Has anyone ever taken advantage of the rental car discounts that most miles programs offer to rent a car in the DR? I was looking at tickets for an upcoming trip and noticed that AA's miles program offers up to a 30% discount on Avis and Budget rental cars worldwide. And Delta's miles program offers up to a 40% discount (though I'm not sure that one can be used internationally).
AA's program also allows you to purchase liability insurance that is not only a third of the price of that offered by Avis and Budget, it also has a lot more coverage. And you earn miles while you're renting.
All in all, it knocked about $80 off of my anticipated rental. My only fear is running into problems getting the Avis franchises in the DR to honor the discount code and accept AA's insurance. I mean, this is the DR. And it would be true to form for them to try and invalidate this deal. So i'm gonna call AA and see what types of documentation I need to show the rental rep at the counter.
Anyway, I urge everyone check with whatever miles program you're enrolled in (and if you're not in a program, sign up for one) to see what types of discounts you're eligible for.
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