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- Path: sparky!uunet!walter!porthos!dasher!kai1
- From: kai1@dasher.uucp (Kai Chiu)
- Subject: Re: Rental Car in Florida (Also AAA Hotel Rates)
- Reply-To: kai1@dasher.UUCP (Kai Chiu)
- Organization: Bellcore, Piscataway, NJ
- Distribution: usa
- Date: Mon, 17 Aug 92 12:47:54 GMT
- Message-ID: <1992Aug17.124754.2486@porthos.cc.bellcore.com>
- References: <1992Aug14.150929.17349@hplabsz.hpl.hp.com>
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- In article <1992Aug14.150929.17349@hplabsz.hpl.hp.com> connors@hplabsz.hpl.hp.com (Tim Connors) writes:
- >I'm trying to reserve a car in Orlando for early November. I've always
- >thought that in Florida the competition was tough and rates were very low.
- >The well known agencies are quoting $150+/week, over double what I paid
- >two Novembers ago. What's the scoop?
- >
- >Some agencies I'm not familiar with (Tropical, Superior, USA) are quoting
- >more reasonable rates, but I'm leery. Any hints on these?
- >
- >Thanks, Tim
-
-
- A travel angency in New Jersey, Liberty Travel, is quoting 110/wk for
- Alamo cars. You can probably call them to reserve one, if you
- are interested (call 18005551212 to get their 800 number). It is
- true that we don't see many special $79/wk promotions nowadays. Don't
- know why.
-
- I am trying to get a car in S. California (L.A. and S.D.), can
- someone provide me with local rate information?
-
- While I'm planning my trip to cal., I have found something interesting,
- and thought you are interested also. The finding is that the AAA
- discount rates stinks! Well, maybe not all of them, but here are some
- examples (compared with reserving through Am. Exp.):
-
- Hotel AAA Rate AE Rate
-
- Doubletree Htl, S.D. $105-120 $77
- Town & Country, Htl. SD 72-110 69
- Holdy Inn Montgomery Fd, SD 74-104 69
-
- Holdy Inn Westwood Plz, LA 105-115 85
- Marriott LA Airport 129-160 89
- Hilton, LA Airport 125-155 87
-
- Note: AAA rates are for 1P1B, AE's are flat single rm rates! AE
- also offer other services such as "price promise": you always get
- the lowest price including hotel's promotional rate.
-
- Any comments? Or more information on better hotel rates?
-
- I have no affiliation with AE, but I'm gonna throw away my AAA
- tour books.
-
-
-
- Kai Chiu
- kai1@dasher.cc.bellcore.com
- Bell Communications Research, Inc.
- Tel: (908) 699-7338
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