Cheap Tenerife Car Hire - well Free almost!

Random Posts

Web Site Design and Internet Marketing in Tenerife Read more...

Guardia Civil boat runs aground in Tenerife Every once in a while you read or hear a story about Tenerife that makes you smile, recently there ... Read more...

Let Amanda Lamb lure you to Tenerife Read more...

See the roof tops of Tenerife from la Orotava When we visited Tenerife in July 2007, my wife and I drove through the Las Canadas del Teide ... Read more...

A Happy New Year from Tenerife Times Even in Tenerife, New Years Eve is a time not only for parties (and Tenerife certainly knows ... Read more...

Las Eras, Tenerife On my recent trip to Tenerife, I had a brain wave, I thought – how far could someone staying ... Read more...

Tenerife Mountain Goats, Rabbit Stew and an inquisitive local While Tenerife is mostly known for the climb to Teide, there are some equally impressive bicycle ... Read more...

Leaving The UK Well, here I am, bags packed, passport in hand and pondering the magnitude of what I have chosen to ... Read more...

Gloria Estefan is set to play Tenerife The Cuban singer Gloria Estefan is to play a concert in Tenerife (19th September 2008), it will ... Read more...

Drop the top & drive As it was my wife’s 40th birthday we pushed the boat out a bit on this visit and hired a ... Read more...

Come and Join Tenerife Times If you look to the Left of this image on the frontpage of Tenerife Times you will see a Username ... Read more...

The Beautiful South - A walk in the southern hills of Tenerife The south of Tenerife is not somewhere that is normally associated with scenic excellence and is ... Read more...

The Tenerife Giant Squid Late in November 1861, the Captain and crew of the French steamer Alecton, were sailing off the ... Read more...

Tenerife - my - Tenerife Ok, a little history; I first visited Tenerife in 2004, my family and I were looking for a holiday ... Read more...

Tenerife Stag & Hen Do's I remember the 1st time I ever visited Tenerife, it was almost 20 years ago now and we were on a ... Read more...

Tenerife local knowledge can now be yours Read more...

More Ketchup than Salsa Read more...

Are we too old? Read more...

Low cost holidays to Tenerife Read more...

Well it worked Well, my first blog worked, i've just had a look at it and it seems to have been posted OK, am I ... Read more...

Favorites
Add to favorites Make Homepage

Tenerife Times Home

Tenerife Blogs

Cheap Tenerife Car Hire - well Free almost!

Written by Michael Hopkins
Monday, 02 October 2006
In this day and age of ‘stripped bare’ travel, the add-ons that travel companies charge for are becoming more and more important to the overall cost of any holiday. Many of the Tenerife flight and Tenerife tour operators (although this is not just a Tenerife phenomenon) now charge a premium for services that had previously been inclusive in the price. Chief amongst these ‘extras’ are Transfers to and from the Tenerife airports and accommodation. When you book your Tenerife flights and or Accommodation, don’t forget to include the cost of transfers in your budgeting. Recently, 4 members of my extended family booked a family holiday to Tenerife, staying in Los Cristianos. As part of the deal struck for this holiday, they were charged £15 each for transfers to and from their Tenerife Hotel. In total they paid £60 pounds for transfers for their 7 day holiday, at the then exchange rates, this meant they paid the equivalent of €84 for this service. If you use any number of the numerous Tenerife car hire companies, you will find that by booking on line, you can hire a car for (in some cases) as little as £70 for a full weeks car hire or only €110. Considering that transfers for a family of 4 can cost around £60, trips and bus fares can easily over the period of 7 days add up to well over £10, you can in theory get Car hire in Tenerife for FREE! I have added a few links some of the car hire companies that can be found at the airport which allow FREE pick-ups and drop-off at the Tenerife Airports. Record RentaCar Hertz AutoReisen One further consideration to bear in mind is that if you get a hire car, you take yourself directly to your accommodation or to the Airport, this can save valuable time as you do not have to travel around another 4 or 5 hotels as the bus picks up other holiday makers on route!

Tag it:Spread the Word

< Previous		Next >

[ Back ]

Comments

We have been travelling for may years to our timeshare apartment in Playa de las Americas, and the best way to get from the airport to the hotel is on PUBLIC TRANSPORT. It cost us €1.45 each, and it was faster than the 'hotel' busses. OK - so we know where our hotel is, and we know where the nearest bus stop is, and we do not mind walking and pulling our suitcases behind us. If you are staying in or near Playa de las Americas or Los Christianos, it is a 'No Brainer'. Check out the 488 service on the TITSA.

Posted by Johnny R, on 12/06/2008 at 20:18

I have just been charged of the same extra amount.

i have received this note:

Dear Ms Canonaco,
We got the car o.k, but there is new damage to the passenger side bumper at the front. We have had to charge the 120€ excess to cover the cost of repair.
Regards,
Jan,Thompson

This is Fraud!
i will take action against this and to escalate to the competent Authorities. lamentably i have no trace of the copy of the contract.
P Hickman, would you like to join this?

Posted by Mariacristina Canonaco, on 04/01/2008 at 17:47

I RENTED A CAR FROM TRC AND LEFT IT AT THE AIRPORT AS ARRANGED AFTER MY HOLIDAY ON THE 18.11.07 CAR WAS ALL OK UNTILL I GOT MY CREDIT CARD STATMENT I HAD BEEN CHARGED 120EUROS FOR SCRATCH ON FRONT BUMPER WHICH WAS NOT THERE WHEN LEFT SO BEWARE OF TENERIFE RENTACAR .TRC.

Posted by P Hickman, on 12/18/2007 at 18:24

With so much car hire Tenerife, I found one local company that also provided cheap car hire and on line pricing, so you know exactly what you are going to pay prior to booking, and also what your on line discount is. Their website for Car hire Tenerife is [www.trc-cars.com]

Posted by Mick, Whose homepage is http://www.trc-cars.com on 08/11/2007 at 08:55

1
Page 1 of 1 ( 4 comments )

Add comments to this article: Cheap Tenerife Car Hire - well Free... ...

Book Cheap Flights with Flightline.co.uk

Tenerife Times copright 2006/07/08. Twelfty - Graphic Designer East Sussex Powered by Juniper Internet