[jaime6894]

Hi everyone,
We leave for Aruba this Friday and are renting a car with Tropic for the first time based on the positive recommendations from many of you. The other day I received the below message from them and just wanted to check in and get your thoughts. My husband does not like that the form has a spot to put your credit card information. He would rather just have our card swiped when we get there. Should he be worried or is this standard practice? Thanks for your input.

Dear Client,

This letter is to inform you of changes made by the Aruba Airport Authority. The Aruba Airport Authority is reducing the number of car rental companies allowed to do business from a kiosk at the airport from 22 to 10. The companies wishing to do business at the airport were required to send in their bids. From the 18 companies that sent in their bids, 10 were chosen and agreed with the new lease agreement. This lease agreement results in a considerable increase of the monthly rents, introduction of an airport tax and other secondary conditions stipulated by the airport. To protect those rental companies that will do business at the airport,the Aruba Airport Authority does not want other car rental companies to conduct business at the airport. They also prohibited shuttling.

As a result of these changes, Tropic Car Rental is no longer allowed to do the paperwork in the public parking lot, as we did in the past, therefore the paperwork must be done in advance.

We have decided on the following solution. Click on the link below,password and username is tropic and the contract will open on your screen please fill out the form. Print two copies and bring these with you to Aruba with a signature of the driver and of any additional driver. We will take one copy upon your arrival the other one is yours. We will then guide you to your car in the public parking area, from that point you can go straight to your destination in Aruba.

If you deny the insurance, please verify with your credit card company that you will be covered in case of an accident, the cardholder has to be listed as the primary driver even when she/he doesn’t gone drive in Aruba.

As in the past, we are committed to make your car rental experience as stress free as possible.

Thank you for your understanding.

Sincerely,
Hans Dhooge