Thrifty Rental Cars Review

Thrifty car rental is a subsidiary of Dollar Thrift Automotive Group Inc. and operates in more than 1,000 locations in 77 countries. The company has a convenient car reservation system that lets clients select pickup location, pickup date and return date online. Thrifty has a variety of vehicles that can be used for recreation or business trips. Cars are categorized into economy, compact, mid-size, standard, full-size and premium sedan or SUV.

Features and Services

A wide selection of rental cars from sports cars, SUVs, sedans to minivans is available. However, vehicle availability may vary on the client’s location. Thrifty has a Wild Card program that enables clients to get a large vehicle or compact car at rates equal to a compact vehicle. As a client arrives to pick their car, the company selects the vehicle and clients may get a chance to get a minivan, SUV, or a mid-sized car.

Clients enrolled in the Wild Card program wishing to a book a vehicle should enter their pickup details and select “specialty” as their car class. Please take note that holiday and other blackout period may apply with this program.

The car rental company has another program called Blue Chip that lets members get quicker rentals, reservations, and returns.  Thrifty stores their Blue Chip member’s preferences for faster online booking, pickup and return. Everyone is free to join the Blue Chip program where they can simply sign up at Thrifty’s website to qualify.

Other traveller programs are available for customers. These include affiliate, entertainment or production, business, and government programs. They also offer full-service and value oriented programs which is ideal for business travellers.

• Reservations

Thrifty offers hassle-free reservation at their website. Clients are then provided rental rates based on the type of vehicle selected. It also has a Timesaver feature that enables quicker check-ins. Clients can also make modifications and cancellations or make changes to their booking details anytime.

• Wild Card Program

The Wild Card program gives clients the chance to get a compact car or a larger vehicle at a rate equivalent to a compact car. Clients can upgrade their vehicles to a minivan, mid-sized car, or SUV. This program guarantees vehicles that has room for at least five passengers and two pieces of luggage.

• Blue Chip Express Rental Program

Thrifty offers a VIP program with benefits such as faster reservations, rentals, and returns. The company stores customer preferences for faster booking and pick up during future reservations.

• Deals

The availability of deals depend on the client’s location selected car type. Deals are categorized into domestic, international and partners promotions.

Rental Cars at Thrifty

Thrifty makes it easy for customers to book rental cars with its simple to use online booking system. It also has a unique Wild Card program that lets members easily upgrade their vehicles to an SUV or mid-size car at the same rate of a compact car. However, it does come short in not providing any pick-up services which is common among the other companies we reviewed.