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Shady Business Practices by @Hertz Car Rental in Vancouver

May 1, 2017 / e* / 5 Comments

I think this will be my first time blasting a company for shady business practices and not making it right. I hope it will be my last.

Update: As a result of this post, the manager of the Vancouver Airport Hertz location emailed me and honored the original booking rate. Still annoyed it had to come to this, though.

Background

I went to Vancouver, BC this weekend on a last-minute wedding anniversary trip with my husband. They don’t have Uber, and I soon found out that it was likely because the local taxis and car rentals are so inexpensive, that Uber would have a hard time surviving. Continue reading →

Some useful roadside assistance cards for top credit cards

December 22, 2016 / michael / 0 Comments

Many of the top of the line credit cards from the various issuers offer various roadside assistance benefits for free. Benefits include towing assistance, jumping a dead battery, bringing you emergency gasoline, and more.

Cards that include these benefits include the Chase Sapphire Reserve, the Chase Ritz Carlton Rewards, the Citi Prestige, and the Amex Platinum/Premier Rewards Gold card. But how are you supposed to remember what your benefits are when you’re already in an emergency situation, and may not have internet access or need assistance quickly? Continue reading →

The Real Deal with Rental Car Insurance

June 22, 2016 / Daniel Tahara / 4 Comments

Hello! Good day! I’m still alive!

For those of you who follow the blog regularly, you’ll know that I haven’t posted in a while and may be wondering where the heck I went. Well, long story short, I felt like I didn’t have anything particularly interesting to share, and since Michael and Esther were kicking ass with their recent posts, I didn’t feel any need to pipe in. This has definitely been a huge benefit to co-authoring a blog, since none of us feel pressured to write and we can still manage to keep up content with one or two of us writing at a time. Continue reading →

Driving on the wrong side of the road again – Japan edition!

May 2, 2016 / michael / 2 Comments

After my first driving adventure on the other side of the road, I went on another trip to a country where you drive on the left side of the road, the land of the rising sun, Japan. Now with some experience, would my next time driving on the left side be as easy?

Before all of that, you might be asking, “Why drive in Japan? Isn’t there a great public transportation system over there?” And the answer is, normally you wouldn’t. The train system in Japan is very extensive, and with options like the JR Pass for tourists, you should be able to get to the majority of tourist areas for free or just with a charge for the last local connection. Plus, driving in Japan is expensive, with pricey car rentals and highway tolls. Continue reading →

Silvercar $75 Discount and Great Customer Service

October 29, 2015 / e* / 7 Comments

These Silvercar discount codes came as part of a Virgin America promotional email today.

1st time renters: use code ELEVATE75 for $75 off.

Returning customers: use code ELEVATE15 for 15% off.

I have my first-time reservation in FLL coming up in December that I had previously used code FTU50 for 1 day free. When I got this new code, I thought about cancelling the reservation and rebooking it with the new code, but was concerned that there would be IT issues with being considered a 1st-time renter, etc. So I shot off a quick email to support@silvercar.com and within 10 minutes I had received a response from Customer Support: Continue reading →

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