Hello,

So a letter came in the mail earlier this week to Ms. Tuneman1984 (the residence where my DL is still), congratulating me for reaching Avis First. Eh?

I did about 7 rentals with Avis in 2010, mostly one day rentals, except for one 31 day rental in September. So it appears I qualified by rental count. However, I earned Aeroplan miles on each of these rentals so I thought that meant they didn't count?

I wasn't even chasing after it based on the things I'd read on this forum re: not getting upgrades, blackouts on free day certs, being shunned for earning miles, etc. So, what do I do now? I understand I get a free upgrade, is it guaranteed like Hertz PC or just "based on availibility" meaning they can just always say they're not available. And what about these free weekends. Apparently I have one already just for making First, so how I do about making sure I qualify for more. Is it just on rentals towards free weekends that you can't earn airline miles?

I'll have a read through the package when I'm back in YYJ next week but I was hoping for a heads-up from the regulars here as to what I'm getting myself into. Thanks!