Last summer saw many visitors to Spain, Portugal and the rest of Europe affected by a shortage of rental cars. The recession meant car-hire fleets were allowed to contract, meaning less cars were available for peak periods. Car-hire companies either totally ran out of cars, or the shortage meant that rates increased dramatically. The rates for car hire in Majorca and the other Balearic islands doubled, with prices in mainland Spain up to 70 per cent higher.
By the middle of August the story had even caught the attention of the BBC – Tourists face car hire shortage.
The recommendation this year is to book early.
In order to help you on your way, TravelRepublic is able to offer cheap car hire prices for those prepared to book now, but you need to be quick!
Our car hire partners have reduced rates by 25% in a number of destinations, for a series of 48 hour periods, as follows
USA
Tue 12 – Wed 13 Jan
Italy
Thu 14 – Fri 15 Jan
Ireland
Sat 16 – Sun 17 Jan
Portugal
Mon 18 – Tue 19 Jan
With worries about the strength of the £ in the coming months another factor to take into consideration, it would be prudent to take advantage of one of these sales to get your car hire booked early.
The sales last for 48 hours for each country.