Costco Travel Rents Automobiles and More

By Mrs. Accountability on June 15th, 2009

I just recently learned that Costco offers car rentals, and not only that but travel options, like vacation packages, hotels, cruises. Amazing.

Currently they offer automobiles from four rental companies.

Alamo – save up to 25%…

on your next car rental
plus additional coupon savings of $20 on a 3 day rental
plus additional coupon savings of $15 off a weekend rental
plus additional coupon savings of $25 off a 3 day rental
plus receive a one car class upgrade
and one free day on a 5 day rental
plus additional coupon savings of $30 off a weekly rental

Avis

Save up to 35% off weekend and weekly rates at select locations
Save up to 25% plus $35 off a weekly rental
Save up to 25% plus receive a free day on a weekly rental
Save up to 25% plus a free day on a weekend rental
Save up to 25% plus a free upgrade on daily, weekend, weekly or monthly rates
Save up to 20% on Europe rentals
Save up to 25% on your next car rental

Budget

Save up to 30% on weekend or weekly rentals at select locations
Save up to 20% plus $30 off your weekly rental
Save up to 20% plus $25 off a weekly rental and receive an upgrade
Save up to 20% plus one free day on minimum 3-day weekend rental
Save up to 20% plus a free upgrade

Enterprise

From $9.99/day on weekend rentals at neighborhood locations – limited time offer
Save 10% off weekly rates on minivans and SUVs
Save on everyday low rates plus a free upgrade
Save 10% on 10 to 14 day rentals on any size vehicle

As of this post, Costco is offering a 50% weekend rental rates. I will be doing a bit of traveling and I’ll need to drive. I’m a little bit concerned about my vehicle making the trip, plus unfortunately my air conditioning is working intermittently. This has caused me to look into the option of renting a vehicle. When an email came through from Costco regarding their auto rentals, they were offering a special for only $10 a day! This was of course for an economy sized vehicle.

This particular trip will be a “working” vacation, and I’ll be splitting the costs with another person. We won’t be able to use an economy, as my traveling partner is tall and portly. Besides I personally don’t feel too safe in economy cars. They are just so small and could be so easily crushed. I know they get better gas mileage, but it is worth my peace of mind to feel safe while traveling. It is looking like we can expect to pay at least $250 for a week with unlimited mileage – this is looking at other companies and checking my options through AAA.

Have you ever used Costco Travel? Do you ever need to rent a vehicle? Who do you prefer to use? Any tips for renting cars?