Hertz: must renter name match Rapid Rewards name?
Feb 8, 2007, 8:11 am
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Hertz: must renter name match Rapid Rewards name?
Searching "Hertz name match" didn't yield anything except the master rental car thread - and they didn't actually cover the topic there.
Can I rent a car at Hertz, using a WN promo code to earn 1 credit, and have the credit deposited into Mrs. Pinniped's WN account? She's 1 credit away from her next award.
Last name is the same.
Thanks!
Can I rent a car at Hertz, using a WN promo code to earn 1 credit, and have the credit deposited into Mrs. Pinniped's WN account? She's 1 credit away from her next award.
Last name is the same.
Thanks!
Feb 8, 2007, 9:03 am
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Searching "Hertz name match" didn't yield anything except the master rental car thread - and they didn't actually cover the topic there.
Can I rent a car at Hertz, using a WN promo code to earn 1 credit, and have the credit deposited into Mrs. Pinniped's WN account? She's 1 credit away from her next award.
Last name is the same.
Thanks!
Can I rent a car at Hertz, using a WN promo code to earn 1 credit, and have the credit deposited into Mrs. Pinniped's WN account? She's 1 credit away from her next award.
Last name is the same.
Thanks!
Feb 8, 2007, 9:09 am
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Thanks. The follow-up question - perhaps for the Hertz board - is can my wife be listed as the primary renter on a car that I pick-up and drive? (Perhaps this varies by state.)
And follow-up question #2...what are some other ways to generate 1 credit for my wife, given that she does not have any flight segments planned? I know worst case is a cheap 2-day Hertz rental from our HLE - probably a $50 total cost for the credit. Anything better?
And follow-up question #2...what are some other ways to generate 1 credit for my wife, given that she does not have any flight segments planned? I know worst case is a cheap 2-day Hertz rental from our HLE - probably a $50 total cost for the credit. Anything better?
Feb 8, 2007, 9:27 am
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Yet another follow-up (perhaps should be a different thread, but I won't go there yet...): we have a merged HH account - my wife and I are both named on the account. (Hilton no longer merges accounts like this, but we did it a few years ago.) I assume that would work, right?
Yeah, I know HH -> WN is a hideous exchange rate, but for 1 credit I'm not too worried about it. I have a bazillion HH points.
Yeah, I know HH -> WN is a hideous exchange rate, but for 1 credit I'm not too worried about it. I have a bazillion HH points.
Feb 10, 2007, 1:18 am
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If you have any Hertz points, you can exchange 600 Hertz points for 1 Southwest credit. Again, not the best exchange rate, but you could do it if you wanted that last 1 credit badly enough. I assume this can be done for anyone, since I have used my hertz points to get airline miles to keep my family member's airlines accounts "active".
Feb 10, 2007, 2:06 am
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YMMV. I have gotton SWA credit applied to other accounts at Hertz before. Also, more than once I have gotton Alamo credit applied to SWA accounts with a different last name than mine.
So long as you have enough time before the 1 credit needs to be in Mrs. P's account, you may as well give it a go (I'd first try with Alamo, then next with Hertz). If it doesn't post to the account within a couple weeks, the worst that happens is you call Hertz and give them your RR # to apply the credit to your account.
So long as you have enough time before the 1 credit needs to be in Mrs. P's account, you may as well give it a go (I'd first try with Alamo, then next with Hertz). If it doesn't post to the account within a couple weeks, the worst that happens is you call Hertz and give them your RR # to apply the credit to your account.
Feb 10, 2007, 9:28 am
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If you're a member of the Hertz #1 gold club card, OR AAA, there is no reason not to have the entire rental in your wife's name if you want her to receive the credit. Your spouse is automatically allowed as a driver with no extra fee, and you don't have to list them.
I make it a habit now of booking our rentals in my wife's name when she is close to an award ticket. I am the one who always drives the car off the rental lot, and the security guards for hertz don't care as long as she is in the car with me.
I make it a habit now of booking our rentals in my wife's name when she is close to an award ticket. I am the one who always drives the car off the rental lot, and the security guards for hertz don't care as long as she is in the car with me.
Feb 10, 2007, 12:25 pm
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Feb 12, 2007, 3:59 pm
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If you have any Hertz points, you can exchange 600 Hertz points for 1 Southwest credit. Again, not the best exchange rate, but you could do it if you wanted that last 1 credit badly enough. I assume this can be done for anyone, since I have used my hertz points to get airline miles to keep my family member's airlines accounts "active".
Feb 12, 2007, 4:06 pm
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Feb 12, 2007, 5:33 pm
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Feb 13, 2007, 8:30 am
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In any case, it wouldn't hurt to try, you can always have it reversed if it doesn't work.
Feb 13, 2007, 9:43 am
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Sounds like Brad was talking about simply crediting points on a rental - not converting 600 ZE1 to 1 WN.
