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hbcobra Jan 2, 2020 11:08 am
Point Expiration
 
AwardWallet tells me that I have 100 Avis Preferred Points which will soon expire. I have no need to rent a car in the next few days so I don't see any opportunity to redeem the points or earn new ones. Is there any other way to extend the expiration? Any recommended uses apart from redeeming for rentals? I am not a frequent Avis customer but I hate to see points just vanish into thin air.

m907 Jan 3, 2020 4:25 am
700 points are worth maybe $7...I wouldn't worry about it.

IAHtraveler Jan 3, 2020 6:57 am
Originally Posted by m907 (Post 31903370)
700 points are worth maybe $7...I wouldn't worry about it.
Did you mean "100 points are worth ~$7"? That'd be more in-line with current valuations.

To the OP: you need 700 to turn in for a low-cost rental, so as mentioned, I wouldn't worry about 100 Avis points.

hbcobra Jan 3, 2020 9:15 am
Originally Posted by IAHtraveler (Post 31903779)
Did you mean "100 points are worth ~$7"? That'd be more in-line with current valuations.

To the OP: you need 700 to turn in for a low-cost rental, so as mentioned, I wouldn't worry about 100 Avis points.
Looks like I probably won't be able to do anything, but just in case... is there any other way to extend the life of the 100 points other than by redeeming them for a rental or by renting a vehicle?

m907 Jan 4, 2020 3:14 am
Originally Posted by IAHtraveler (Post 31903779)
Did you mean "100 points are worth ~$7"? That'd be more in-line with current valuations.

To the OP: you need 700 to turn in for a low-cost rental, so as mentioned, I wouldn't worry about 100 Avis points.
Sorry - yes, that's what I meant.

kxc262 Jan 4, 2020 3:17 pm
Recommend you take a look at using the one-way airport special. Should be about $15 bucks more or less. 100 miles for a 12 hour one way from "Downtown" to the airport or vice versa. Not all cities participate.
https://www.avis.com/en/offers/us-of...rt-car-rentals

m907 Jan 5, 2020 1:29 am
Originally Posted by kxc262 (Post 31909200)
Recommend you take a look at using the one-way airport special. Should be about $15 bucks more or less. 100 miles for a 12 hour one way from "Downtown" to the airport or vice versa. Not all cities participate.
https://www.avis.com/en/offers/us-of...rt-car-rentals
It will cost him more to do this than the value of the points he's trying to save.

kxc262 Jan 6, 2020 11:32 pm
Originally Posted by m907 (Post 31910478)
It will cost him more to do this than the value of the points he's trying to save.
I agree but if OP has more points expiring later in the year, this will be the cheapest option to extend everything.

Toshbaf Feb 9, 2020 12:13 am
I read the terms that says that Avis points are good only 60 months after they are earned. Is this correct? If so, then a new rental won't extend points already earned, which is the case with most airlines.

What is the expiration of Avis points?
Are the Avis banners correct in that there's a minimum of 100 points per rental, meaning 7 (or fewer) rentals will get you a free day?

EDIT: See https://www.flyertalk.com/forum/avis...-restored.html

Seems to be you have to rent at least once a year and use up your points within 60 months of earning. Another way to calculate is that you have to rent 7 times within 5 years to earn a free rental day assuming that you get 100 points per rental.


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