It is not unusual for the popular holiday resorts of Southern Europe to experience rental car shortages at times of peak demand, but the last couple of years have seen a significant increase in rental car prices during the busy holiday periods due to the widespread rental vehicle shortages in countries such as Spain and Portugal.
The reason for the shortages in 2009 was simply a case of supply and demand. The local rental companies in recession-hit Spain and Portugal were forced to operate with smaller size fleets than normal due to the recession. This resulted in prices increasing dramatically with customers paying 2 or 3 times the normal rates. In some cases there were simply no hire cars available at the airport. Larger family-size vehicles such as people carriers, minibuses and estate cars were almost impossible to obtain, with many people resorting to hiring 2 smaller vehicles where practical.
The poor English summer weather last year made the situation worse, with a lot of last minute holidaymakers heading for the sun. Although the UK weather this year is a big improvement on 2009, there is still likely to be a last minute rush to book holidays in Southern Europe. Many holidaymakers will not even pre-book a rental car, hoping to pick up a cheap vehicle at the airport.
The advice from the car rental companies is to book the vehicle as early as possible, or consider alternative means of transport. It would be ill-advised to turn up at the airport without pre-booking a rental car.
If you are travelling with your family to the Algarve this summer and would like to hire a larger vehicle such as an estate car at Faro Airport please visit the website.
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