Car Rental for Vacations

-Driving vs. flying: Flying via a commercial airliner certainly has its share of pros and cons. The pros include that it’s a relatively quick way to go a long distance; it’s a great place to nap; and they serve soft drinks and peanuts. The downsides include that there can be lots of wait time for flights, baggage often gets lost, you usually don’t get to choose your seatmates and seating space can be quite cramped.

- Renting an auto vs. driving your own: If a motorist owns an older car, chances are that it’s not very reliable for traveling extremely long distances. Breaking down in the middle of nowhere can be a vacationer’s worst nightmare. Even if the vehicle does make it to and from one’s destination, it will have accumulated that many more miles and will have to go to the big junkyard in the sky even sooner. If a person owns a newer car, he or she may want to keep it pristine for as long as possible rather than racking up wear, tear and heavy duty mileage. Getting a car rental means all maintenance and repairs will be taken care of and the thing’s guaranteed to be in topnotch condition.

- Type of car: When vacationers decide to take a rental on the road, they’ll get to pick whatever type of vehicle they need for the journey. If they’re taking all the kids as well as a couple of friends or relatives, they’re able to travel in a comfortable van. A multi-passenger van complete with all the amenities will make traveling with a crowd a true pleasure. If the trip will be a romantic couples’ getaway trip, tooling the freeways in a sports car will be possible without having to purchase one.

- Flying and rental option: A hybrid of the flying vs. driving alternatives would be the combo transportation option. This would entail flying to a vacation spot and picking up a rental at the destination’s airport. This could be a wonderful compromise of having control over one’s transport but covering the majority of miles in a short time frame.

- Seeing the countryside: There’s something wonderful in discovering small towns and scenic stops along the way that make trips more memorable. Getting to know one’s own country or a foreign land where a vacationer is visiting can be accomplished much easier on the road than in the sky.

Individuals who are planning vacations should think about what they truly need and want in terms of transportation. There are lots of pros and cons between options of flying, driving one’s personal vehicle, van and car rentals or a combination of all of them.