Travel prices change all the time. But since car rental reservations are not binding on the renter, it more often pays to keep checking (than for hotels and airfare). This is nothing new, but I had what seems to me to be an extreme example of this recently. I wanted to rent a car in Fredericton for 3 days around a weekend in late May. I initially reserved on May 3rd, but kept checking prices as I got closer to the date to look for a better deal. The following is the history of reservations I made, all cancelled except the last one:
May 3rd - $130.21 CAD
May 11th - $116.77 CAD
May 18th - $105.62 CAD
I saved $25 just by re-reserving. Most car rental companies allow you to reserve multiple times under the same time. Simply make a new reservation, then cancel the original one.
May 19, 2017 at 08:04AM
