Originally Posted by
MaydayMayday
everything else remains the same
Until I saw this latest from Avis in the post above, I might have thought so, but the wording in there is curious:
"you will continue to earn your choice of Frequent Traveler credits (airline, hotel, etc.)."
Previously, you couldn't earn those and qualify for free weekend rentals at the same time. (That's why I never got any weekend rental coupons except each time I reach First after dropping out of First; because I value the best airline/hotel bonuses more than an occasional free weekend rental with lots of restrictions.) But the fact that you couldn't was buried in the Avis First T&Cs.
It sounds like now, if they create a points program, it'll be really clear (like it is at Hertz) that you're choosing on a per-rental basis whether to earn Avis points or to earn partner credits. Before you couldn't see that choice at all (and many people were simply mystified as to why they never earned free weekend rentals, because they didn't realize that choosing to earn partner credit disqualified that). So if they make this more clear, that's something else that's changing.
Also, free weekend rental earning started over every year. If earned points stay around from to year (they haven't explained that much yet, I don't think), then that would yet something else that's changing.