Picked up the car from Vancouver Airport. There are signs right outside the arrival gate, and many travelers heading to the rental car area; just follow them. There are ALAMO signs along the way too. Once in the parking lot, several rental companies share an office space. Find the appropriate counter, wait about 5 minutes, and the staff will indicate when it's your turn. Hand over the rental voucher from QEEQ, along with your credit card, passport, domestic driver's license, and translation (QEEQ offers this free service). After registration, they confirm your car type, pickup and drop-off locations, rental duration, and total cost. They might suggest adding local offerings like insurance, but since we already had full coverage from QEEQ, we declined and showed them the related notes in English. The staff didn't push further. After printing a new rental voucher and signing it, they directed us to the car. As we planned to cross the border to the USA, we proactively asked if this was allowed, and the answer was affirmative. We left the office, followed the ALAMO signs, and located the car. The entire process took less than 15 minutes - simple, efficient, and friendly service from ALAMO staff. The rental cost was 204 CAD with a 200 CAD deposit, credit card only (VISA or MasterCard).

Does not accept credit cards with UnionPay logo, and even VISA is not accepted.

Friendly and straightforward

The car pickup from Vancouver airport was very slow, taking nearly an hour. They gave us a brand new car, which was in excellent condition and had driven less than 3000 kilometers without any issues. Returning the car was extremely easy. The staff had a good attitude.

Quite affordable. We upgraded the car by paying an extra thousand, getting a brand new seven-seater Dodge SUV. It's easy to handle. Including one-way rental, additional drivers, a full tank of gas, GPS navigation, full insurance, and road assistance insurance for eight days, it cost us less than 4,500.