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Q: My cousin from Boston will be flying into Halifax and he wants to rent a car. How much will it cost and what does he need to get the rental. I don’t know if he’ll be driving to see us right now but he’ll certainly be doing plenty of driving in Nova Scotia.
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There’s a great search engine out there that’ll help solve his rental driving woes. He can log onto www.eztrip.com. This search engine recently introduced a car rental directory which does a cost comparison as it calculates prices for a variety of rental companies. In addition, the calculations also include the duration of his trip. Say he wants to book a car for a week from March 6th through March 13th, then he’s looking at prices varying from $270-$580 using companies like Thrifty, Discount and Budget. When I rented a car and drove across Nova Scotia last February with mom, we picked our rental up at the Halifax International airport, provided a driver’s licence, (he can use his US driver’s licence), inquired about insurance (good idea), and picked up a road map. The next thing you know. you’ve got the keys in your hand and can set yourself into cruise control as you admire the sights and sounds of one of Atlantic Canada’s prettiest coastlines.
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