SAN FRANCISCO (KGO) -- Planning a trip that includes a rental car? Finding the right size car is easy, but what about insurance add-ons? Should you buy the added coverage? Or, are you already covered ...

Rental cars can quietly wreck a travel budget, not because of one big fee but through a steady drip of markups, insurance add-ons, and poorly timed bookings. With a few deliberate choices before and ...

At 8:30 p.m. on a recent trip (9:30 p.m. Minneapolis time), I got to the car rental kiosk to pick up my car, which had a mark on it about the size of a quarter. I was too tired to take a picture of it ...

When you rent a car, you're asked if you want to buy car insurance from the rental agency. The question for many people is: Do I need it? If you already have car insurance, your policy may extend to a ...

After shredding a tire on a Fiji pothole, I assumed my credit card wouldn't cover it. Filing the claim anyway taught me a valuable lesson.

Car rental prices, like airline tickets, fluctuate wildly. You may pride yourself on buying low-cost plane tickets and getting a great deal on the hotel – and then you blow your vacation budget on a ...

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Barry Choi is an award-winning personal finance and travel expert. He regularly appears on various shows in Canada and the U.S., where he talks about all things money and travel. His website, Money We ...

There's no reason to break your budget on an overpriced rental car. If you're traveling somewhere this holiday season — or anytime, really — that entails renting a car, there are ways to make it less ...

Accidents in a rental car can bring extra worry and confusion. A fender bender in an unfamiliar city or a cracked windshield from highway debris raises one pressing question: “Will my car insurance ...