Free Gas with Rental Car Offer

Posted by Jennifer W. Miner Jun 12, 2008

We've seen what the ghastly air fare prices have been these days - seriously, $800 round trip from LAX to Chicago? Granted, that would've been a last-minute trip, but still - the high price of fuel is really putting a strain on our travel plans. That's one reason why I was so happy to see that the Hawaii Visitor and Convention Bureau joined with several big online travel companies to ease the pain on our tourist budgets. A lot of these Hawaii air fare and hotel package deals include a free car rental, which is nice...but the Hawaiian islands also seem to be leading the way in terms of United States gas prices. Maui was the first place I saw $4.49/gallon listed at gas stations, and a few days later, the Big Island was the second. Yikes!

Car rental companies are also looking at the bottom line, and the higher-ups there are realizing that if people can't afford the gas, they won't rent the cars. Hertz has a very nice summer vacation offer right now. Rent from Hertz, and the company will give you a free full tank of gas. That's around $60 dollars (and counting...) savings. This is only good through July 14, though, so you'll have to move fast. Just go to the Hertz website, click on "Special Offers," and then from the drop-down list, click on "Free Gas Will Keep You Moving." Sorry, Canada, your free tank of gas offer expires a couple weeks before ours down in the States does.