that car rental business directly. Sometimes, big brands will offer special pricing but only to individuals who book directly through their site.

Another way to find car rental prices is to read reviews online from other customers. This will give a general idea about what the service quality for each car rental company. Although people cannot depend solely on this method, it's advised to use this method in combination with researching on the comparison websites.

In order to get the price down, car rental seekers do always search for coupons online. Some big brand car companies will provide coupons as a promotion tool to lower the cost of car rental by giving away additional extras such as GPS or additional driver.

Unfortunately, as prices typically do, prices on car rentals will fluctuate based on day of the week, holidays, demand, location, etc. These things have to be taken into consideration when looking at the prices and deciding when to travel. That's why using a comparison website is good; potential customers can see what each car rental business is doing with their prices at that particular time.

There are a few places to research to find car rental prices online. Use car rental comparison websites such as http://www.getrentalcar.com or Expedia, check big brands like Avis, Alamo, and Budget or read customer reviews. All methods are good and some can be combined to get the best possible result.

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