Originally Posted by
rtiggi
I and what seems like many posters I have seen in this forum have begun to see that Avis First is a useless program. [LIST][*]Upgrades vary a lot regardless of lot size. I fly into DFW and ORD a lot and get upgraded to from Intermediate to anything from a Sebring Convertible to a Hyundai Accent. My business partner is with Hertz and he gets upgraded from the same level to an Infiniti M45 or a Cadillac Escalade.
I agree that Avis first is pretty inconsistent, but at the Hertz 5 star level, it really wasn't much better for me. The main things I saw as being better at Hertz are:
1) bus frequencies at airports like LAX and ORD seem much better with Hertz.
2) Name on the board with car ready to go was a bit better with Hertz.
I was never upgraded to anything close to an Infiniti or Cadillac from an intermediate, although I did "luck" out with a Town Car once. But Hertz also stuck me with an intermediate Corolla a couple of times, and said there were no upgrades available.
I do like the National Emerald Aisle, but during the period that I used them, they seemed to totally run out of cars often enough to be annoying.