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.
Hertz Gold Plus Rewards Guide: How to Earn Status, Skip the Counter, and Get Upgrades by Max Prosperi July 5, 2025 1 Hertz Gold Plus Rewards is one of the better rental car loyalty programs. The program offers perks like skipping the rental counter, guaranteed upgrades for elite members, and elite status that is easy to earn. Members can choose between earning Hertz points for free rentals or accruing airline and hotel points with partner programs. Here's how the Hertz Gold Plus Rewards program works, how to maximize its value, and why it might deserve a spot alongside your preferred airline and hotel loyalty programs.
Earn Up to 5,000 Flying Blue Miles With Hertz Car Rentals — Stack With 12X Earnings and Discounts by Skye Class March 17, 2025 0 Flying Blue has a new promotion offering up to 5,000 bonus miles with eligible Hertz car rentals through April 2, 2025. This offer stacks with earning up to 12X miles and saving up to 15% off car rentals. Here are the details of this promotion.
Save Up to 25% on Eligible Hertz Rentals With These Two Promotions by Skye Class December 24, 2024 0 Are you planning a road trip or need a car rental over the New Year? Hertz is running two promotions that can help you save up to 25% on the base rate of your next rental. Here are the promo codes you need to book with.
Here’s How To Gift Hertz Elite Status to Two People in 2024 by Skye Class January 1, 2025 21 Hertz Gold Plus Rewards members can gift their elite status to two friends or family members through December 31, 2024. Recipients will enjoy the same perks through December 31, 2025. Here's how to gift your Hertz status.
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.
Status Match Your Marriott Bonvoy Status to Hertz: Get Upgrades, Bonus Points, and More by Skye Class October 8, 2024 2 Marriott Bonvoy members can match up to Hertz President's Circle or Five Star status from their Marriott elite status. What was once an offer that came and went is now a regular benefit. Here are the status match details and how to match your Marriott elite status to Hertz.
Capital One Makes Venture X Hertz President’s Circle Elite Status Permanent by Tyler Glatt September 16, 2024 0 It's long been expected that the Capital One Venture X Rewards Credit Cardwould lose the complimentary Hertz President's Circle elite status benefit at the end of 2024. However, after quietly making an update, Capital One has chosen to make the benefit permanent instead. Here are the details.
Guide to Hertz Gold Plus Rewards New Two-Pronged Points Expiration Policy by Sam Helmy and JT Genter August 4, 2024 16 Hertz Gold Plus Rewards points have a complex two-pronged expiration policy. Your points will expire if you have no activity on your account for a specific amount of time, and they will expire after a fixed period of time, regardless of activity. Here's a full breakdown of the new policy.
Hertz Gold Plus Rewards Program Changes: The Good and the Ugly by Sam Helmy July 17, 2024 2 Hertz Gold Plus Rewards just announced a slew of program changes for this year — some positive and some negative. The most negative change includes a new fixed-date points expiration policy. Here's what you need to know about the changes to the Hertz Gold Plus rewards program.
How To Get Rental Car Elite Status for Free by Skye Class January 1, 2025 54 One of the feel-good milestones of travel is achieving elite status within a loyalty program. What feels even better? Getting elite status for free, thanks to holding the right credit card, through your existing elite status, or by status matching from another program. Here are all the shortcuts to rental car elite status.
Delta and Hertz Improve Partnership With a Status Match & Enhanced Mileage Earning by Sam Helmy January 1, 2025 0 Delta recently announced an improvement to its relationship with Hertz. Now, Delta Medallion members earn enhanced bonus points per dollar spent with Hertz. Also, members can status match their Medallion status for either Hertz President’s Circle or Five Star status. Here's how.
Hertz Silently Devalues Gold Plus Rewards Redemptions Again by Skye Class August 19, 2022 0 In 2019, Hertz raised standard rewards amounts in the Gold Plus Rewards program. Now in 2022, redemption rates have been quietly devalued again. Here's a breakdown of the numbers and a discussion of whether Hertz is still a worthwhile company to be loyal to.
Hertz Gold Plus Keeps Reduced Elite Status Requirements for 2022 by Skye Class February 19, 2022 15 Hertz Gold Plus elite status requirements were reduced for 2021 (but only barely), and those reductions are now extended through 2022. Hertz points will start expiring again after 18 months, but there are other nice Hertz elite status promotions to take advantage of. Here's what Hertz Gold Plus members need to know about these changes.
Hertz Raises Award Prices on Standard Rentals by Erik Paquet May 28, 2019 42 Hertz has made a significant devaluation to their award chart for standard rental awards with no advance notice. The points required have increased for most types of redemptions. Since there was no announcement or press release, we've created a before-and-after chart to illustrate the changes.
Earn 5,000 SAS Miles with Hertz Per Rental by Sam Helmy April 7, 2017 20 SAS has announced a crazy promotion with Hertz and it’s huge -- almost making it worth doing the car rental equivalent of a mattress or mileage run.
