Your Sunny Car Rental Car for British Columbia!

Discover British Columbia without a rental car? Sure it's possible getting around by train and bus, but you'd be pretty much cut out of the advantage of pulling over whenever something interesting catches your eye. And going at your own pace is what a vacation in BC is all about - taking your time to enjoy this incredibly beautiful place on earth.

How to find a real good car rental agency with offers which really are offers and not a ripp-off? A lot of agencies post their "netto" prices on their websites to attract clients. Those prices are stripped clean of local taxes and insurances costs. Once you start adding on those fundamental things, the prices are likely to climb up importantly. So, what to do? We found, that looking at international agencies and rental agents who work with European touroperator is quite a good choice. They are likely to have all-inclusive rates, some of them already include local taxes, have unlimited free milage and a few even give you the first tank of gas for free.

During our last years while visiting BC on a regular basis, the rental car broker we chose was Sunny Cars and our experience of their service and the agencies they work with woldwide are nothing but good. So we are proud presenting you Sunny Cars as our rental car partner for Sky to Sea!

A click on the logo underneath will take you to the booking tool on the Sunny Cars website. You can choose your desired language and see up to date rental fees and informations. (Please note that by clicking the logo you will leave our website. All inquiries and bookings you effectuate are directly under the responsability of Sunny Cars!)

Sunny Cars in November 2009 received the Travel Star Award 2009, the "Oscar" of the Swiss Travel Industry iwithin the category "Rental Car - Broker"!

Just a few things we'd like to point out for you if you like to compare prices of various car rental agencies:

- Pricing: as already mentioned above, have a good look into so-called "offers" to be sure that insurances and maybe even some local taxes are included. Do NOT rush - take your time and compare!

- Insurances: What's included and what isn't? Far from home, why go for less protection than at home, so a full cover should be the ground to start from and have a close look at the self behold. Most rental agencies also offer add ons so you will walk away without extra costs in case some accident occurs. Also we recommend you have a look at your credit card insurance offers - most credit card agencies offer a full cover rental car insurance when you charge the rental fee on the card. But like any other aspect: have a closer look and compare. You should avoid paying double, but even more to be underinsured.

- Local taxes and fees: should also be included when you book your rental car through a rental car broker or an agency working with a touroperator. If you rent your car directly from a rental car agency, make sure the total price they give when booking include those taxes and fees.

- Gas: Normaly you pick your rental car up with a tank full of gas and return it full. The agency takes a deposit for the gas, motly they charge it onto your creditcard and return it, when you drop the car off ok. Some rental car broker nowadays offer price options where you receive the first tank of gas "for free", means you pick the car up full and return it empty at no extra charge.

- Additional driver: at least one additional driver should be included for free.

Was uns wichtig erscheint wenn Sie Preise verschiedener Anbieter vergleichen sind einige Punkte der Versicherungs- und Vermietbedingungen. Aufgefallen sind uns über die Jahre die folgenden Punkte auf die wir achten:

- Preisgestaltung: einige Vermittler/ Broker stellen "netto" Preise ins Netz. Die anfängliche Mietrate erscheint verlockend und günstig. Allerdings kommen im Nachhinein noch Versicherungen, örtliche Steuern etc. dazu. Im entgültigen Mietpreis liegen Sie dann doch um Einiges höher als anfänglich erwartet. Unbedingt vergleichen!

- Versicherungsbedingungen: Was ist enthalten und was nicht? Dass eine Mallorcapolice in Kanada nicht greift, ist sicherlich Vielen klar, aber worauf achten? Eine Vollkaskoversicherung sollte dabei sein, die Selbstbeteiligung möglichst niedrig, wenn überhaupt enthalten. (Hier gibt es übrigens die Alternative über eine Kreditkarte zu buchen, die diese weltweiten Versicherungsergänzungen bereits enthält (z.B. Miles & More Business Plus, ADAC Kreditkarten, etc.)

- Örtliche Steuern und Gebühren: sollten bereits in den Mietkosten enthalten sein, sodass auch Ihre Kreditkarte vor Ort entspannt in den Urlaub gehen kann.

- Benzinregelung: Normalerweise erhalten Sie in Kanada Ihren Mietwagen mit vollem Tank und geben ihn auch mit vollem Tank wieder ab. Einige Verleiher / Broker bieten Ihnen den Service, dass die erste Tankfüllung bereits im Mietpreis enthalten ist und Sie Ihren Mietwagen dann mit leerem Tank abgeben dürfen. Ein nettes Extra.

- Zweiter Fahrer: sollte bereits im Mietpreis enthalten sein.