Worth transferring points to United?
Sep 12, 2018, 8:19 am
#1
Original Poster
Join Date: Jul 2016
Location: NY
Programs: UA Gold, Marriott PP, Hertz PC, HH Diamond
Posts: 86
Worth transferring points to United?
Not sure who else was targeted by this, or if it's a global promotion, but I received a promotion to transfer Hertz points to United MileagePlus at a rate of 600 hertz = 625 united miles (normal redemption is 600 hertz = 500 united).
I was trying to do some math, but was struggling to find the value of a Hertz points (because of differences in day vs weekend vs week, and then airport vs local, and then tax/fees, etc.). But was curious what other people have done in the past, and think about the offer.
I was trying to do some math, but was struggling to find the value of a Hertz points (because of differences in day vs weekend vs week, and then airport vs local, and then tax/fees, etc.). But was curious what other people have done in the past, and think about the offer.
Sep 12, 2018, 8:43 am
#2
Join Date: Jan 2016
Posts: 610
Not sure who else was targeted by this, or if it's a global promotion, but I received a promotion to transfer Hertz points to United MileagePlus at a rate of 600 hertz = 625 united miles (normal redemption is 600 hertz = 500 united).
I was trying to do some math, but was struggling to find the value of a Hertz points (because of differences in day vs weekend vs week, and then airport vs local, and then tax/fees, etc.). But was curious what other people have done in the past, and think about the offer.
I was trying to do some math, but was struggling to find the value of a Hertz points (because of differences in day vs weekend vs week, and then airport vs local, and then tax/fees, etc.). But was curious what other people have done in the past, and think about the offer.
Sep 12, 2018, 9:22 am
#3
Original Poster
Join Date: Jul 2016
Location: NY
Programs: UA Gold, Marriott PP, Hertz PC, HH Diamond
Posts: 86
IMO horrible rate. 600 Hertz points gets you a free day (variable value). That being said, I think it's reasonable to expect a $50 value for 600pts (i.e. not use points when rates are dirt cheap). I've gone as high as $150 for 550 points - but that was on a weekend in NYC. Even if you considered using points for a $30/day rate, I think you're miles ahead of the United value. (12.5k miles for domestic one way?)
Sep 13, 2018, 2:26 pm
#4
Join Date: Jun 2018
Posts: 170
Hertz has been emailing me pushing points transfers every few weeks or so, most recently this afternoon. Maybe there's untapped demand from people who want to buy a domestic airline award ticket with ~$3k worth of Hertz points, but I'm certainly not interested.