Archive for November, 2009
Find Last Minute Deals On Our Twitter Account
Did you know that you can find great last minute deals on a discount rental car simply by following us on Twitter? Our Twitter account spits out daily deals on rental cars from all of our corporate locations (affiliate locations are not included).
Here’s how it works:
We set up the Twitter API to pull certain deals from our corporate locations based on certain criteria we set up. These deals are updated on our Twitter account several times per day. If the deal is still active, it will post a link to the page where you can try to catch the same rate if you are looking to travel on the same dates. We do not guarantee these deals, because our rates change all of the time, but they usually stay active long enough to book it if you check your Twitter account on a daily basis.
Here are some examples of past deals on our Twitter account:
Follow us now on Twitter to get real-time updates on our last-minute car rental deals!
Tags: discount rental car, social media discounts, twitter deals
How to Make Your Thanksgiving Travel Less Stressful
Millions of Americans travel around the country during the Thanksgiving holiday time period. It seems like a tradition to watch the news with all of the airport delays, bad weather, and traffic jams that go along with Thanksgiving travel. Most travelers think of it as an inevitable chore for their Thanksgiving travel to be long and stressful. However, there are some strategic moves you can make to allow your Thanksgiving travel to be less stressful. Here are a few tips to follow:
Travel on off-peak days
If possible, try to travel on Tuesday night, Wednesday morning, or Thursday morning. The period between 3pm and 9pm on Wednesday evening is always the worst traffic and the worst time to be in an airport. When traveling back, try to leave on Saturday or Sunday morning. Sunday night and Monday morning are typically the busiest travel times to be coming back from your Thanksgiving travels.
Avoid Flying
If you aren’t traveling very far, driving might be a better solution than flying. The nightmares that we all hear about during the Thanksgiving holidays are the snow storms or the overcrowded airports that caused massive delays. If you don’t trust your car or you don’t own a car, consider renting a discount rental car from E-Z Rent-A-Car.
Service Your Car This Weekend
The last thing you want while driving to your Thanksgiving destination is to have your car break down. Get the oil changed, get a maintenance inspection, rotate the tires, fill them to the proper pressure levels, and make sure your fluids are full.
Take a train.
The train is often overlooked as a viable means of transportation, and while it might be impractical to take Amtrak from Florida to New York, it’s not impractical to take the train out of New York City to Boston or Connecticut. There are many other commuter type trains around the country that are cheap and easy to use and they will be less crowded than the roads and airports.
Tags: cheap car rental, discount car rental, traveling on Thanksgiving
Denver and Atlanta Are Now In-Terminal Locations
Tired of getting off the plane, grabbing your luggage, hopping on the shuttle bus, and finally reaching your rental car? You should be! By the time you reach your car, you’ve already wasted an hour or so, and that’s not a good experience. We want to make your experience as smooth and easy as possible, so that is why we are moving our locations in-terminal at the Atlanta and Denver international airports.
Atlanta-Hartsfield International Airport
Starting December 8th, we will be moving to Atlanta’s brand-new consolidated facility. You’ll be able to walk up to our counters, check-in for your reservation, and get your car keys without leaving the airport. Our cars will also be located on airport property in parking garages, so you can walk to your car! This will rapidly decrease the amount of time it takes for you to get to your destination. This new move will work great for time sensitive travelers such as business travelers going to a meeting or conference in downtown Atlanta.
Denver International Airport
Beginning December 1st, we will now have a counter location in-terminal at the Denver International Airport. Like all other rental car companies, our office will be on airport property, but our cars will be located off airport property, and a friendly E-Z shuttle driver will take you to your car. The ability to get you checked in and sign the paperwork in terminal will drastically reduce your wait time to get you to your car. This will allow Denver travelers to pick up their car quickly and efficiently.
If you have any other questions about this change, please do not hesitate to ask us by contacting us or posting a question on our Facebook fan page.
Tags: atlanta airport car rental, denver airport rental car, in-terminal locations