What Is Hertz Five Star Status — And How to Get It Without Ever Renting a Car by Tyler Glatt August 31, 2025 1 One of the perks of renting through Hertz is that you can earn points and enjoy benefits courtesy of its frequent driver program, Hertz Gold Plus Rewards. Even better, you can earn mid-tier Hertz Five Star status for free — no rentals required. Here's how.
Avis Goes Premium With ‘Avis First’ — Here Are the Benefits You Get On These Reservations by Tyler Glatt July 21, 2025 1 Avis Car Rental has introduced a new premium product called Avis First — stylized as AV1S F1RST. According to Avis, it has even “rewritten the rules of rentals.” But what exactly is Avis First, and is it worth paying a premium for fewer headaches when renting a car? Here’s what to know.
Avis Status Match: What You Need to Know — Including a Workaround for U.S. Travelers by Skye Class June 16, 2025 15 Avis is one of the better car rental companies in the United States. Did you know you can status match to Avis Preferred elite status? You can also status match from numerous other rental car programs. In this article, we'll go over the details of the Avis status match program.
Complete a Free Status Match to Enterprise Plus to Earn Bonus Points, Upgrades, and More by Tyler Glatt June 8, 2025 0 Rental car agencies want your business — and your continued loyalty, too. To get it, they'll occasionally offer a status match. Enterprise Rent-A-Car is no different. Here's everything you need to know about the Enterprise status match and why taking advantage of this free opportunity is worth the few seconds it takes to apply.
Southwest Car Rental Promotions: Up to 35% Off and 2,400 Bonus Points by Skye Class February 4, 2025 0 Car rentals are yet another way for Southwest Rapid Rewards members to earn extra points. Southwest partners with several car rental companies and has different promotions with a couple of them. Through January 2026, Rapid Rewards members can save up to 35% and earn up to 2,400 points on rentals. Here are the details of these promotions.
Enterprise Plus Your Points: Free Points for Enrolling, Double Points on Rentals, Plus Bonus Points for Tasks by Skye Class and Sam Helmy January 13, 2025 0 Enterprise Car Rental relaunched its annual Plus Your Points promotion for 2025. The promotion is valid for rentals through February 28, 2025. With this latest offer, you earn double base points for rentals during the promotion period. Also, the promotion offers many other ways to earn many bonus points, including bonus points just for registering.
Delta Drops Lyft and Partners with Uber: Here’s What You Need to Know by Skye Class April 23, 2025 2 Delta is changing its rideshare partner. After an eight-year partnership with Lyft, Delta is switching to Uber, which will allow members to earn SkyMiles on select Uber rides. This partnership will go into effect soon, and the Delta and Lyft partnership will end on April 7, 2025. Here are the details.
Get 2 Years of Lyft Pink All-Access With the Sapphire Reserve — And Unenroll To Avoid Auto-Renewal by Tyler Glatt April 18, 2025 1 Chase Sapphire Reserve® cardholders can activate a complimentary two-year Lyft Pink All-Access membership through December 31, 2024. Here's how to enroll now and turn off auto-renew to avoid a hefty charge once your trial period runs out.
Earn 5X United MileagePlus Miles on Your First Turo Car Rental by Skye Class December 7, 2024 0 United is the newest airline to partner with Turo, offering MileagePlus members miles on Turo car rentals. You can earn 5X miles on your first trip to celebrate the partnership. Here are the details of the Turo-United partnership and how to claim your miles.
How to Score Free Car Rental Upgrades: Tips, Tricks, and Credit Card Perks by Scott Sikes December 4, 2024 54 Many credit cards offer complimentary car rental elite status, and several major U.S. rental agencies provide formalized status matches. From leveraging elite benefits to using coupons and corporate codes, we’ve rounded up the best ways to secure free rental car upgrades and elevate your travel experience.
How Amex Card Members Can Enroll to Get Complimentary Hertz President’s Circle Status by Skye Class and Scott Sikes November 24, 2024 5 Looking for perks like guaranteed upgrades, bonus points, and a free additional driver on Hertz rentals? You might have access to these perks and not even know it! That's because several credit cards qualify for complimentary Hertz President's Circle status. Here's a list of the eligible American Express cards and how to enroll.
Score 1,000 Bonus Miles by Linking Your Alaska Mileage Plan Account to Lyft and Riding Once by Skye Class and Tyler Glatt April 18, 2025 2 If you're an Uber loyalist considering switching to Lyft, now is the perfect time to do so. Alaska Airlines is offering those who link their Mileage Plan accounts to Lyft the opportunity to collect 1,000 bonus miles and save a bundle on their first ride. Here's how to link.
Get 1,500 Bonus Hilton Honors Points by Taking 5 Lyft Rides by Skye Class July 31, 2024 0 Through September 3, 2024, Hilton Honors members can get 1,500 bonus points after linking accounts and completing five Lyft rides. Here are the details of this new offer.
Beginner’s Guide to Saving Money on Car Rentals Using AutoSlash by Ian Snyder May 30, 2024 58 Renting a car can be a stressful and expensive part of traveling. In this post, we’ll show you how to use the powerful car rental search and rental price tracking capabilities of AutoSlash to simplify that process and save a lot of money on your next car rental. Here's everything you need to know about this valuable service.
