President’s Club Europe: US upgrade?
Aug 19, 2018, 9:47 am
#1
Original Poster
Join Date: Jun 2015
Programs: Avis President’s Club
Posts: 15
President’s Club Europe: US upgrade?
I have a booking in Orlando (MCO) for a Standard SUV. Can I expect an upgrade as a President’s Club member from Europe? If so will this happen automatically, or do I need to request it?
Aug 19, 2018, 3:56 pm
#2
Join Date: Mar 2016
Location: San Francisco, CA
Programs: Delta, Hyatt, Wyndham, National
Posts: 46
In addition, the Avis app is not working for me in the US with my European account, so no automatic upgrades.
Aug 22, 2018, 6:08 am
#3
Join Date: Nov 2017
Posts: 687
I also found mixed experiences of getting upgrades. Though when they upgraded their IT systems and you get an email informing of car location and type this was always with a decent upgrade.
Aug 28, 2018, 10:32 pm
#4
FlyerTalk Evangelist
Join Date: May 2005
Location: TLV/LHR
Programs: BA GGL, IHG Diamond Elite Amb, HH Diamond, Avis PC, Hertz PC, Sixt Platinum
Posts: 12,948
There is no difference between a European based President Club member and a US based one.
Just make sure your wizard number is on the system and you should be ok, although as always it's based on availbility, and you cannot ask for an upgrade in advance.
Just make sure your wizard number is on the system and you should be ok, although as always it's based on availbility, and you cannot ask for an upgrade in advance.
Aug 29, 2018, 2:55 am
#5
Join Date: Nov 2017
Posts: 687
Obviously qualification for presidents club in US and europe differ along with the loyalty program rewards are significantly different (no avis points in europe). Try asking a european avis preferred member for their 'wizard' number and see the blank stare of incomprehension you get.
Sep 11, 2018, 5:22 pm
#6
Join Date: Jan 2003
Location: 1 mile from RDU
Programs: SW, AA Gold, Hilton Diamond, Hertz 5*, Avis Presidents
Posts: 506
one data point. two weeks ago, I picked up a car at the Cologne Hauptbahnhoff as a US PC. Reserved full size - was given a Mercedes GL 350 AMG - had fun cruising the autobahn!
Oct 3, 2018, 9:01 am
#7
Join Date: Mar 2018
Location: Dubai, UAE
Programs: Avis - PP, Bonvoy - Plat, BA - Bro, Hilton - Dia, Miles&More - FTL, Skywards - Sil, Sixt - Plat
Posts: 258
Hope I can post it here as it's on a related note: I'm trying to book a vehicle for FRA on the US site because it's coming up much much cheaper than using either the UK or DE sites, but if I put my UK wizard number on the US site it changes the currency to GBP and jacks the price up by adding lots of insurances that I cannot deselect.
So if I book on the US site without inputting my Wizard number to get the cheapest rate, I guess that this booking won't be related to my wizard number and so I won't get my Presidents Club upgrade or have the rental count towards my yearly Avis total for keeping PC membership?
So if I book on the US site without inputting my Wizard number to get the cheapest rate, I guess that this booking won't be related to my wizard number and so I won't get my Presidents Club upgrade or have the rental count towards my yearly Avis total for keeping PC membership?
Oct 13, 2018, 7:26 pm
#8
Join Date: Oct 2005
Programs: DL 2MM PM;VSGld;EKGld; HilDia; HrtzPC; AvisPC; PP; AmbPlt; JumeiGld; MeliaPlt; TajPlt; ShangriDia
Posts: 953
Hope I can post it here as it's on a related note: I'm trying to book a vehicle for FRA on the US site because it's coming up much much cheaper than using either the UK or DE sites, but if I put my UK wizard number on the US site it changes the currency to GBP and jacks the price up by adding lots of insurances that I cannot deselect.
So if I book on the US site without inputting my Wizard number to get the cheapest rate, I guess that this booking won't be related to my wizard number and so I won't get my Presidents Club upgrade or have the rental count towards my yearly Avis total for keeping PC membership?
So if I book on the US site without inputting my Wizard number to get the cheapest rate, I guess that this booking won't be related to my wizard number and so I won't get my Presidents Club upgrade or have the rental count towards my yearly Avis total for keeping PC membership?