Alamo Guide (Accelerated Check-In & Skip The Counter - Updated)

[Guest]

To use the Alamo check in, you have to leave it for a day or two after you've booked on Virgin to allow them to update the Alamo systems with the booking info. If you booked over the Christmas period, it will obviously take longer. My understanding is that Virgin email a spreadsheet with the bookings on each night and that gets updated onto the Alamo systems by 2:00pm the next day. This may sound like a joke, but as far as I know this is still their current practice.

[MariaLynda]

Can I just ask, how far in advance do you do the online check in and skip the counter process?


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[boltyboy]

Originally Posted by MariaLynda

Can I just ask, how far in advance do you do the online check in and skip the counter process?


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I don't go till August and I have done mine already.

[MariaLynda]

Ah okay, not fully sure how it works but will follow the instructions and have a look!

[MariaLynda]

I don't think I've got my full booking reference yet, still need to pay balance for it.

[99plums]

Originally Posted by MariaLynda

I don't think I've got my full booking reference yet, still need to pay balance for it.

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Yes, you'll get your Alamo booking ref. once you've paid the balance on your car hire.
Once you've got it, go onto Alamo.com, enter your ref. and follow the links for OLCI.

[carcuscrae]

Originally Posted by boltyboy

I don't go till August and I have done mine already.

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Hi

How long after booking through Virgin were your details on the Alamo site to do the OLCI? And did you just use the Virgin Booking reference or did you get one from Alamo?

Thanks

[Guest]

Hi, we go to Florida next week. Booked with Virgin Holidays flydrive and completed all the forms for Alamo. We haven't been to Florida for 10 years as my husband has been very ill and we are very out of date with things. Do you still pay for the tolls, and do you have to have coins or can you have the option to have it charged to your credit card? We gave Alamo our credit card details so is that to cover things like the tolls etc?

[mick]

Originally Posted by marg1987sba

Hi, we go to Florida next week. Booked with Virgin Holidays flydrive and completed all the forms for Alamo. We haven't been to Florida for 10 years as my husband has been very ill and we are very out of date with things. Do you still pay for the tolls, and do you have to have coins or can you have the option to have it charged to your credit card? We gave Alamo our credit card details so is that to cover things like the tolls etc?

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You have the option to do either. Use the cash lanes all the time if you prefer. Most are manned but those on the exit ramps generally aren't so keep a stash of quarters in the car. The first one you hit after either MCO or SFB will be manned so you have no need to worry about getting change at the airport.

If you prefer use the Sunpass lane and you will automatically trigger the Sunpass. Your CC will be charged for the tolls plus an Alamo admin charge.

Absolutely no right or wrong. Slow down for 30 seconds and pay cash or drive through and pay a bit more.

Mick

[boltyboy]

Originally Posted by carcuscrae

Hi

How long after booking through Virgin were your details on the Alamo site to do the OLCI? And did you just use the Virgin Booking reference or did you get one from Alamo?

Thanks

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I booked the car on the 15th October and did skip the counter on the 22nd. I used the Virgin booking number on the Virgin/Alamo HERE is the link.