What You Need To Know About the Budget FastBreak Program by Sam Helmy February 29, 2024 2 A unique loyalty program, the Budget FastBreak program has no status levels, and you don’t even earn points toward redemptions. That said, it still has strong elements and can smooth out your experience when booking through Budget Car Rental.
Budget Rental Promotions: Claim a Free Upgrade, 10% Back, and up to 35% Off by Skye Class July 1, 2025 0 Budget Car Rental currently has a couple of unique promotions available. Here's how Fastbreak members can use a coupon code to claim a free upgrade and unlock savings on a weekly rental, plus up to 10% back as an Amazon gift card.
LifeMiles Rental Car Promotion: 500 Bonus LifeMiles, Plus up to 14K Miles per Day by Andrew George Bradshaw February 20, 2024 0 LifeMiles is one of the most valuable loyalty currencies in the game, so the fact that LifeMiles has come out with yet another way to earn bonus miles is pretty exciting. Members can now earn up to 14,000 bonus LifeMiles per day when renting through the LifeMiles Cars portal. This promotion is valid on reservations made before April 15 and completed by July 31, 2024. Let's take a look at some of the key points to this promotion and whether or not it makes sense to pursue.
Marriott Adds Dollar and Thrifty as Rental Car Partners, Boosts Hertz Earnings by Tyler Glatt December 1, 2023 1 Marriott has expanded its rental car partnership with Hertz and added two more partners: Dollar and Thrifty. Here's all you need to know about the adjustments Marriott is making to its rental car partners, including the bonus points you can earn on each rental.
Emirates Offering Up to 8,000 Skywards Miles on Car Rentals by Skye Class March 1, 2024 0 Emirates now has a promotion to earn up to 8,000 Skywards miles on SIXT and Hertz car rentals booked before November 22, 2023. This pairs nicely with the promotion to earn 3X Skywards miles on IHG stays. Here are the offer's details.
Bilt Members Can Now Earn up to 5x Bilt Rewards Points on Lyft Rides by JT Genter March 8, 2023 0 Bilt and Lyft have teamed up to offer Bilt Rewards members up to 5x points on Lyft rides: 2x through Lyft and 3x points by paying with The Bilt Mastercard®. New earning methods are always welcome news, but other Lyft partnerships offer up to 3x points on Lyft rides and 5x points on Lyft purchases. So, let's break down the best ways to earn points on Lyft rides.
Capital One Adds 10% Cashback on Uber, Free Uber One Membership, Plus PRIOR Benefits by Sam Helmy July 23, 2025 0 Capital One just announced that it's introducing several new benefits to multiple cards across its network. Highlights of the new benefits include a free Uber One membership and unlimited 10% back on Uber and Uber Eats for the Savor-branded cards. Plus Capital One Venture X cardholders now get luxury travel guide and access through PRIOR.
Earn Avios on Uber Rides, Get 250 Bonus Avios for Linking Accounts by Skye Class November 9, 2022 8 Quite a few rewards programs are teaming up with rideshare apps. The newest partnership is between British Airways and Uber. Executive Club members can earn 250 bonus Avios just for linking Uber to their Executive Club account. Later this month, members will also be able to earn Avios on every Uber ride.
Relaunch of Lyft Pink Membership with More Benefits and Lower Fee by Skye Class October 27, 2022 0 The Lyft Pink membership has been around for a couple of years now. Previously, the membership came with a $19.99 monthly subscription fee. That fee got you 15% off rides in the U.S., 3 free cancellations a month, 3 free scooter rides, priority airport pickup, no lost-and-found fees, and a free Grubhub+ membership. Unfortunately, you would have had to spend $134 before taxes and fees just to break even on the cost of the membership.
Discharged: Be Careful Which Credit Card You Use When Renting a Tesla by JT Genter July 26, 2022 6 On a readthrough of the Chase Sapphire Preferred Guide to Benefits, something caught our eye: The card's rental car protections don't cover Tesla car rentals. Here's an overview of all of the rental car coverage exclusions of the Sapphire Preferred and which card you should use if you are going to rent a Tesla.
Elevating Your Car Rental Experience With Silvercar Premium Rewards by Joe Petrovic May 31, 2020 7 Sick of the typical rental car experience? I have found that Silvercar offers an elevated rental experience, and its Premium Rewards program is simple to use and can save you money. Plus you can now track your points right in AwardWallet! Here's what you need to know about Silvercar.
Save Up To $30 Off Upcoming Rides With Uber Promotional Codes by Sam Helmy May 23, 2018 53 AwardWallet receives compensation from advertising partners for links on the blog. The opinions expressed here are our own and have not been reviewed, provided, or approved by any bank advertiser. Here's our complete list of Advertisers.This promotion has ended; please...
Earn $5 CASHBACK in points from Shop Your Way for every Uber ride during Super Bowl Weekend by Howie Rappaport February 1, 2018 30 It doesn’t matter how much your Uber ride is, but for every trip you take over Super Bowl Weekend, February 2nd through February 5th you’ll earn $5 CASHBACK in points from Shop Your Way (SYW) if you’ve linked your Uber and SYW accounts.
