Thanks to your feedback, I wanted to let you all know that we will be updating the functionality on Avis.com to show you how many Avis Preferred Points are needed for reservations, regardless of whether you have enough points. We hope to go live with this mid-August. But in the interim….

As far as redemption/value is concerned, as I’ve mentioned previously Avis Preferred Points are not worth a specified dollar amount. The redemption of Avis Preferred Points is dynamic, much like car rental pricing, and the quantity of Avis Preferred Points required for benefits varies based upon such elements as duration of the rental, date, car class, time of year and location. Members also earn bonus points on their birthday and for achieving certain milestones such as completing their first rental and reaching annual spend thresholds. Without factoring in these bonus points, you will miscalculate how many rentals are needed for a free day.

Taking all of the above into consideration, here are a few scenarios. If you wanted to rent a mid-size vehicle during an off-peak time of year in Orlando, you would need approximately 1,300 Avis Preferred Points. That can be achieved in approximately 3-4 rentals. A mid-size vehicle in Chicago during an off-peak time of year, would be approximately 2,400 Avis Preferred Points or approximately 7 rentals. A mid-size vehicle in Boston for a weekend day during an off-peak time of the year would be approximately 600 Avis Preferred Points or approximately 2-3 rentals.