Elite Status Benefits with Hertz Gold Plus Rewards (announced 21 DEC 2014)
Jan 15, 2015, 6:18 pm
#20
Join Date: Nov 2003
Location: Seattle/Denver, USA
Programs: W/P1.9MM & Charter+ DL Diamond 2.15MM, AA EXP 1.95MM, AS MVP .6MM, O/P .9MM, A/C & S/C
Posts: 402
Presidents Circle
I rcvd mine last week. Got email today to register for 3x points after 1 rental in 2015 in their Winter Bonus 
Jan 18, 2015, 10:51 pm
#23
Join Date: Sep 2013
Location: San Francisco, CA & Bangkok (Home)/Lawrenceville & Switzerland (Boarding School)/Baltimore, MD (College)
Programs: DL DM, AL MVPG 75K, SQ Gold, BA Silver, HH Diamond, Hyatt Globalist, Marriot Plat, Hertz Pres Circle
Posts: 599
Where should we see the updated status if it has gone properly? TIA
Jan 19, 2015, 1:55 am
#24
Join Date: Sep 2012
Location: Pagus Bracbatensis, Kingdom of the Netherlands
Programs: DL SPlat, KLM Bump, Privium Plus, GOES
Posts: 2,065
When you login @Hertz and then click on 'my account' it normally shows your current status (Gold Plus Rewards President's Circle for those DM)
Jan 19, 2015, 7:08 am
#25
Join Date: Jan 2010
Location: LGA/JFK
Programs: Delta DM, HHonors Diamond, Marriott Gold, Starwood Gold, Hertz President's Circle, AVIS First
Posts: 248
I hate to burst the bubble here but I have been a Hertz PC for the past four years. I have not been seen any benefits such as better cars, discounts, and etc. when I had rented. On my last rental from a HLE, the car was dirty and with high miles.
Jan 19, 2015, 7:33 am
#26
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Join Date: Oct 2011
Location: ATL
Programs: DL Scattered Smothered Covered Medallion, Some hotel & car stuff, Kroger Plus Card
Posts: 10,745
To me, the advantage of this program with DL is that I can firmly put Hertz in place as a backup program only for the times they are drastically cheaper than National. I figure some status is better than no status, all else being equal.
Jan 19, 2015, 7:48 am
#27
Join Date: Jan 2008
Location: NYC, MSY
Programs: DL DM, 1.5MM, NEXUS, Sky Club Lifetime, Admirals Club Lifetime, LowValueCustomer everywhere
Posts: 6,447
That's been my normal Hertz experience with 5* as well, even at airport locations.
To me, the advantage of this program with DL is that I can firmly put Hertz in place as a backup program only for the times they are drastically cheaper than National. I figure some status is better than no status, all else being equal.
To me, the advantage of this program with DL is that I can firmly put Hertz in place as a backup program only for the times they are drastically cheaper than National. I figure some status is better than no status, all else being equal.
Jan 19, 2015, 8:55 am
#28
Join Date: Nov 2007
Location: MLB, MCO
Programs: Delta Plat, IHG Plat, Marriott Silver
Posts: 1,315
My no-status coworkers usually get better cars with Hertz than I do as 5* and now PC. My working theory is that they know the only reason people would willingly rent from them as often as we do is due to corporate contracts so they don't have to actually try anymore with us.
Jan 19, 2015, 10:43 am
#29
Join Date: Feb 2012
Location: STL
Programs: DL DM; HH gold
Posts: 554
Same here. I am in the system because when I retried to register it said I was already enrolled. Up to 6-8 weeks to get status reflected it said.
Like several others, I'm no fan of Hertz. Always grimy, high-mileage cars. The last time I rented from them (at DTW) with snow on the ground, I only found out 1.5h away from DTW that there was no (50 cents-worth) window scraper/brush in the car. I generally rent elsewhere, but having them as a backup with some status shouldn't be too bad.
Like several others, I'm no fan of Hertz. Always grimy, high-mileage cars. The last time I rented from them (at DTW) with snow on the ground, I only found out 1.5h away from DTW that there was no (50 cents-worth) window scraper/brush in the car. I generally rent elsewhere, but having them as a backup with some status shouldn't be too bad.
Jan 19, 2015, 10:51 am
#30
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Join Date: Sep 2009
Location: Minneapolis: DL DM charter 2.3MM
Programs: A3*Gold, SPG Plat, HyattDiamond, MarriottPP, LHW exAccess, ICI, Raffles Amb, NW PE MM, TWA Gold MM
Posts: 100,369
But the advantage is that that old dirty beat-up car is under a fancy canopy with a special sign (DYKWIA?) and not as long of a walk from the where the bus drops you off as most #! Gold vehicles.