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Las Vegas has high taxes that can add up to 47% to the cost of renting. The trick of renting at the hotel instead of the airport often does not work any more as far as getting noticeable savings. Here are 2 web quotes for economy cars with the taxes and fees broken out separately.
| Payless | Amount | % |
| Advantage | Amount | % |
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Base Rate
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$19.99
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100.0%
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Base Rate
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$22.89
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100.0%
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Local Tax
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$0.40
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2.0%
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Airport Access
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$2.29
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10.0%
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Facility Charge
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$3.00
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15.0%
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Facility Charge
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$3.00
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13.1%
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Sales Tax
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$1.55
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7.8%
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Rental Tax
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$2.25
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9.8%
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Airport Access
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$2.00
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10.0%
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State Tax
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$2.18
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9.5%
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State Fees
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$1.80
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9.0%
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License Fee
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$1.04
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4.5%
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TOTAL
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$28.74
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143.8%
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TOTAL
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$33.65
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147.0%
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Note: Prices will change through the year
Note: Daily Rate no insurance
Vegas Made Easy.com has no suggestions to bypass this large tax hit. You may not suffer as much knowing that it is coming.
Unlike most other airports, you take a single shuttle system to the McCarran Rental Center where 12 companies service from 10 stations.
Here are the choices:
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Name
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Phone 1
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Phone 2
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1
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Advantage
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800-777-9377
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U.S. Rent-A-Car
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2
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Alamo
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800-462-5266
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800-GoAlamo
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National
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800-227-7368
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800-Car-Rent
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3
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Avis
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800-331-1212
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4
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Budget
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800-922-2899
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5
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Dollar
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800-800-4000
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6
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Enterprise
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800-736-8222
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800-RentaCar
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7
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Hertz
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800-654-3131
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8
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Payless
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800-729-5377
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9
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Savmor
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800-634-6779
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10
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Thrifty
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800-367-2277
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Note to Foreigners: Dial 1 before any long distance/toll free call
Although the major Vegas hotels have pulled some or all of the room discounting of the travel sites, you might still get a small savings through some of the travel sites like Priceline.com on packages including a rental car.
   
  
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