Alamo Auto Rental

People who take business trips or personal vacations and need a car often choose an Alamo auto rental.

Because prolonged trips wear down a car, it may be a good idea to rent a car for long drives such as to another state. In some cases, such as during special rental programs for one way travel, a car rental can be had for only $1 per day. Talk about a bargain.

In 1974 Alamo opened its doors in Florida. They quickly recognized that the vacation rental business was under served. Sunshine plus Disney equaled a large market for car renting. Alamo pioneered some of the more common car rental concepts of today. One of these was unlimited mileage rental. When people are trying to relax they don't want mileage hanging over their heads. Alamo didn't hesitate to take this into account and come up with a solution.

Alamo was also one of the first to rent cars from a large plaza facility. Other car rental companies at the time – 1974, remember – mostly worked with corporate repeat clients. There wasn't a lot of walk up traffic. The personal leisure traveler didn't have the resources or need for pre-made rental plans. Alamo came up with the speedy, high volume car rental facility today seen at airports. Mission to get people on their way faster was accomplished.

Alamo also came up with rental insurance and booking online. No longer did vacationers have to worry about cracking up the auto. Alamo started booking reservations on the Internet in 1995. That was a big deal at the time.

But pioneering is only important at the time. One car rental company is a lot like another. Good prices and good vehicles count. Alamo certainly has both. An economy car from Alamo can cost less than $20 per rental day. No other company is any lower. Alamo has some of the best relationships in the travel business, so renters can enjoy hotel stays and airline miles.

Nobody imagined a market for vacation car rentals in 1974. But now Alamo auto rental is one of the top rental companies in the world.