I've not heard any issues with Hertz having long lines. I've only seen reports of Budget having the line issues. If you sign up for Hertz Gold Rewards, you can skip the counter and head straight to the garage. That's what I did in Feb and that was my first time using Hertz.
I’m sorry, I meant Budget and that’s who we have a reservation with.
Hit or miss. My last trip in Aug Hertz had no line mid morning whereas Budget was crushed. I do have Hertz again for the cheapest but have Alamo as a backup
Yes, we got an Email the day beforehand that said "Check in now for your rental" and skip the counter!" Turns out that we were signing up for Gold Rewards. About the long lines, there was no one at the counter when we arrived about 1:00pm. DH wasn't sure everything had gone through and we could go right to the garage. So it only took a second or two to check and off we went.
Budget was brutal last Aug. They are on my only if you have to use list
Just curious when you got to the garage, was your rental on the board already or did they have to process it there once they relented?
Nuts, I hate these kind of reports
my anxiety is growing. I've been a diehard Alamo guy forever.
Where did you find the visa code. That is what I have used in the past, but cannot find one for our upcoming end of June into July trip.
7015504 Visa Code
Thank you! Over 800 for my dates, 9 day rental with Alamo. I do prefer to go with them, but Yikes!!! 1/2 that for budget with Undercover Tourist. Maybe I will rent with them and then hope Alamo goes down by a lot. Thanks again!
Glad to hear that the line was not long for you. We arrive 9:00am on 5/30. Since it’s Memorial Day, I fear long lines even at that early time. Anyone else have experience with the counters around that time?
What is your arrival date? Just trying to figure out how far in advance you see the best rates. I’m 2 weeks out, with arrival on 5/30.Just got about $100 drop in Alamo rate. I used the Costco code 7014627. Consequently, that brought me down to even with what I was getting with UT Budget deal so I'm canceling that right now. I'm giving up a mini van with Budget for a standard SUV with Alamo. Sacrificing a little space, but at least now I can stop worrying about Budget counter line and go straight to garage and pick my own ride which gives me piece of mind
6/3 @11am. Been pounding the rental sites all day with various codes. Finally got lucky with Alamo. It was about $97 more for the same rental throughout the day.
Thanks for the heads up. I checked to make sure nothing changed and Alamo is $613 for economy. I currently have $418 midsize Thrifty or can get $307 economy Budget through UT. Maybe it’s higher because we arrive on Memorial Day???
