thingy expires 3/31 as I recall (has been a very good offer), and I dunno, I finally got rid of 100k+ Hilton points, have no desire to accumulate any hotel points from this point on. Budget and other "name" car rental agencies around here...SJC and SFO still have abnormally high rates, so for the time being, I've opted for alternatives even though (gulp) I get no mileage, simply because the rental rates are so much lower. But yea, the Budget Bucks promo which I don't think was very well publicized, has been a good deal.
Originally Posted by
pinniped
Quick question: I noticed the HHonors 5,000 promo on the Q1 2011 Hot list, but nobody's talking about it here. Any particular reason why?
I'm usually a National guy but National is jacking up its DAL rates big-time starting in April. I always do 2-day weekend rentals there in the $20-25/day range.
Budget seems to have this, plus 5,000 HH points per rental all years long, plus $25 in Budget Bucks every two rentals.
Am I missing something?
Yes, I'm forgoing fractions of National Free Days, perhaps some future perks of National top-tier status, and the ability to pick from very nice Executive Selection cars. But I literally drive these cars 50 miles tops so I don't mind slumming it in whatever Budget served up in the mid/standard category. At a clip of 5k HH times about 25 rentals, I'm thinking it's worth it...