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September 28th, 2009
To see the most in a short time, it really pays to rent a car in Croatia. Yet there are a few pitfalls that I recently discovered in planning my own forthcoming trip to Croatia. All is well if you just want to tool around Croatia. I usually use EconomyCarRentals which works with local operators to get the best possible rates in local Croatia travel.
This time however, I want to visit Mostar in Bosnia and the Bay of Kotor in Montenegro. In order to maintain insurance on these jaunts you need a cross-border card which, I found out, is not included in the quoted rate. In fact EconomyCarRentals requires an extra €55 for a cross-border card. Suddenly their rates were not the cheapest in town.
Fortunately, I found that AutoEurope, another great company, matched the lowest EconomyCarRentals rate and did include the cross-border card.
Moral of story: Figure out your itinerary first and then read the fine print.
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