zbenye Posted December 14, 2007 Report Share Posted December 14, 2007 After years of renting cars at LAX, I've only now discovered Midway Car Rental. Their prices are usually low like the other smaller companies such as Fox and Ace. For the upcoming long New Year's weekend, their rate beat everybody else, so I booked. When I looked at the estimated total charges, all there was there was the daily rate plus sales tax. Suspicious, I called the location to ask about all the other usual charges: 11.11% airport concession fee, 2.5% tourism assessment, $3 facility fee, etc. The lady on the phone confirmed: they charge none of that!The secret is that their office is located inside the Radisson hotel (right by the exit from LAX), and they don't operate a shuttle: their customers ride the hotel's shuttle...How sweet is that?!My $15/day 4-day rental is $60 + $4.95 sales tax for a total of $64.95. If I were to bid on Priceline I'd have to be successful at $9 to match this total, due to all their taxes and fees, and it wouldn't be cancelable like my conventional reservation is. Link to comment
thereuare Posted December 14, 2007 Report Share Posted December 14, 2007 Seems like a pretty big loophole... thanks for passing along this info. Please use this HOTWIRE and these PRICELINE LINKS: HOTELS, CAR RENTALS, and AIRFARE to begin your travel purchases Link to comment
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