The Total Solar Eclipse is just a few short days away, and if youre renting a car the weekend before April 8, prepare for prices 3 to 4 times more than normal.
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Senior travel consultant with AAA of Western and Central New York Renee Pilley spoke with 7 News about how these price hikes arent just impacting housing but also rental cars.
Its amazing to us as to how high the prices have become, Pilley said. Well, the rental car thing is really surprising.
Here is the list of prices for three major car rental companies over the next three weekends. All prices are the daily rates for a full-size sedan from Saturday until Monday.
Hertz
March 30 April 1 (Easter): $57.61 per day April 6-8 (Eclipse): $234.59 per day April 13-15: $40.76 per day Enterprise
March 30 April 1 (Easter): $57.09 per day April 6-8 (Eclipse): $150.98 per day April 13-15: $46.17 per day Avis
March 30 April 1 (Easter): $81.19 per day April 6-8 (Eclipse): $167.99 per day April 13-15: $40.79 per day Thats more of a bigger city price, Pilley said.
A Hertz spokesperson tells 7 News Saturday April 6, is showing a 3000% increase in advanced bookings for the eclipse path cities compared to the previous year.
This would potentially make that weekend the busiest and most expensive weekend to visit Western New York all year.
Other than usual Easter and Christmas, this is probably one of the busiest weeks that you would see to come to Buffalo for travel, Pilley said.
Pilley recommends people compare prices to save money but warns that itll be expensive no matter which company you choose to book through.


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