I was getting ready to rent a Toyota Corolla in New York when I found out I kind of made some extra money. That night I was in my hotel room, looking at my credit card bill. I saw the car rental amount was a bit lower than I remembered. I thought maybe I was wrong. Then an email popped up and they said the price went down so they booked my order again and sent me the difference. It said they used the Price Drop Protector service. I was really surprised because I did not do anything. I just used QEEQ before to choose an Avis car and made the booking in a normal way. When I think back to the booking day, I only compared a few rental prices and felt this Toyota Corolla with automatic gear and four doors and five seats would be easy to drive, so I confirmed the order. I did not think the price would change later. Some time passed and I was planning to pick up the car in mid August in the evening in New York and then return it in Milwaukee in the morning in late August. I already put the rental cost in my trip budget like it was fixed. Then before I really started the trip, I found out they checked the price and it went down. They gave me around 27 dollars back. For me that was like free money for a meal. I really like this part. I saved money and I did not need to watch the price every day or search for a new booking. I only felt their notice and saw the refund arrive and I did not need to worry about the rest.
I have to say I was a bit annoyed at first. As a business traveler my time and budget are tight and I really hate when I book a rental car and then the price drops and I pay more than I should. This time I booked through QEEQ. I planned to pick up a Toyota Corolla from Avis in Newark around August seventeenth early morning and return it in New York around August twenty fifth around ten in the morning. I already put this price into my company expense report. After I booked I kept thinking maybe the price would change later and I would need to check every day. That idea made me feel tired even before my trip started. Then one day I got an email from them. It said that because I had Price Drop Protector they had already rebooked the same car for me at a lower price and they would pay back the difference. I suddenly realized I just earned money without doing anything. I checked the amount. I used my IL credit card and the difference was more than ninety ILS. For me that is like a good business dinner. The best part is that I did not need to change my plan. The pickup and drop off places stayed the same and the car group stayed the same. I did not have to talk to the rental desk or redo my booking myself. As someone who flies a lot for work I already worry about prices for flights and hotels. Now at least for the car they help me watch the price and fix it when it goes down. My credit card bill looked clean with no strange extra fees so I felt calm. Before this I thought these protection services might just be marketing. This time I clearly saw them save real money for me. I only booked once and they handled the rest in the background and sent the refund. It felt like I had a small team taking care of my rental price while I focus on meetings and clients. The saved budget can go to more important parts of my trip.
That day I was in a small hotel near the Milan airport, packing my bags and getting ready to pick up my car from GOLDCAR a few days later. The sky outside was a bit cloudy. I opened my phone to check my booking and looked at the price. I stopped for a second. The number looked lower than what I remembered. My first thought was that I made a mistake or that some hidden fee was missing.
I opened the old confirmation email and the new booking and checked them slowly. I found there was a difference of almost eighteen euro. I said to my friend next to me, "Hey look, this booking looks cheaper now." He joked, "Maybe they made a mistake. Be careful they charge you more at the counter." I felt a bit nervous and checked again. Then I remembered that when I booked on QEEQ I chose the Price Drop Protector. It said if the price went down they would rebook it and pay me back the difference.
When I booked it, I did not think too much. I just thought, if the option is there I can click it. It was late at night at the end of June. I was at home, planning my trip to Italy for early July. My plan was to pick up the car in Milan around 1 pm on July 6 and return it in the evening on July 10. I spent a lot of time comparing prices and it was tiring. When I saw this Price Drop Protector, I even told myself, if it really saves me some money, then I win a little.
Now I saw the lower amount on my booking and tried to count the difference. It was around seventeen point nine five euro. In my mind I said, this is like one more simple dinner. It felt strange because I did nothing. It was like someone was watching the price for me, and when it dropped they fixed the booking and gave me the cheaper rate. I did not get any special calls and I did not need to change the booking myself. The car was still a Volkswagen Polo automatic, same pick up and drop off places, only the price got better.
I checked the times again. The dates were still the same idea, pick up around midday on July 6 and return around the evening on July 10. My plan to use the car for a few days stayed the same. I quietly said to myself, this is pretty cool. Before this I always felt that things like price protection sounded like big advertising words and maybe very complicated. Now I saw it one time in real life and it was simple. They just made a new booking with a lower price and the difference came back to me. As a tourist from another country I normally do not trust platforms so much because there are many rules and small text. This time I felt more relaxed because I did not need to watch the price every day.
Later I told my family about it. I said that when I booked the car I chose Price Drop Protector and then I did nothing, and still it saved me some money in the background. My family asked me which site I used. I just answered that I booked it on QEEQ.
I need to complain a bit first. Traveling with kids is already tiring and I really do not want to stare at car rental prices every day. I booked a car in Bergamo Italy on QEEQ. I planned to pick up the car on July 7 in the morning around eight and return it on July 10 also in the morning. The car was a Peugeot 208 automatic from Wheego. It is a small car and it fits my family quite well. When I made the booking I was thinking that the price should be like this and if it drops later I probably will not have time to change anything. I have to take care of my kid every day and I do not want to keep checking prices. After some time I got an email saying that because of Price Drop Protector my rental price went down. They already made a new booking with the cheaper price and they would send me the refund of the difference. I was a bit confused and my inner voice was saying what I did nothing and I already saved money. Then I checked the new booking details. It was still the same rental company the same car and the same times. Only the total price was a few euro lower than before. I felt really relaxed like I earned money for free. For a parent with kids saving even a small amount is important. Those euro can buy ice cream for my kid or a small souvenir. I did not need to do any extra work. I just read the email. I also compared the old booking number and the new one and saw it was really updated. It felt like they were watching the price for me all the time. I only mention Price Drop Protector once here but this one experience already made me remember it. In that moment I felt that choosing QEEQ was a good idea because they cared about saving money even more than I did.
