Originally Posted by
1kIAH
FWIW, I had some points post for my first post-July 1st rental and now when I make a new reservation or modify an existing one, here's what I see in terms of redeeming for points:
3 day Minivan rental, adding GPS ($9.99/day) requires 316 points. Adding Sirius (6.99/day) was 200 points. That is the daily pricing (so would require 600 for Sirius, 948 for GPS. You can do the conversions and see what they are worth.
So:
9.99 / 316 = $0.03161/point
6.99 / 200 = $0.03495/point
Let's use $0.03/point. A $50 rental will cost 1667 points which in the best case is $1667/1.5 = $1111 of spending. Say at a $40/day corporate rate, that is 28 days of rental! So, it will take a typical M-F business traveller 7 weeks to earn a $50 free rental. If one travels 42 weeks out of the year, that means $300 of free rentals.
Other than the $0.03/point assumption, is the math right? It is late and I had a fun day
Maybe the slogan is now: Avis: YOU try harder [to earn free rentals from us]