If you can get cheap deals on plane tickets, you can also get cheap deals on renting a car. Personally, I’d rather take a road trip than fly. With a little research, you can easily get the best car rental deals. When I booked my first road trip, I used these tips to get the cheapest car rental deal in town. So I suggest that when you book a rental car you follow these tips to get the best price.

Calling programs with which you have membership
Before you rent a car, it’s a good idea to call the program you’re a member of to inquire about car rental discounts. Also check with the company for discount rates on car rental so you can take advantage of it.

compare prices
Before buying a deal I suggest you do a price comparison visit price comparison websites like Avis or Hertz as they will give you a price comparison of all the major websites like Travelocity and Expedia. At first it seems that booking from a car rental company is a good idea, but when you book from other travel websites you get a much cheaper price.

Be flexible with your car needs
You must be flexible with the needs of your car, it is not essential that you must travel in a limousine. A compact car that meets all your basic needs is also good enough and will also cost you less in terms of price. However, if good discounts are available, then you have the option of renting a full size car.

car rental company
When planning to rent a car from the car rental company, use Hotwire.com as this site will give you all the details on discount car rentals and other means of transportation. However, Hotwire doesn’t release the name of the car company until you’ve paid for the deal.

Offer for a cheaper rate
Use Priceline.com and offer the price you want a car at. Priceline allows you to offer the price you want for car rental. Then you have to wait until some company accepts your offer. The problem is that you don’t know which company will accept your offer and once the offer is accepted you are instantly charged money (full price) for the rental and if you want to cancel the reservation you can’t do that because you are not allowed to get either a full refund.