About a week ago, Hawaii’s governor, David Ige, announced that everyone arriving here by plane—whether local or visitor—would have to be quarantined for 14 days. . That effectively shut down the tourist industry, of course. Hawaiian Airlines cancelled most of its flights, and several of the hotels just closed down altogether. . The rental car…
I keep reading horror stories about rental car companies ripping off customers by claiming that there was damage to the vehicle. The poor guy who rented the car for a couple of days and returned it in perfect condition, now finds himself with a big bill for damage for which he claims he was not…
I don’t like driving rental cars, especially outside of this country. My worst experience with a rental car off of U.S. soil was on Grand Cayman Island in the Caribbean. It’s a British Overseas Territory, which means they drive on the left side of the road. That was off-putting enough, but when I picked up…
More and more, I’m reading about travelers—be it for business or pleasure—getting ripped off. And sometimes that means big bucks. For instance, what if something mechanical goes wrong with a rental car while you’re driving it? I understand and agree that a rental car company can hold me responsible for fixing the dent if I…