If you are after low cost car hire airports can offer prices just about as cheap as you get in any large city, mainly because vacation airports are locatred in very popular tourist areas. For that reason the airport car hire rates can be low.

When seeking car hire at any Airport, the airport will often charge more than a normal city car hire firm, and you can find deals there that you will not find it easy to beat elsewhere.

The same is true of any airport car hire anywhere in the world for that matter.

Because of the almost perfect climate for vacations and miles of beautiful beaches, that part of Spain is one of the most popular holiday resorts in Europe; not only for the beaches, but also for the magnificent typically Spanish food.

Spanish tourist resorts offer a large variety of restaurants, bodegas and bars, many of them traditional tapas bars when you are offered free tapas while you drink. Just as well, because drinking in Spain is very inexpensive, and you need something in your stomach to keep you from falling over! Tapas are idea for these - note that the singular form of tapas is tapa, although it is almost always used as a plural since no Spaniard would dream of ordering only one tapa! It's the same as ordering one chip.

Spain is a large place, and when seeking car hire in Spain you can find a lot of options to offer. So what should you be looking for? First and foremost, your car should meet your needs - if you have a large family it should seat them all and if there are only two of you, then you can a better car for your money if you only want a two-seater or a small saloon.

Low cost car on vacation tends to be more varied in Spanish tourist resorts than elsewhere because of its popularity as a holiday destination, and you can often get good higher rated cars for less than elsewhere in Europe.

You can have the choice of 'meet and greet', when after you have booked the car hire representatives will meet you at the airport and escort you to your car. Although many will speak English , the translation for 'car hire' is 'alquiler de coches'. If you haven't organized a car in advance, then saying this to a local will enable you to receive instructions for the nearest car hire firm.

You should make sure that you have insurance cover you want: whether it includes collision waver or not, and you must thoroughly check your car for damage before you accept it. Have any dents and scratches recorded on the hire form before you drive off, or you might find you hire costs more than you expected! Also make sure of the situation regarding fuel: has the tank been filled, and do you have to return it filled, or is it simply 'take what you have' and return it the same way without additional cost for fuel.

Some car hire airport rental firms will ask for a deposit against a full tank of fuel, and return what's left after filling at their own pumps. Avoid that at all costs because it could cost you a bomb: fill the tank at the cheapest filling station you can find before returning the car. Hiring a car anywhere in a holiday resort will likely cost less at the airport, but with respect to the refueling charge you are advised to seek somewhere closer to the city.

With regard to tourism and car hire Spain is a great place to visit, because it has more to offer than just the beaches. Pablo Picasso was born in Malaga, and you can find the Pablo Ruiz Picasso Public Foundation at the house where he was born back in 1895. A few aspects of his earlier life are displayed here along with some of his drawings - a magnet for any art lovers.

If you want more than one person in your family or group to drive (always a good idea) then name each of the potential drivers. With respect to car hire on vacation Costa del Sol destinations are very similar to other destinations, and will charge extra for other drivers. However, if it's available then go for it because it's always a good idea to have at least two drivers. Particularly in an area where there is much to see, and is within driving distance of otee attractive destinations.

You will also find some beautiful architecture in this part of Spain, with the Malaga Cathedral built on top of a Moorish mosque, and you will also be able to walk round an old Moorish fortress and have a look at the remains of a Roman garrison that was the foundations of La Alcazaba, a Moorish fortress built in the 11th century.

So when you hire a car in the holiday areas of Spain, these region have a lot to offer, and you should not miss the Roman amphitheater in Malaga, situated just below the aforesaid Moorish fortress. This is at least 1700 years old and possibly more. Regarding the cost, car hire, as in Spanish airports, might cost a bit more than in town, but a lot depends on the deal you can haggle.