MCO (Orlando) -->TPA (Tampa) Minivan National

[Mr Dad]

National Car Rental Car Type: Mini Van

(Unlimited Mileage)

Pick-Up Date: March 10, 2009 - 11:00 A.M. Drop-Off Date: March 17, 2009 - 3:00 P.M.

Pick-Up Location: ORLANDO INTL ARPT

Orlando

Orlando, FL 32827 Drop-Off Location: TAMPA

5111 W. Spruce Street

Tampa, FL 33607

your Offer Price: $23.00 (per day)

Total Rental Days: 8 days(7 days and 4 hours)

Subtotal: $184.00

Taxes and Fees: $97.92

Total Charges: $281.92

[thereuare]

Welcome to BetterBidding!

Congratulations on your win and thank you for sharing it with the board.

Can you please add a reply to this thread with the name of the car company which accepted your bid.

Please use these PRICELINE and HOTWIRE links to begin your travel purchases.

Thanks! Have a good trip.

[Mr Dad]

national car rental

one way orlando to tampa

[thereuare]

Thanks for the follow-up!

[lara114]

Quick question on the one-way rentals: I'll be traveling to MCO > FLL in mid March -- already posted my winning bid strategy in the hotel forum. I have confirmed that MCO/FLL is a valid Priceline city pair. I know that some companies charge a hefty @ $100 drop fee on one-way rentals. Would Priceline explicitly note this on the fees page? Or could I get to the airport and find out that my reservation is $100 more than I thought from the Priceline confirmation?

I would think they would be obligated to list out all fees, but I know that one-way rentals are relatively new on PL and just wanted to confirm.

Thanks!

[thereuare]

This is current at the time posted directly from PRICELINE's website:

One-way reservations are currently limited to airport locations only (for example, pick-up at Orlando International Airport and drop-off at Miami International Airport.) There may also be a "drop-off" fee charged by the rental car company. One-way rentals from off airport locations will be available soon.

I'm guessing this is just to cover themselves and i would think that the amount shown on your confirmation page (before you submit your bid) would be the total charge 'all-in'.... if it wasn't, i would think (note: my opnion) that you'd have a pretty good argument to get the transaction reversed.

[lara114]

Thanks so much for responding. I, too, had noticed the "There may also..." line about the drop fee on PL, but it was vague enough that I was hoping to find someone who had actually done one-way rental and could report how their rental company had handled it.

I think I'm going to try to bid up to the point where I have a little padding between my total and the possibility of a drop charge. If I can find a better rate somewhere else than the combined cost + padding (@$50), I'll probably book elsewhere. For my PL attempts I'll be sure to use the PRICELINE links here and report back on my results.

Thanks again!