Sorry if I'm asking a dumb question, but I'm fairly new here and am not seeing my answer to this question in other threads.

Anyway, I'm seeing references to Club Carlson. Can my Avis points be used there or vice versa? I rent from Avis quite often (several times per month) but do also stay at Club Carlson hotels here and there.

Also, it seems like the overall take on the Avis policy changes is negative. Is it worth investigating any other card companies? I've used Avis religious for 12 years now because they've never given me any guff for using debit cards (they've never once run a credit check, authorized the card for even a penny more than the rental cost, and the rewards were great), so its never occurred to me to use anyone else. If you do recommend another rental car company, who is at the top of the list? Hertz? National? I'd like to find someone who is debit card friendly as I use debit cards for everything.