Car hire vs Flights: which hides more?
Two travel staples, both sold on an unbundled headline price. Which adds more on top — the hire desk or the airline?
Car hire hides more — about +105% versus +104%, a gap of roughly 1 points. Both are worth checking before you book.
Both figures are computed the same way — every disclosed extra on the example items in our calculator, divided by the advertised price and averaged — so the comparison is like-for-like. These are illustrative sample figures today and switch to live feeds at launch. Method: True Cost Methodology.
These are category averages. Run the specific options you’re weighing through the calculator for a sourced, dated true total on each — no business ranked above another.
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