In Washington state, a ``Trio of Treasures'' package allows you to stay at all three Olympic National Park properties for $349 per couple while hiking, fishing and tidepooling. Savings estimated at 25 percent. The deal, valid March 23-June 15, includes one night at Lake Quinault Lodge in the forest, one night at Kalaloch Lodge at the beach and one night at Sol Duc Hot Springs Resort, with mineral ...
moreTroubleshooter: Towed car, blown budget (MSNBC)
Maggie O’Brien’s purse is stolen while she’s on vacation in South Carolina, and she loses the keys to her rental car. Her vehicle is towed back to the rental location in Charlotte, N.C. Now her car rental company, Budget, wants to charge her $3,551 for a four-week rental. Should she have to pay for a car she never used?
IF YOU GO (San Jose Mercury News)
Puuhonua O Honaunau. The national historical park is open daily, 7 a.m.-8 p.m. Its visitor center is open 8 a.m.-5 p.m. Entrance fee is $5 per vehicle. Information: www.nps.gov/puho; (808) 328-2288. Tip: This park is right next to the prime snorkel spot of Honaunau, which has only a few parking places. Hang on to your national park receipt, which is good for seven days; you can park your car in ...
moreVanguard Car Rental Launches Strategic Alliance With Europcar to Provide Global Car Rental Solution (The Auto Channel)
TULSA, Okla., March 1 -- Vanguard Car Rental Holdings LLC ("Vanguard"), operating under the National Car Rental and Alamo Rent A Car brands, today completed its previously announced sale of its subsidiary, Vanguard Car Rental EMEA Holdings Ltd., which operates in Europe, the Middle East and Africa (EMEA) to Europcar Groupe S.A. ("Europcar").