Saturday, August 9, 2008

Visiting Torrevieja and the Costa Blanca in Spain

By Johnathan Bakers


The best way to travel around the Costa Blanca is to hire a car. A car allows you much more freedom and flexibility when travelling around the area. This also allows you to travel around without having to rely upon public transportation. If you want to travel around the area a lot then you may want to consider hiring a car.

You can hire a car from Alicante airport, or from most popular cities. If you are travelling to the area during the summer months then it?s a good idea to book your car early so that they don?t run out. It?s a good idea to reserve your hire car at the same time as your flights so that you have everything you need for your holiday at the best deal possible.

Finding the best Torrevieja Car Hire Deal

The easiest way to compare prices of hire cars is by looking on the internet. You can use this to get quotes from a number of different companies. Many websites will allow you to compare each company?s offerings side by side.

Make sure you are comparing like for like, bear in mind the total package, not just the price. Some prices may seem expensive, however they may have many extras which makes them a good deal. Make sure that you read all of the fine print and ask any questions if you don?t understand. Additional extras may be quite expensive, so it?s worth asking before booking.

When you are dealing with the larger car hire companies you should also phone the local agency based in Torrevieja. Most have staff which can speak English among other languages. You might be able to get a better deal than you were able to on the internet, you?ll never know unless you ask.

Things to Consider when Renting a car

You need to think about how many people you are taking with you, how big will the car need to be? Will you need to store golf gear? The least expensive size of car is the economy size. These are also cheaper to run as they do not use as much fuel. If you have a larger group then you may need to consider getting a larger vehicle.

Economy cars are the most popular cars that they have, you should reserve an economy as soon as possible. You can always upgrade this fairly easily at a later date if needed. If the company doesn?t have enough economy cars then they will quite often give you the upgrade for free.

Also think for how long you will need to keep the car for. Some companies charge a weekly rate, while others will charge a daily rate. Normally the daily rate works out to be more expensive than the weekly rate if you are keeping it for longer than a couple of days.

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