A couple I am friends with tried to rent a car in NYC the day before Thanksgiving. Reserved a car online in advance, got to the rental place, only to be told that no vehicles were available. So instead of a car, they had to take the only form of transportation they could arrange at the last minute: the Megabus. Which is always fun with a small baby and luggage.

As I understand, theirs is a fairly common post-pandemic car rental experience.