Car Rentals


WorldTravelCanada covers all the major car rental companies such as Avis, Hertz, Budget, Sixt, National, Dollar and Thrifty, as well as the premier online car rental web companies such as carrentals.com. While each of the car rental companies always claim to offer the best deals and the shortest line-up's', the truth is that the best deal will depend on the location and the date of rental.  Sometimes Avis for example, will be cheaper in anyone else on, say, the first weekend of September in Milan, but then the opposite could happen on an arbitrary date in May in Las Vegas. When searching for the best rates start with an online car rental aggregators companies like CarRentals.com (part of Expedia) or Rentalcars.com (claiming to be the biggest car rental booking service, with over 24,000 locations worldwide).
Hertz is a U.S. car rental company based in Florida with offices in 145 countries. Its Gold Plus Rewards allows its members fast pick up and drop off's, savings and reward points that can be changed for free car rentals or used at partner companies such as over 75 airlines, hotel groups such as Marriott and IHG and others such as Via Rail and Amtrak. It also has special discounts for Baby Boomers, i.e. renters older than 50 - simply add discount code (CDP#2007815).
Budget is a U.S. car rental company based in  New Jersey and is part of the Avis Budget Group. It has 800 rental car locations in the U.S., of which  600 are company-operated locations and 200 are licensee locations and another 150 company-operated locations and 1,800 licensees internationally. Budget is the exclusive car rental provider for AARP members and offers 25% discount on rentals to Military and Veterans through its Budget Veterans Advantage program.
Avis is a U.S. car rental company based in New Jersey and it incorporates Budget Rent a Car and Budget Truck Rental. It has a membership program called Avis Preferred and Avis First which  offers members access to exclusive offers, upgrades and the ability to skip counters and paperwork and get straight to their car. It partners with 53 airlines and alarge number of hotel groups.
Thrifty is part of Hertz and has  more than 1,028 locations in 68 countries. It offers a  Blue Chip Express Rental Program to expedite the rental process for business travelers.
Dollar has more than 647 worldwide locations in 53 countries and has a significant presence in Europe, the Caribbean and Latin America, with more than 358 in the U.S. and Canada. It's Dollar Express program offers frequent clients  Shorter and faster lines at the counter, free days with Rental Rewards. Dollar also offers small and mid-sized companies a full-service, value oriented corporate car rental programs called Dollar 4Business.
National is a  rental car company based in Missouri and it has over 2000 locations worldwide. It is owned by Enterprise Holdings which also owns Alamo and Enterprise. It has a frequent rental program called the Emerald Club, offering members faster rentals and returns, rewards, such as free rental days, frequent-flyer miles or hotel rewards, no 2nd driver fees, and members-only discounts. Frequent renters can upgrade to Emerald Club Executive and Emerald Club Executive Elite statuses with more exclusive benefits.
Sixt is an international car rental company based in Bavaria Germany and has over With over 4,000 branches in over 110 countries. Sixt is the 5th largest car rental company in the world and is the largest car rental company in Germany, Austria and Switzerland. It offers a frequent customer card called the Express Sixt Card.