"At least one of your credit cards probably has some kind of rental vehicle policy included for free; you can look up the details online and if the coverage is sufficient, waive the expensive rental agency stuff."
That's exactly the problem. All of them vaguely claim to have rental vehicle coverage, but it is impossible to tell from their websites what they actually cover. A little googling on travel sites reveals that the coverage varies quite a bit from card to card even within the same brand. Apparently this has all been in flux in recent years. The travel sites that compare cards say that Amex and Visa are currently the best and Mastercard blows chunks.
Sad, because my platinum MasterCard used to be my most premium credit card. I looked at the latest version of that card and it no longer says "Platinum" on it (although it is still silver colored). In fact, it is impossible to tell by looking at the card which of the current Mastercard products it actually corresponds to. I rarely use it any more, but hesitate to get rid of it since I've had it since 1985. Apparently this makes it valuable in some way that I don't entirely understand, probably something to do with credit ratings.
"As we cull books, I think that I have some travel guides to Scotland. It's been 8 years since I was there, so I don't promise that they're completely up-to-date, but they might be useful nonetheless. If you're interested I'll pull them out for you."
I'd love to take them off your hands! We have a Minnstf meeting at our house in about a week - that would be a good time to drop them by. Or I could come get them. Let me know if you find them. Thanks!
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Date: 2011-05-13 03:58 pm (UTC)That's exactly the problem. All of them vaguely claim to have rental vehicle coverage, but it is impossible to tell from their websites what they actually cover. A little googling on travel sites reveals that the coverage varies quite a bit from card to card even within the same brand. Apparently this has all been in flux in recent years. The travel sites that compare cards say that Amex and Visa are currently the best and Mastercard blows chunks.
Sad, because my platinum MasterCard used to be my most premium credit card. I looked at the latest version of that card and it no longer says "Platinum" on it (although it is still silver colored). In fact, it is impossible to tell by looking at the card which of the current Mastercard products it actually corresponds to. I rarely use it any more, but hesitate to get rid of it since I've had it since 1985. Apparently this makes it valuable in some way that I don't entirely understand, probably something to do with credit ratings.
"As we cull books, I think that I have some travel guides to Scotland. It's been 8 years since I was there, so I don't promise that they're completely up-to-date, but they might be useful nonetheless. If you're interested I'll pull them out for you."
I'd love to take them off your hands! We have a Minnstf meeting at our house in about a week - that would be a good time to drop them by. Or I could come get them. Let me know if you find them. Thanks!