{"id":126154,"date":"2023-09-22T21:00:50","date_gmt":"2023-09-22T21:00:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/awardwallet.com\/blog\/?p=126154"},"modified":"2026-04-08T13:47:59","modified_gmt":"2026-04-08T13:47:59","slug":"car-rental-promotion","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/awardwallet.com\/news\/american-aadvantage\/car-rental-promotion\/","title":{"rendered":"American Airlines Rental Car Promotion: Up to 2,000 Miles and 5X Loyalty Points"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em><strong>This promotion has ended; please review <a href=\"https:\/\/awardwallet.com\/news\/loyalty-program-promotions\/\">current\/active promotions<\/a>.<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p>American Airlines allows members to earn bonus miles on Avis and Budget car rentals, and now there is a promotion for more earnings. Through October 31, 2023, earn up to 5,000 bonus miles plus double base miles and Loyalty Points. Here's how you can take advantage of this offer.<\/p>\n<h2><span id=\"American_Airlines_Partnership_With_Car_Rental_Companies\">American Airlines Partnership With Car Rental Companies<\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Car rentals are yet <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"\/airlines\/american-aadvantage\/loyalty-points\/\" rel=\"noopener\">another way for AAdvantage members to earn additional miles and Loyalty Points<\/a>. When booking a car with Avis and Budget through the <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.aa.com\/car\" rel=\"noopener\">American Airlines car rental portal<\/a>, members will earn 1 mile per $1 spent. Members also can earn miles with Alamo, Avis, Budget, Hertz, National, Payless, and Sixt when choosing to earn miles instead of points in the car rental company's rewards program.<\/p>\n<h2><span id=\"Up_to_35_Discount_5K_Bonus_Miles_5X_Miles_Loyalty_Points_Promotion\">Up to 35% Discount, 5K Bonus Miles, 5X Miles & Loyalty Points Promotion<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><img data-aspectratio=\"752\/128\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-126159 lazyload\" data-src=\"https:\/\/awardwallet.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/American-Airlines-Car-Rentals-Promotion.jpg\" alt=\"American Airlines Car Rentals Promotion banner\" width=\"752\" height=\"128\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/awardwallet.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/American-Airlines-Car-Rentals-Promotion.jpg 1016w, https:\/\/awardwallet.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/American-Airlines-Car-Rentals-Promotion-300x51.jpg 300w, https:\/\/awardwallet.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/American-Airlines-Car-Rentals-Promotion-768x131.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 752px) 100vw, 752px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Through <strong>October 31, 2023<\/strong>, AAdvantage members can earn extra miles and Loyalty Points with Avis and Budget car rentals. Avis rentals started by October 31\u00a0will have up to a <strong>35% discount<\/strong>. Budget rentals get up to a <strong>30% discount<\/strong>. Rentals of 3\u20134 days earn <strong>2,500 bonus miles<\/strong> with either company. Car rentals of 5+ consecutive days earn <strong>5,000 bonus miles<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>On top of the discount and bonus miles, members also will earn up to 5x base miles and Loyalty Points on their rental, depending on their status and any <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"\/credit-cards\/american-aadvantage\/american-airlines-credit-card\/\" rel=\"noopener\">American Airlines credit card<\/a> they hold:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>AAdvantage members:<\/strong> 2 base miles\/Loyalty Points per dollar spent<\/li>\n<li><strong>AAdvantage cardholders without elite status:\u00a0<\/strong>3 base miles\/Loyalty Points per dollar spent<\/li>\n<li><strong>AAdvantage Gold and <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"\/airlines\/american-aadvantage\/platinum-status\/\" rel=\"noopener\">AAdvantage Platinum<\/a> members:<\/strong> 4 base miles\/Loyalty Points per dollar spent<\/li>\n<li><strong>AAdvantage Platinum Pro and AAdvantage Executive Platinum members:<\/strong> 5\u00a0base miles\/Loyalty Points per dollar spent<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Note that these earning rates don't apply to Payless rentals, on which you'll earn 1 base mile and 1 Loyalty Point per dollar spent.<\/p>\n<h3><span id=\"Key_terms\">Key terms<\/span><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Advance reservation is required.<\/li>\n<li>Start the car rental on or before October 31, 2023.<\/li>\n<li>Receive up to 35% off with Avis rentals and up to 30% off with Budget rentals.<\/li>\n<li>Earn 2,500 bonus miles on 3\u20134 day rentals.<\/li>\n<li>Earn 5,000 bonus miles on rentals of 5+ consecutive days.<\/li>\n<li>Earn up to 5x base miles and Loyalty Points.<\/li>\n<li>Only valid at participating Avis and Budget airport locations in the U.S. and Canada.<\/li>\n<li>Members will receive bonus miles within 6\u20138 weeks of the eligible booking<\/li>\n<li>The terms and conditions do not state whether members can claim this offer more than once.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><span id=\"Our_Take\">Our Take<\/span><\/h2>\n<p>This is another nice way to earn extra AAdvantage miles and Loyalty Points. If you're planning trips for early autumn, consider booking through the <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.aa.com\/car\" rel=\"noopener\">American Airlines car rental portal<\/a> to take advantage of this offer.<\/p>\n<div id=\"ftoc\"><div id=\"toc_container\" class=\"toc_light_blue no_bullets\"><p class=\"toc_title\">Page Contents<\/p><ul class=\"toc_list\"><li><a href=\"#American_Airlines_Partnership_With_Car_Rental_Companies\">American Airlines Partnership With Car Rental Companies<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#Up_to_35_Discount_5K_Bonus_Miles_5X_Miles_Loyalty_Points_Promotion\">Up to 35% Discount, 5K Bonus Miles, 5X Miles & Loyalty Points Promotion<\/a><ul><li><a href=\"#Key_terms\">Key terms<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li><a href=\"#Our_Take\">Our Take<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>American Airlines allows members to earn bonus miles on Avis and Budget car rentals, and now there is a promotion for extra earnings. 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