Do you guys use Hertz for their free car rental perk or Airline miles?
Apr 14, 2018, 3:22 pm
#1
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Join Date: Jan 2018
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Do you guys use Hertz for their free car rental perk or Airline miles?
Switching from Avis to Hertz. I made the mistake of trying to get avis points and after a year got only like one free rental, when I could have accumulated AAdvantage points for renting a car.
Do you guys find it more valuable to opt out of getting hertz points in exchange for Airline miles (for example AA offers 4x with hertz per $1 spent)
Or do you opt out of getting airline miles in exchange for hertz points for one day to be able to rent a free car for a day.
Background: I rent 24 times per year from M-F.
Do you guys find it more valuable to opt out of getting hertz points in exchange for Airline miles (for example AA offers 4x with hertz per $1 spent)
Or do you opt out of getting airline miles in exchange for hertz points for one day to be able to rent a free car for a day.
Background: I rent 24 times per year from M-F.
Apr 14, 2018, 5:32 pm
#3
Join Date: Mar 2016
Posts: 1,884
I switched to National because the company I work for has negotiated smokin' rates with both. Problem was, I wasn't getting anywhere with Hertz because they award rental points based on dollars spent. National awards based on the number of rentals (1 free day for every 5 rentals for EE level). Obviously, people with a lot of short rentals will benefit over people with long term ones. So... YMMV.
Apr 17, 2018, 3:46 am
#4
Join Date: Feb 2011
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The points you get for the rental depend on the price paid, while the airline miles depend on the number of rental days.
So, choose to earn miles for the cheap ones, and points when you overpay for your rental.
For my taste, the best usage of point is for one-way rentals or the few overpriced airports in the USA, and 1-week rentals in Europe
So, choose to earn miles for the cheap ones, and points when you overpay for your rental.
For my taste, the best usage of point is for one-way rentals or the few overpriced airports in the USA, and 1-week rentals in Europe
Apr 19, 2018, 9:32 am
#5
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The promotion with United is great. That's the only reason I even use Hertz. 2,750 miles per rental (including cheap $20 one day rentals). Last summer, it was up to 5,750. That is an incredible value, and I was making car rentals just to make car rentals. No need to mile run when you can get a new car and more miles then flying.