Thrifty Thrifty

Customer ratings worldwide

8.1 / 10
  • Value for money 7.7
  • Ease of finding 8.1
  • Agent helpfulness 7.9
  • Pick-up speed 7.5
  • Drop-off speed 8.4
  • Car cleanliness 8.5
  • Car condition 8.2

Thrifty Rent a Car is part of the Hertz Corporation, which also owns Dollar Car Rental. Thrifty was established in 1958 and nowadays operates in 1,060 destinations across the planet. Its headquarters are in Estero, Florida (as is Hertz’s headquarters). Thrifty, as its name suggests, focuses on serving the budget leisure travel segment of the market. 

Thrifty started as an independent private company and went public in 1987. It would later be acquired by Chrysler (who would also acquire Thrifty) before they were together spun off into an independent company again. Hertz would buy the company in 2012. In 2020, during the pandemic, Thrifty’s parent company Hertz went into administration. It would emerge from administration in 2021 as the travel market rebounded.

Thrifty, as a well-recognized brand, is unsurprisingly highly rated by our customers. The company won our Excellent Car Rental Service Award in 43 different locations in 2024. Some locations include all three major airports in the Balearic Islands — Ibiza Airport, Minorca Airport, and Palma de Mallorca Airport — and major airports in the Canary IslandsLa Palma Airport, Lanzarote Airport, and Tenerife Los Rodeos Airport.

The company also won the award in locations in AustraliaCanadaGreeceJordanMorocco, Norway, and the UAE.

Australia
Very good 8.4 / 1,160 reviews
Most popular destinations:

Adelaide

Exceptional 9.1 / 78 reviews
Adelaide Airport (ADL) Exceptional 9.2 / 67 reviews

Cairns

Very good 8.3 / 224 reviews
City Centre Very good 8.9 / 28 reviews

Darwin

Very good 8.8 / 47 reviews
Darwin Airport (DRW) Very good 8.9 / 45 reviews

Launceston

Very good 8.8 / 42 reviews
Launceston Airport (LST) Very good 8.9 / 34 reviews

Townsville

Very good 8.8 / 15 reviews
Townsville Airport (TSV) Very good 8.9 / 13 reviews
Balearic Islands
Very good 8.9 / 555 reviews
Most popular destinations:

Majorca

Exceptional 9 / 273 reviews
Palma de Mallorca Airport (PMI) Exceptional 9 / 262 reviews

Minorca

Exceptional 9.1 / 140 reviews
Menorca Airport (MAH) Exceptional 9.1 / 140 reviews
Belgium
Very good 8.5 / 141 reviews
Most popular destinations:

Charleroi

Very good 8.8 / 72 reviews
Charleroi Airport (CRL) Very good 8.8 / 72 reviews
Bulgaria
Very good 8.6 / 33 reviews
Most popular destinations:

Sofia

Very good 8.9 / 20 reviews
Sofia Airport (SOF) Very good 8.9 / 20 reviews
Canary Islands
Very good 8.4 / 1,108 reviews
Most popular destinations:

Tenerife

Very good 8.5 / 726 reviews
Tenerife Airport North (TFN) Very good 8.9 / 332 reviews
Tenerife Airport South (TFS) Very good 8.1 / 371 reviews
Crete
Very good 8.8 / 121 reviews
Most popular destinations:

Heraklion

Very good 8.8 / 60 reviews
Crete Airport Heraklion (HER) Very good 8.9 / 51 reviews
Greece
Very good 8.4 / 651 reviews
Most popular destinations:

Kefalonia

Very good 8.9 / 24 reviews
Kefalonia Airport (EFL) Very good 8.9 / 24 reviews

Naxos

Very good 8.7 / 62 reviews
Naxos Port Very good 8.8 / 56 reviews
Ireland
Very good 8.2 / 145 reviews
Most popular destinations:

Shannon

Exceptional 9 / 23 reviews
Shannon Airport (SNN) Exceptional 9 / 23 reviews
New Zealand
Very good 8.8 / 192 reviews
Most popular destinations:

Dunedin

Exceptional 9 / 24 reviews
Dunedin Airport (DUD) Exceptional 9 / 24 reviews

Nelson

Exceptional 9 / 12 reviews
Nelson Airport (NSN) Exceptional 9 / 12 reviews

Queenstown

Exceptional 9 / 66 reviews
Queenstown Airport (ZQN) Exceptional 9 / 66 reviews
Sweden
Very good 8.9 / 59 reviews
Most popular destinations:

Gothenburg

Exceptional 9.1 / 17 reviews
Göteborg Landvetter Airport (GOT) Exceptional 9.1 / 17 reviews

Stockholm

Very good 8.9 / 35 reviews
Stockholm Arlanda Airport (ARN) Exceptional 9.1 / 31 reviews
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