Who does not want to save money right. I was going to Ishigaki in Japan alone and I had to watch my budget by myself. I booked a Budget car on QEEQ and I thought the price was fixed already. After a while I got an email that said I had Price Drop Protector and they found the same car for a lower price.
How much did it change. When I checked it was more than twenty dollars cheaper. For a solo traveler like me that feels like an extra nice meal. Did I need to cancel and book again by myself. I did not. They already made a new booking for me and the difference was sent back to me.
Was the whole thing hard for me. Not at all because I did nothing. My old booking just turned into a better deal. Before this I worried that booking early might be a bad idea. Now I feel booking early is safer because they help watch the price.
The trip in Ishigaki has not even started and I already saved some money. My mind feels lighter and I can eat something better later or buy a small gift without thinking too much.
I will start with the result first. When I noticed it, the price of my booking was already lower than at the beginning and I suddenly had 27.54 GBP more to use. I was sitting at my desk looking at my trip budget. The numbers on the screen became smaller. I stared at it for a moment, then I realized it was Price Drop Protector working for me.
I booked my car on QEEQ. I plan to pick up the car in Pisa in Italy on the evening of June 9th 2027. The car is a Citroen C3 from Italy car rent. It is manual with four doors and five seats. I will return it in Pisa on June 12th in the evening. When I first placed the order, I was thinking for a few minutes if I should wait to see if the price would drop. I was also worried the car would be gone, so I just booked it and stopped thinking about it.
After that I totally forgot this price problem. I went to class as usual and did my part time job and made other travel plans. In my head I only remembered that the car was already booked. Some days later I logged in to check my trip and I saw a new record beside my order. The car group was still like that C3 manual and the rental company was the same. The price was lower. At first I thought I read it wrong or maybe the system showed something strange.
I checked the amounts carefully. I saw that my old order was actually changed to a new one and the money difference was already sent back. It was exactly 27.54 GBP. It felt like when you suddenly find money in your coat pocket. But this time it was because I chose Price Drop Protector before.
The best part is that I did nothing. No one kept sending me messages to sell anything. One day I just opened my account and saw that they already moved me to the cheaper booking and also sent the price difference back. I did a quick math in my head. With this money I can have a full dinner in Italy or maybe a few extra train rides. When I go to Pisa to pick up the car, I know I will feel more relaxed.
For a student like me every bit of budget matters. I am always worried about making a bad choice when I book things. This time I got extra money back without any work. Now when I think about it I feel it was a smart idea to add this service. Even when I was busy and forgot the price, they still watched it for me. I can already imagine myself standing at the Italy car rent counter in Pisa with my bag, paying for the car and knowing I already saved that money. It makes the whole trip feel a little lighter.
I have to complain a bit first because at the start I really thought I would spend more money on this Madrid rental and in the end I actually got some money back and I booked it through QEEQ.
Now if I go back to how it started it looks like this. I planned to pick up a Smart fortwo from OK Mobility in Madrid on the afternoon of July 10. Small car two doors automatic. For my business trip it was perfect. Easy to park in the city and not a pain in traffic. That night I was in my hotel room working on my meeting notes. I checked my credit card and the rental charge looked familiar but also a bit different. I thought maybe they charged me more by mistake.
I opened my email and checked the order. I saw a new order number 94167779 and the total price was actually lower than what I remembered. It was about ten dollars cheaper. My first reaction was that something went wrong. My plan was to use the car in Madrid from the afternoon of July 10 to the afternoon of July 21. If the booking was canceled or changed in a bad way all my meetings would be a mess.
Then I checked my old confirmation and I remembered that when I booked I chose a service called Price Drop Protector. I just paid the normal price and they would watch the price for me. The original order was 12424424. When they saw the price for the same Smart car went down they changed it to this new order. For me it felt like only two things happened. I got a new confirmation email and I saw a refund of the difference on my card.
That evening I was at the hotel desk with my laptop open and my meeting slides on the screen. On my phone I had my flight and hotel info and this car booking. I realized I did nothing and the price just dropped by itself and the money came back to me. As a business traveler I care a lot about time. Normally I do not have time to check prices every day. I would never open ten sites just to save ten dollars. This time it was like someone checked for me in secret and when the price went down they put the money back.
I checked the refund info and it was around nine and a half dollars. In Madrid that is two coffees or a short taxi ride to a client office. It is not a big amount but it felt really nice. My schedule is always full with meetings emails and calls and having one thing that quietly saves money in the background felt very different.
The next morning on my way to a client meeting I was sitting in the back of a taxi. I was thinking about parking for the Smart and the fuel price and then I thought again about that small refund. I felt like I made a smart choice. I always see car rental as a fixed cost. I did not expect that after confirmation the price could still go down and help my business budget a bit.
For me the strange part is that I did not argue with anyone. I did not ask for a lower price and I did not talk with the rental desk about discounts. The change in price was something they found and it just showed up on my bill. They basically did the math for me. I just need to follow my plan pick up the car on July 10 in the afternoon and return it on July 21 in Madrid and I get the cheaper price. For someone like me who flies a lot for work this feeling of saving money without extra effort fits my life very well.
Can a rental price really drop by itself and then give me money back I did not expect that until this booking with QEEQ. A few days after I booked my Miami car for my business trip from the afternoon around the 8th to the afternoon around the 24th I thought everything was done. My plan was simple. Finish the booking fast and move on to my work.
Later I saw a new confirmation email in my inbox. The order number was different and it said that because of Price Drop Protector they changed my booking to a cheaper offer. I was confused at first. I thought I clicked something wrong. Then I looked at the total price. It was lower by about forty four dollars. I did nothing and still saved enough for a nice work meal.
