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I rented a car to visit FT University in Washington, DC, last weekend. Public transit was just too much of an ordeal to the host hotel, and a taxi would have cost the same. (Actually driving there from DCA was a nightmare, but I blame Google Maps for that.) My two preferred rental agencies are National and Hertz. National doesn’t have the best … [Read more...]
We're down to the final days before people will finally stop talking about who will win the presidential election. At that point they will instead talk about who lost the presidential election, and they'll do that for about three years until campaigning starts for the next one. Is it any wonder I live as far as possible from the other … [Read more...]
I got some truly amazing responses to my contest in collaboration with National Car Rental. We asked for your Traveler Truth: the thing you consider most important to ensure a safe, fun, and productive trip. People were invited to enter through a comment on the blog or on Twitter, and I got a bunch of each. There were 33 Twitter entries and 157 … [Read more...]
My contest in cooperation with National Car Rental originally went live during some downtime over at BoardingArea. I want to make sure you all hear about it before the contest ends. You still have TODAY to enter the contest (until 11:59 PM Pacific Time). I'll be picking a winner randomly and announcing it on Monday. Just to recap, you can enter … [Read more...]
I wrote earlier about National's One-Two-Free fall promotion, and now they've asked me to help promote it further and make it even easier to qualify for a free rental. You can even enter to win a two-piece luggage set and $100 gift card! The contest will run from today through 11:59 PDT on Sunday, October 28. I'll select a winner on Monday, October … [Read more...]
