Tripadvisor car rental
The unofficial guide to renting a car through Tripadvisor in USA, Europe & Worldwide
Tripadvisor is an online travel company which has now emerged as a major car rental broker.
Hundreds and thousands of people rent cars through Tripadvisor.com. And why not, it has a big base of loyal subscribers that revisit it repeatedly for travel advise from the fellow travelers. Its user-centric model makes it such a sucess. Since Carrental-lax.com’s major focal point is LAX Airport and Los Angeles though we cover all major related searches in US, Australia and Europe), here we will explain how to rent a car through Tripadvisor in Los Angeles (as the example).
Why rent a car through Tripadvisor?
Brand value
Over the years, Tripadvisor has built a great reputation as a brand. Millions of people visit the website for great travel advice and travel help from other travelers; it has numerous forums dedicated to different topics that also includes rental cars advice, tips and reviews of rental companies.Loaded with so much information from different parts of the world from real users, Tripadvisor totally knows what people want and what they don’t. You can expect to find only genuine car hire suppliers at Tripadvisor.com
Worldwide coverage
Through Tripadvisor you can find rental car deal for any place in the world, whether that be the USA, any place in Europe or Africa.
Through Tripadvisor you can find rental car deal for any place in the world, whether that be the USA, any place in Europe or Africa.
Reviews
Tripadvisor, in the case of rental cars, just provides a platform and the suppliers are the real people that provide vehicles, and sometimes the xperiences are not satsfactory. After The car rental return users share their valuable experiences to help the fellow travelers that are thinking of renting cars with Tripadvisor.
Millions of people have reviewed thousands of car rental locations on the basis of their overall car hire experience. You can check the reviews for a given location; Tripadvisor allows you to post & check reviews for different suppliers.
On visiting Trpadvisor.com/rentalcars webpage, you will see this section
Click on the 'review a rental car' section, a new page will open as shown below
It is always better to explore before starting the rerservation
Read a bit about the location, scroll down, Tripadvisor gives the list of its top rental locations. Click on the one you want. (If yours is not given there, use the search form directly to find car hire deals)
(b) Since I was looking for Los Angeles, which is listed among the popular locations, I am clicked on it.
(C) On the next page, i.e. the location page of Los Angeles, Tripadvisor provided the best car hire deals for Los Angeles at the top, followed by top rental car companies. Both the sections have clickable links.
The listed deals are the cheapest ones. This is really helpful, because that means I don’t have to start a search. Really convenient.
Tripadvisor, in the case of rental cars, just provides a platform and the suppliers are the real people that provide vehicles, and sometimes the xperiences are not satsfactory. After The car rental return users share their valuable experiences to help the fellow travelers that are thinking of renting cars with Tripadvisor.
Millions of people have reviewed thousands of car rental locations on the basis of their overall car hire experience. You can check the reviews for a given location; Tripadvisor allows you to post & check reviews for different suppliers.
On visiting Trpadvisor.com/rentalcars webpage, you will see this section
On selecting the rental agency, you will see the reviews on the right hand side of the pane.
How to rent a car through Tripadvisor?
Here we are going to show you in steps how to rent a car for Los Angeles through Tripadvisor.
Visit Tripadvisor.com/Rentalcars
Use the form to start a search
It is always better to explore before starting the rerservation
Read a bit about the location, scroll down, Tripadvisor gives the list of its top rental locations. Click on the one you want. (If yours is not given there, use the search form directly to find car hire deals)
(b) Since I was looking for Los Angeles, which is listed among the popular locations, I am clicked on it.
(C) On the next page, i.e. the location page of Los Angeles, Tripadvisor provided the best car hire deals for Los Angeles at the top, followed by top rental car companies. Both the sections have clickable links.
The listed deals are the cheapest ones. This is really helpful, because that means I don’t have to start a search. Really convenient.
I clicked on the first deal, this is what Trpadvisor showed me:
(d) Next check the car rental reviews. I checked the reviews for Alamo Rent A Car. To check the reviews and related information about Alamo, I clicked on the link, a new page opened:
(E) Therefore Tripadvisor also makes it really easy for the customers to read user reviews for top rental; suppliers for a given location.
(d) Next check the car rental reviews. I checked the reviews for Alamo Rent A Car. To check the reviews and related information about Alamo, I clicked on the link, a new page opened:
(E) Therefore Tripadvisor also makes it really easy for the customers to read user reviews for top rental; suppliers for a given location.
Tripadvisor also makes it easy for user to decide by providing useful information in the form of FAQs and car hire tips
When I clicked on ‘find rental cars’ button after filling the search form, I was redirected to Kayak.com
I clicked on a deal from Hertz, and I was sent to Hertz’s official website
Again a list of car hire deals is shown, select the one you find perfect for your trip.
I cliked on the deal( on the 'Pay now' option)& Hertz then presented me with a big list of add-ons; it is your wish whether you want to add something(for an extra fee)or not.
If you are picking the rental car at the airport, add flight information if you have it, you can also add it later-on but make sure you get it updated before the rental car pickup.
3.Fill in the search form fields
Whether thinking of using the form given at the top of the page or the form that appears when you click on one of the deals, just fill whichever you want and start comparing.
When I clicked on ‘find rental cars’ button after filling the search form, I was redirected to Kayak.com
4. Compare the car hire deals
On the search page users can compare deals on the basis of shuttle information, number of passengers, payment types and rental agencies.
5. Click on the deal you want to rent
I clicked on a deal from Hertz, and I was sent to Hertz’s official website
Again a list of car hire deals is shown, select the one you find perfect for your trip.
I cliked on the deal( on the 'Pay now' option)& Hertz then presented me with a big list of add-ons; it is your wish whether you want to add something(for an extra fee)or not.
6. Fill in the personal and banking info to to complete the rental reservation
If you are picking the rental car at the airport, add flight information if you have it, you can also add it later-on but make sure you get it updated before the rental car pickup.
Conclusion:
Tripadvisor's rental car branch is more or less a 'broker of brokers' website which provides deals from the best car hire agencies at one place. It shows deals through Kayak, hotwire and other highly rated brokers. But note that it is all genuine because in the end you reach the main car rental company you have chosen. All the payment and filling of the payment details takes place in the secure environment of the rental brand.
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