Originally Posted by
EZTraveler
This is a really good question because this is one of the few competing benefits of the AMEX PLAT that I actually care about, considering what it has morphed to. The Hertz benefits have been very useful and in preparing to drop the PLAT in favor of the AA EXEC card, this Avis benefit is a significant replacement benefit (albeit earned through Advantage and assisted by the EXEC Card). I did not see a WIKI and I have looked on AA and Avis. I cannot see a clear answer. The reward on my AA account says the reward expires on 3/31but this is for enrollment. I cannot find anything that tells me when Avis will demote me to their basic member tier.
In my case I have some DPs but no explanation. I earned President's Club back in July of last year. This year I posted in January wondering what would happen to that status. On Feb 28, I received an email from AA saying "Confirming your Loyalty Point Reward" and "You unlocked Avis Preferred PlusŪ status". It also says my status is valid through the AAdvantage Status membership year. (It turns out the original message saying I had President's Club has that same language about the AAdvantage status membership year).
So that would lead me to believe that they evaluated my status based on what I spent with them last year and downgraded me from President's Club to Preferred Plus on March 1. That would be reasonable and would make sense.
But on my Avis profile, it still shows President's Club, and it appears I still have those benefits though I haven't rented a car since the day of that message (returned on the 28th of Feb). But it still shows all the President's Club badging on my profile so I assume that's what I still have. It just doesn't make sense in light of that email on Feb 28 saying I'd unlocked Preferred Plus.