Hawaii tourists are renting U-Haul vans instead of rental cars due to a massive shortage sending prices up to $700 a day
bchang@businessinsider.com (Brittany Chang)
A rental-car shortage is is currently rippling across the US.
Hot travel destinations like Hawaii and Florida are especially impacted by this shortage.
Some tourists traveling to Hawaii are now opting to rent U-Haul trucks and vans instead.
Hot travel destinations like Hawaii and Florida are facing a massive rental-car shortage that's causing outrageously high rental-car prices and fully booked fleets.
To avoid this shortage and inflated prices, experts are advising travelers to plan ahead. However, some tourists in Hawaii have found a savvier workaround to this rental-vehicle shortage: rent a U-Haul instead.