What I liked was that they did not ask me to apply or send any proof of the price drop. They just changed the booking for me and put the new lower total right there. For someone on a business trip like me time is more important than money. I almost never have time to check prices every day so this auto price watch makes me feel more relaxed.
When I think about it without Price Drop Protector I would just pay the old price and never know the rate went down. This time I basically got extra budget for my Miami days. I will use the saved money on meals and local rides and that makes the whole trip feel a bit lighter on my mind.
"Why did they charge me less money" I saw my credit card bill and I just stared at it for a moment. It was the same Newark airport car booking and I was paying about forty seven dollars less. I thought I read it wrong. Then I remembered that when I booked on QEEQ I picked Price Drop Protector. At that time I did not think much. I only thought it sounds nice if the price drops they give me money back and I do not need to do anything. Then I went back to planning my trip. A few days before I booked the car for my mid July trip to Newark. My flight lands around late night on July seventeenth so I wanted to go to the Avis counter and pick up a Toyota Corolla type car. Automatic four doors five seats so I feel comfortable to drive. I travel from another country so I always count my budget in my head. That night I stared at the price for a long time. I saw that this service would watch the price for me and if it went down they would rebook and give me the difference. In my mind I only had one simple idea. If it really gets cheaper then I get some extra travel money. After that I stopped checking the price. I just knew my booking was confirmed. My pick up time and return time were ready. I would return the car around the night of July twenty second a bit after ten. I thought that was it and I just had to show up and get the car. When I checked my card again they really saved me about forty seven dollars. First I felt surprised then I felt this kind of free money feeling. With this money I can eat one or two better dinners in Newark or buy some small gifts. I come from overseas so I care a lot about exchange rates and card charges. I always try to save when I can. Before this I would just accept the price when I booked a car. No one has time to watch the price every day. I cannot sit there and refresh the page just to see if it is a little cheaper. Now it feels very friendly for someone like me that they watch the price for me and rebook when it drops. I only need to make the first booking and then I can forget it. When I noticed it the money was already back and my trip was the same. The car group was still the same and I did not need to argue with anyone or send emails. I felt like someone quietly took care of me and I did nothing but got more money in my pocket. For a traveler like me with a limited budget who still wants a nice trip this feeling is really special. This small feature made renting a car feel not only like spending money but sometimes saving money too and my trip feels a bit easier.
What surprised me most on this solo trip to Portland in the United States? It was that I did nothing and still got a refund from my booking. Why did this happen? Because when I booked my car on QEEQ I added their Price Drop Protector. I did not think too much at that time. I just felt it might help watch the price for me and it did not hurt to have one more safety net.
This is how I found out about it. One day I was at home in Australia. It was a winter afternoon and the sky was a bit grey. My laptop screen was full of emails about my coming trip. I was checking my flights and my car booking. I wanted to make sure I would pick up the car in Portland around the afternoon on July 3 and return it around noon on July 11. While I was going through the emails I saw a new message. It said the price had changed and I would get some money back.
What was my first reaction? I thought it might be a scam email. Then I scrolled down and saw the details of my booking. It was the car in Portland with Budget a mystery car with automatic gear two doors and five seats. I looked at the numbers and tried to remember the old price. I saw that it was lower by a bit more than twenty Australian dollars. I started to count in my head. This was like a few simple meals for me.
So I asked myself how did this money appear. The answer was quite simple. Price Drop Protector kept watching the price of the same type of car after I booked. When the price went down one day they rebooked it for me with the new lower price. Then they sent the difference back to me. For me the whole process was invisible. I did not call anyone. I did not send any message and I did not refresh the page every day. It felt like someone was standing behind me and guarding this price. I only saw the result at the end.
What was I doing in my mind at that time. I was thinking about the weather in Portland in July. I imagined myself landing and walking out of the airport around two in the afternoon on July 3. I thought the sun might be bright but the air would not be too heavy. I saw myself pushing my suitcase to the Budget counter to get the mystery car and I hoped it would be a nice one. Then I imagined one week later around noon on July 11 I would return the car and pull my suitcase again for my next plan.
I asked myself if there was no such feature what would happen. The honest answer is that I would never know the price went down later. I would just pay the old price and think this was normal. As a solo traveler I really have to look at every cost. Flight hotel and car rental added together can be heavy if the budget goes a little bit over. So this twenty plus Australian dollars might not sound like much to some people but for me it was a small gift that fell from the sky.
I also checked if I needed to do anything more like sign something or go to any counter. The result was no. They had already taken care of it for me. I only needed to show up in Portland go to the counter around the afternoon of July 3 give my booking and take the car for a week then return it before noon on the 11th. The whole thing felt easy. My head only needed to remember my schedule not the price changes.
Then I thought about the moment when I first booked. I was sitting at my desk. There was a light smell of coffee in the room. My phone was charging on the side. I saw the words mystery car on the screen. It felt a bit fun and also a bit like a gamble. I asked myself if I should spend more time to compare prices. My answer was that I was too lazy to do that so I just clicked confirm. I did not expect that because of Price Drop Protector I would save more money than some people who keep checking every site.
For someone like me who travels alone this kind of auto saving tool fits me well. I do not have to watch my booking all the time and I am not afraid if the price drops later and I lose out. They will catch the lower price for me when it appears. One normal afternoon I just opened my email and saw an extra refund of the price difference. My mind suddenly felt lighter and I felt that using them for this booking was really worth it.
