We have a 4 different deals if you fly to Florida one way, pick up a car rental drive it while you are in Florida, and then drive it home from Florida one-way you can probably save a ton of money this busy spring travel season.
You can rent either an economy car, compact car, or midsize car for only $10 a day through Alamo or National. That means a week long car rental will only cost you $70 plus tax! You may also upgrade to a standard or full size vehicle for $2 more per day! You can keep the car up to 21 days at the price of $10 a day plus taxes. Not only do you save on the week long car rental, but you also save on the price of the one-way airfare from Florida during the spring travel season. You can return your car to almost any airport location through out the 50 states including California, Nevada, and Washington state.
Remember this is car rental only, not including your airfare. Below are the average prices for what it would cost you to rent a car for a week in Florida during peak spring and summer.
| Tampa $293 Per Week All Taxes |
| Ft. Lauderdale $406 Per Week All Taxes |
| Orlando $423 Per Week All Taxes |
| West Palm Beach $394 Per Week All Taxes |
| Miami $395 Per Week All Taxes |
| Ft. Myers $333 Per Week All Taxes |
We also have a great deal through Hertz. The deal with Hertz limits you to what states you can return your car rental to. You can return the car to 25 states mostly the east coast and mid west. Hertz will let you book a compact car for $29.95 per week with taxes it average to be about $60 a week. The car rental company limits you to a 7 day car rental however with Hertz you can also book an intermediate car for $49.99, a full size for $74.99, and an SUV for $99.99 a week. So if you have a big family and lots of luggage Hertz gives you the freedom to book an SUV super cheap this spring and summer! Hertz is allowing you to travel thru June 30 which can be a huge advantage as the airlines have now extended out their airfare sales thru the end of summer into fall!
Our other deal is through Avis with $9.95 a day rates for a compact, or midsize car. For just $2.00 more a day you can upgrade to a full size car. This offer is valid thru June 15, 2010 which gives you more days to travel than Alamo or National. However, this offer has limited drop off points throughout the Piedmont region which will be Arkansas, Georgia, Louisiana, Mississippi, Carolinas, and Tennessee. This will good be a deal for anyone wanting to fly out of Atlanta and take advantage of our $20 off one-way airfare offer. You can keep the up to four days for this price.
Below
are some rates for one way flights we found for April and May 2010 departures to
Florida. Plus we also have our Member Exclusive airfare
discount which allows you to take $10 off your one-way ticket. To get more
details on how to book your own way flight to Florida and ruse our member
exclusive $10 off promotion code, click
here. We also have other great destinations in Florida including
Sarasota, Jacksonville, W. Palm Beach and more. Airfares listed below were valid as of March 5,
2010, and are subject to change at any time.
Prices
are listed per person and include all taxes.
| Departure City | Orlando | Tampa | Ft. Myers | Ft. Lauderdale |
Miami |
| Boston | $88 | $111 | $85 | $109 | $93 |
| New York City | $98 | $104 | $104 | $94 | $98 |
| Washington (DC) | $81 | $84 | $78 | $75 | $88 |
| Baltimore | $81 | $84 | $78 | $88 | $88 |
| Charlotte | $78 | $88 | $91 | $88 | $108 |
| Raleigh | $117 | $109 | $121 | $88 | $99 |
| Atlanta | $83 | $83 | $88 | $79 | $79 |
| Philadelphia | $99 | $92 | $93 | $89 | $99 |
| St. Louis | $88 | $100 | $103 | $112 | $108 |
| Indianapolis | $81 | $88 | $98 | $88 | $118 |
| Chicago | $88 | $140 | $78 | $88 | $124 |
| Dallas | $88 | $116 | $102 | $148 | $91 |
| Denver | $118 | $124 | $114 | $143 | $116 |
| Las Vegas | $144 | $120 | $128 | $119 | $149 |
| Phoenix | $128 | $136 | $133 | $115 | $135 |
| San Diego | $128 | $134 | $138 | $128 | $123 |
| Los Angeles | $163 | $164 | $118 | $134 | $128 |
| San Francisco | $128 | $101 | $88 | $88 | $141 |
| Seattle | $148 | $138 | $128 | $153 | $133 |
If you are not up for a cross country drive you can always fly one way to your Florida destination, and then drive up the east coast, or hit New Orleans. Or better yet drive just outside of Birmingham, Alabama and you can visit the airlines unclaimed baggage center and pick up some designer clothes, digital camera, and a pair of snow ski's super cheap as Scottsboro, Alabama is the clearing house that warehouses all the airlines lost luggage and is for sale at a steal. To get details on this very little know bargain center click here.
What's even better is you can fly home really cheap from the destinations listed below, and many others. Remember, you can keep the car up to 21 days for $10 a day through National and Alamo for $10 a day, or up to 7 days through Hertz for $29.99 per week, so you can decide what will be best for your family and make your Florida getaway even cheaper plus you get to take your time and explore America.
Check out the other sample cities we listed below. Drive from Florida to these destinations and fly home from these four super fun cities, super cheap. Prices below are listed one way per person and include all taxes.
| Destination City | New York City | Washington (DC) | Atlanta | New Orleans |
| Boston | $69 | $54 | $83 | $105 |
| New York City | N/A | $74 | $78 | $103 |
| Washington (DC) | $74 | N/A | $74 | $88 |
| Baltimore | $74 | N/A | $74 | $88 |
| Charlotte | $103 | $63 | $109 | $79 |
| Raleigh | $99 | $83 | $73 | $108 |
| Atlanta | $78 | $73 | N/A | $83 |
| St. Louis | $106 | $108 | $83 | $137 |
| Indianapolis | $74 | $73 | $83 | $121 |
| Chicago | $104 | $115 | $83 | $128 |
| Dallas | $121 | $127 | $108 | $90 |
| Denver | $119 | $104 | $119 | $110 |
| Las Vegas | $140 | $150 | $143 | $132 |
| Phoenix | $118 | $110 | $148 | $122 |
| San Diego | $155 | $104 | $185 | $148 |
| Los Angeles | $128 | $104 | $113 | $154 |
| San Francisco | $124 | $104 | $133 | $150 |
| Seattle | $144 | $104 | $157 | $145 |
Make sure you read each websites terms and conditions upon booking so there are no surprises upon returning your car!