At first I kind of wanted to complain. I was checking car rental prices in Yerevan in Armenia and they kept changing. Sometimes cheaper, sometimes suddenly more expensive. It made me a bit annoyed. This time I booked a car with QEEQ. I chose an Autounion car, a Skoda Rapid automatic, four doors and five seats, for my trip in mid July. When I placed the booking I kept thinking, will the price go up again or go down again. Do I have to keep watching it every day. Then something happened that surprised me a little. One day I opened my email and saw a message that said the price of my booking had changed. My first reaction was, did they charge me more. I felt nervous. So in my mind it was like a little Q and A. First question, did something go wrong. I checked the order number and saw it was my Yerevan booking. Next question, did the price go up or did it go down. I read more and saw the answer. It was because of Price Drop Protector. The price went down and they made a new booking for the same car and gave me back the extra money. I saw the difference was a bit over ten dollars. Then I asked myself, did I just earn money for nothing. The answer was yes. I did not do anything. I did not compare prices. I just booked the car like normal. Later when the price dropped they sent the money back to me. That day I sat at my computer and was a bit stunned for a moment. Then I felt happy. I even counted how many meals that ten plus dollars could buy me in Armenia. I imagined myself at the airport in Yerevan, maybe around the afternoon on July thirteenth, walking with my luggage to the Autounion counter. I see the Skoda Rapid parked there, the car body a little shiny under a clear sky. The staff at the counter hands me the key. In my head I ask another question. How much did I really pay for this car. Then I answer myself. It is less than the first price I saw, because there was a quiet price drop in the middle. I like this kind of feeling. It is not a big surprise. It is more like a calm feeling that I saved money. I do not need to refresh the page every day and watch the price. They check it for me in the background. When the price moves I save a bit more. When I plan the return I already count the whole rental cost. I think I will return the car around the afternoon of July nineteenth. The sun is still up, the city lights are just starting to turn on. When I park the car and walk away I replay the story in my head. At the start I was annoyed by the changing prices. Later I got the price difference back without doing anything. I thought it was just a normal booking. But because of Price Drop Protector there was a small extra story after the booking. I asked myself, if there was no this service, would I rebook when the price dropped. Maybe not. I am lazy and I also might not see the price drop at the right time. So the ten plus dollars is money that normally would not exist for me, but now it really came into my budget. For an overseas traveller like me this kind of auto saving feels important. Travel costs always move. Sometimes I stay one more day in a city. Sometimes I go to another place. Extra costs keep adding up little by little. At least for the car rental they help me watch the price so I do not need to worry about every small change. I told my friends about this too, in the same Q and A style. My friend asked me, is this thing really useful. I said, yes, my Yerevan booking really got cheaper and they sent me money back. My friend asked, did you need to apply for it. I said, no, I did nothing, they just handled it. My friend asked again, will you use this next time. My answer was simple. Yes. I think this auto refund feeling is nice for someone like me who does not enjoy checking price details. I also asked myself, did I take advantage of the system. My answer is that it is not a big win, but it is a small and comfortable saving. When I stand on the street in Yerevan in the evening and watch the cars getting fewer and the sky getting darker, I think I will remember this story. I will ask one more question in my head. Why did I choose them. And my answer will be very simple. Because with Price Drop Protector I paid less money and I worried less too.
I had one question in my head at the start. What if the car price goes down after I book it. Do I just pay more for nothing. When I booked my New York car on QEEQ I saw the Price Drop Protector and I thought is this thing really useful. I still clicked it because I felt one more protection is not a bad idea. A few days before the trip I chose my car. I picked a Dodge Durango from ACE in New York. Seven seats and four doors. I planned to go out with friends so I wanted a big car. I set my pick up time around August 6 in the morning and drop off around August 21 in the evening. The price looked fine and I just booked it. After that I did not really think about it anymore. I almost forgot I even added Price Drop Protector. One day I was checking emails on my phone and I saw a message about my order. I noticed the price was different. My first thought was they charged me more. I got a bit worried. I opened it and read it slowly. Then I saw they made a new booking for the same car group with a lower price and they gave me back the difference. I stared at the amount for a few seconds and then I understood it was the Price Drop Protector working for me. I told my friend I did nothing and still saved money. My friend thought I was joking and said this kind of good thing does not happen. I showed the screenshot and the price gap was clear. It was enough for several meals. What surprised me was that I did not need to confirm anything. I did not need to cancel or book again. For me it was like one day I just found out the price went down and the money was already saved. I am not good with complex steps when I book stuff. This time I got a cheaper price without extra work. Now my order number is the new one and the car is still the same type. The pick up and drop off stay in New York. Only the price is better than the first one. I felt lucky that I chose Price Drop Protector. Without it I would never know the price dropped. I would not go back to compare and rebook all by myself. For someone like me who does not like trouble it feels like someone is watching the price in the background for me. When there is a chance to save money they just fix it. It is only one piece of money but the feeling is nice. It is like I suddenly have a bit more budget. Now when I book cars I start to look for this kind of service that can help me save money automatically.
