12 Mistakes People Make When Renting A Car

LTC Eugene Chu
..."“Renting a car is frequently that purchase that tourists think about less ― with flights and hotels always being the primary concerns ― when in reality it is a purchase that can break the budget, especially now with the serious shortage in the number of cars available nationwide to rent,” said Alan Fyall, the Visit Orlando endowed chair of tourism management and associate dean of academic affairs at the University of Central Florida’s Rosen College of Hospitality Management.

“This doesn’t (and shouldn’t) have to be the case if tourists invest the same amount of time and due diligence as they do with flight and hotel purchases,” he added.

To help save people valuable time and dollars, we asked Fyall and other experts to share the common mistakes travelers make when it comes to renting a car. From overpaying on add-ons to forgetting to check the car before leaving the lot, here are 12 costly rental car errors ― and some advice for avoiding them in your future travels."...