The main holiday season is fast approaching and, as ever, booking your car hire early will pay dividends as you enjoy the best choice of cars at the cheapest rates – with worldwide rates starting at just £6 per day.

Car hire specialist Holiday Autos always has a number of car rental promotions on offer, and this month is no exception. Here are a few examples of what you will find at HolidayAutos.co.uk:

• Up to 30% off Mexico from £22/day
• Up to 10% off Finland from £36/day
• Up to 15% off Namibia from £24/day
• Up to 30% off Kuwait from £23/day
• Up to 30% off Mozambique from £32/day
• Book worldwide car hire today from just £6 per day

You can also get free upgrades and a free additional driver in selected locations when you book before the 28th February 2011.

Click here to visit the Holiday Autos website.

Although the internet has turned making discounted last minute travel arrangements into something of an art form, the canny traveller knows that the best way to save money is still to plan and book well ahead of time – preferably before everyone else does.

This is certainly true with holiday car hire. The last couple of years have seen stories of massive summer price rises for last minute car rental customers in popular destinations like Spain. The reason for this is that the credit crunch led to major car hire firms reducing the size of their fleets so that they could increase utilisation. This may have been good for their bottom lines but it hasn’t helped car rental customers so much.

Although things are gradually getting back to normal, booking ahead is still worthwhile. Sixt is currently running a special promotion offering savings of up to 30% for anyone booking summer car hire in Spain.

Click here to visit the Sixt website

Global car hire giant Avis has launched a number of special offers for February 2011:

• Weekend rentals in the UK from £16 a day
• Car hire in Spain from £11 per day
• Ski car rental with up to 15% off across Europe and up to 10% off in North America
• 2-day weekend car hire in Ireland from £53, GPS included

For full details on these and more, visit the Avis website.

Holiday Autos is one of the world’s largest car hire brokers and is constantly updating its range of special offers and discounts. Here are a few of the latest deals from Holiday Autos – to check out the rest, click here to visit the Holiday Autos website:

Worldwide car hire prices start from just £6 per day!

• Up to 30% off Mexico car hire – prices from £22/day
• Up to 20% off Greece car hire – prices from £21/day
• Up to 30% off South Africa car hire – prices from £15/day
• Up to 10% off Finland car hire – prices from £36/day
• Up to 30% off Namibia car hire – prices from £25/day

Car hire broker Holiday Autos is currently running a massive sale, offering 20% off car hire in one country every day until the 23rd January. To get a quote, click here now!

Here are the details:

• 10am Thursday 13th January: - 20% off USA for 24 hours
• 10am Friday 14th January: 20% off Cyprus for 24 hours
• 10am Saturday 15th January: 20% off Balearics for 24 hours
• 10am Sunday 16th January: 20% off Portugal for 24 hours
• 10am Monday 17th January: 20% off France for 24 hours
• 10am Tuesday 18th January: 20% off Greece for 24 hours
• 10am Wednesday 19th January: 20% off Ireland for 24 hours
• 10am Thursday 20th January: 20% off Spain for 24 hours
• 10am Friday 21st January: 20% off South Africa for 24 hours
• 10am Saturday 22nd January: 20% off Canaries for 24 hours
• 10am Sunday 23rd January: 20% off Italy for 24 hours

Click here to visit the Holiday Autos website

The 20% sale discount applies for all bookings made online for the specified sale destination within the 24 hour sale period (10am-10pm) and is valid for pickups until 31 October 2011.

If you are planning a European skiing trip this winter, check out the latest car hire deals from Avis. You could save up to 15% on car hire in popular European ski resorts.

Countries included in this special offer are: Austria, Bulgaria, Estonia, France, Italy, Latvia, Norway, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Switzerland. (Terms and conditions apply.)

To see full details of all the current deals, visit the Avis website:

America has 50 states and more than 45,000 miles of highway. Some US states are bigger than many European countries. It’s the perfect destination for a couple’s road trip adventure – or for some family-friendly winter sun in Florida.

If you are planning to visit the USA this autumn or winter, check out the latest offers from car hire giant Avis.

Hire a car from just £18 per day* at a range of destinations including Miami and Orlando – perfect for a winter trip to Flordia. This offer runs until 31st December 2010.

Click here to visit the Avis website

*Rate based on economy car hire for 7 or 14 days.

The latest car hire offers from Holiday Autos are in and they are a little different to usual, covering some great destinations that are a little off the beaten track.

Try these for size:

Estonia Car Hire

• Up to 30% OFF
• All booking durations
• Offer valid for bookings made from now until 30th September 2010
• Offer valid for hire periods between 1st September 2010 and 31st March 2011
• Offer valid for selected cars

Namibia Car Hire

• Up to 20% OFF
• All booking durations
• Offer valid for bookings made from now until 30th October 2010
• Offer valid for hire periods between 1st September 2010 and 31st October 2011
• Offer valid for selected cars

Puerto Rico Car Hire

• Up to 20% OFF
• All booking durations
• Offer valid for bookings made from now until 30th September 2010
• Offer valid for hire periods between 1st November 2010 and 21st December 2011
• Offer valid for selected cars

It looks to me as if Holiday Autos is using these offers to reward customers who book their holiday car hire well in advance, rather than leaving it to the last minute. If you’re planning a trip to one of these locations in the next year, why not click through to Holiday Autos’ site now and get a quote?

Car hire broker Holiday Autos is currently running a number of very tempting special offers that might be ideal for you if you are still booking your holiday car hire for this summer or autumn:

• Save 20% off Max product on all USA car hire bookings
• Up to 25% off Italy car hire
• Up to 40% off Austria car hire
• Up to 30% off Spain car hire
• Up to 30% off Cyprus car hire
• Up to 25% off Greece car hire
• Up to 10% off Bahrain car hire

All offers are subject to terms and conditions – visit the Holiday Autos website for full details and an instant quote.

If you’re heading to Sicily later this year, you’ll want to check out the latest car hire deals from car rental broker Holiday Autos.

It’s offering up to 25% off bookings made for the following pick-up locations:

• Cagliari Airport
• Olbia Airport
• Palermo Airport
• Alghero Airport
• Catania Airport
• Trapani Airport

Your booking will need to meet the following criteria to qualify for a discount of up to 25%:

• Created – bookings from now until 31st August 2010
• Departed – bookings between 1st September to 31st October 2010
• All durations
• Selected cars

Click here to visit the Holiday Autos’ website now