Has anyone booked a car rental through Southwest before? I know airlines don't typically give good rates but I have found some good Southwest deals off their promotions page that also have credits for Rapid Rewards(http://www.southwest.com/rapid_rewards/rr_promotions.html). I am wondering if anyone knows their cancellation policy at all? Is it like with their flights where you can cancel it and at least be able to get credits towards a future use? Or do you lose your money or a % of it?

Also, does anyone know of any hidden fees that you might incur with booking a car rental with Southwest? I'd hate to show up and find out that the price I signed up for is actually way higher than what it was supposed to be. Any info. would be appreciated!

RuckusG said:Has anyone booked a car rental through Southwest before? I know airlines don't typically give good rates but I have found some good Southwest deals off their promotions page that also have credits for Rapid Rewards(http://www.southwest.com/rapid_rewards/rr_promotions.html). I am wondering if anyone knows their cancellation policy at all? Is it like with their flights where you can cancel it and at least be able to get credits towards a future use? Or do you lose your money or a % of it?

Also, does anyone know of any hidden fees that you might incur with booking a car rental with Southwest? I'd hate to show up and find out that the price I signed up for is actually way higher than what it was supposed to be. Any info. would be appreciated!

1) You can sometimes get the best deals from Southwest ... and other times, better deals can be found elsewhere. Always check multiple sites to get the best day. Using the Southwest and Spirit Airlines codes will generally score your a good deal.

2) Generally, unless you use a noncancellable site like Hotwire or Priceline, there are no penalties for canceling a car reservation. As a matter of courtesy, you should always cancel a rservation you will not use.

3) There are generally NO hidden fees in rental cars. There are TONS of taxes and fees that are assessed for everything from stadium construction and rental facility fees and the like (5-30%) but MOST sites are disclosing that at the time of reservation.