I returned my rental car to the Dallas/Fort Worth Airport yesterday, only to be charged $250 more than I originally thought I was paying. Evidently, I was billed daily for all insurance charges even though I declined everything. Looking over my original contract, I noticed that the additional charges were there as well but I was in a rush to leave the airport and didn’t make sure the price was correct. Luckily, I initialed all the insurance charges I declined and was refunded the extra expense. But always double check all papers at the airport. This includes baggage, especially with these new self check-in computers. The woman at the counter once put a tag on my luggage to go to Berlin instead of Boston. The guy behind me was going to Berlin and that was his luggage tag. So look down at your bag and make sure it has the correct three letter airport symbol before rushing off to your gate.

By the way, I found the cheapest rental car rates at the DFW Airport through Priceline.com. I ended up going with National at $21 a day for a PT Cruiser.