What is the deal with car rentals?
by Julia Ritchey from NPR: Planet Money on (#6Q53X)
Like several aspects of the travel economy, renting a car is more expensive than it was before the pandemic. Today on the show, we explore the great reset happening in the U.S. rental car industry that's kept prices elevated, left fleets leaner, and customers frustrated.
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