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There's good news for cardmembers of the The Platinum Card® from American Express, The Business Platinum Card® from American Express, and The American Express Corporate Platinum Card®: You can enroll for Hertz President's Circle status. This is Hertz's top status, offering numerous perks on your next rental.
Obtaining this status is quick and easy. Here's how it works.
Hertz President's Circle Status With Amex Platinum
Amex Platinum cardholders can enroll to get several rental car benefits for free, including Avis Preferred Plus status, Hertz Gold Plus status, and National Car Rental Emerald Club Executive status. Cardholders do not receive these elite status tiers by default. You need to register for them individually in the Amex offers dashboard.
For some time now, a little-known promotion for Amex Platinum cardholders has provided the opportunity to upgrade their Hertz Gold Plus status to President's Circle status.
How Amex Platinum cardholders can claim Hertz President's Circle
To take advantage of this promotion, you must have enrolled for Hertz Gold Plus Rewards, and you'll have automatic Gold status after signing up. This is required before enrolling for the status upgrade for Amex Platinum cardholders.
All you need to do is fill out a simple form with Hertz to get your status upgraded. Use this link to apply for Hertz President's Circle status with your Amex Platinum card. That link redirects you to pub.emails.hertz.com/american-express. However, if you refresh the page or try to use the redirected link, you will only get a blank page.
Once on the form, provide your name, email address, and Hertz Gold Plus rewards number. Amex will notify you within a few days of your account upgrade.
The Amex Platinum, Business Platinum Card, and Amex Corporate Platinum Card are all eligible for this promotion. Enrollment is required for select Amex benefits.
Hertz President's Circle benefits
Upgrading from Gold Plus to President's Circle gives you the following benefits:
- Guaranteed upgrades at participating locations (dependent on availability)
- 1.5 points earned per dollar spent
- The widest selection at Hertz Ultimate Choice lots
- Quick returns and counterless pickup
- A dedicated Hertz Rewards line
Related: Do Hertz Gold Plus Rewards Points Expire?
Additional corporate benefits
If you're renting for business purposes, you can get additional corporate benefits. When booking, use corporate discount code 211762 to receive the following benefits:
- A 4-hour grace period on returns in the U.S.
- Up to 20% off published base rates.
- Receive a car-class upgrade on certain class vehicles with a 24-hour advance reservation. This should be a guaranteed benefit, but “when available” might be more accurate.
Terms and conditions
- Your President's Circle status should activate within 1–3 days of registering.
- This could be a targeted offer. If you have trouble with this link, try searching for another link in your Amex cardholder benefits page.
- At this time, this offer appears to be a permanent benefit.
Our Take
Up to now, the Capital One Venture X Rewards Credit Card has been the only card that came with complimentary Hertz President's Circle status (through December 31, 2024). The addition of three more cards is great news. Hertz might not be the most popular car rental service at this time, due to a massive 2022 devaluation of its awards. Nevertheless, if you are going to rent Hertz, at least you can have top-tier elite status benefits as an Amex Platinum cardholder. And you also can use this status to match to other rental car programs.
Do you have an Amex Platinum card? Will you be taking advantage of this offer?
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This is not new. Auto pres. circle has been part of Amex plat for quite some time
Hi Rob, we aren’t saying it’s new. However, many people don’t know about it, so it’s worth telling them.
Anyone know if this is through end of 2023 or just 2022? There’s not much left of 2022, but that’s all my app is showing right now. I can’t even find the expiration on the website at all. Hertz IT I guess…
I like the idea of this promo with Amex Plat. However, I am nervous about Hertz, since I have heard rumors that people have been falsely accused of things and some arrested even if they hadn’t rented at that time with Hertz. Anyone had any issues with hertz?