Winston-Salem is the 4th largest city located in the beautiful State of North Carolina and is home to the prestigious Wake Forest University as well as RJ Reynolds Tobacco Company. It is rich in art and history and its population of just over 200,000 gives it a small town type of atmosphere while retaining big city type of services.
The best way to navigate your self around this city is by rental car. This way you can travel at your leisure and enjoy your visit to all the museums and historic places. The RJ Reynolds Tobacco museum and the NC Dance festival are popular destinations as well as the Piedmont Opera with many fine performances through out the year.
There are two airports that provide service to the Winston- Salem area – the larger Piedmont Triad International Airport that handles all the major carriers and the smaller Smith Reynolds Airport that take on the smaller aircraft’s as well as charter services. Both these airports support the major car rental agencies like –
Avis
National
Budget
Hertz
Enterprise etc.
But if you are willing to take a cab from the airport to your hotel, you will probably find your best car rental deals at some of the lessor known rental agencies such as
Triangle rent a car
Rent-a wreck
Priceless rent a car
Sears — just to name a few
Tips For Renting a Car
1.Plan ahead by calling in advance and reserve your car and asking for any discounts that they might have available by paying in advance.
2.Save money by having your own insurance plan cover your car rental
3.By pass the 800 number – which usually goes to a call center and call the agency directly and ask for available discounts.
By planning ahead, selecting a smaller or midsize car and having payment and insurance information and car rental agreement paid for in advance can save you quite a bit of money on your trip.
