subject: Ways To Reduce Car Hire Costs On The Costa del Sol [print this page] Ways To Reduce Car Hire Costs On The Costa del Sol
Although the public transport system on the Costa del Sol is extremely good with well maintained buses, trains and taxis. If you want to travel further afield from your holiday accommodation then arranging car hire will be essential. However, there are plenty of tour operators who can arrange day trips to attractions such as the Alhambra Palace in Granada or to Morocco.
But if you do hire a car on your visit to the Costa del Sol then there are certain things that you can do to help keep the cost of this essential item for your holiday down. Below we take a look at a number of these.
Tip 1 On arrival it is a good idea to see if the company will offer any special deals if you opt to upgrade from the vehicle you had originally agreed to hire. In some cases you may find that they offer you an upgrade at no additional cost as the vehicle you originally wanted is very much in demand.
Tip 2 It is a good idea to pay for the rental of your vehicle up front when arranging it before your arrival. Making sure that pay for any additional costs included. Although most companies will allow payment up front there are some who will need you to pay a deposit then the balance when you arrive at the check in desk. Remember that you will then need to pay for this on your credit card in the local currency.
Although what you are paying may seem little at the time unfortunately the final cost on your bill may be quite a bit higher. As the credit card companies tend to include a fee on top to cover the cost of them converting from the local currency back to your own countries currency.
