{"id":152402,"date":"2024-02-24T22:00:45","date_gmt":"2024-02-24T22:00:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/awardwallet.com\/blog\/?p=152402"},"modified":"2026-04-08T13:53:46","modified_gmt":"2026-04-08T13:53:46","slug":"budget-car-rental-promotions","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/awardwallet.com\/news\/car-rental\/budget-car-rental-promotions\/","title":{"rendered":"Budget Rental Promotions: Claim a Free Upgrade, 10% Back, and up to 35% Off"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>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.<\/p>\n<h2><span id=\"Claim_a_Free_Upgrade\">Claim a Free Upgrade<\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Through <strong>June 30, 2026<\/strong>, use coupon code <strong>UUWZ042<\/strong> to claim a free <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.budget.com\/en\/offers\/us-offers\/snag-a-free-upgrade?utm_source=partnerize&utm_medium=affiliate&utm_campaign=awardwallet-1011l42931-1101l467-defaultlink-evergreen35&utm_content=Content-0-D956102-affdefault&AWD_NUMBER=D956102&ARCIATA=0103202Q&clickref=1101lA7TbIuK\" rel=\"noopener\">one-class upgrade on your rental vehicle type<\/a>. Eligible upgrades are for Intermediate, Standard, and Full-Size vehicle classes (groups C, D, and E). The maximum upgrade is Premium class (Group G). This offer is valid at participating locations in the contiguous U.S., Canada, U.S. Virgin Islands, and Puerto Rico.<\/p>\n<h2><span id=\"Up_to_35_off_and_up_to_10_Back_as_an_Amazon_Gift_Card\">Up to 35% off and up to 10% Back as an Amazon Gift Card<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/prf.hn\/click\/camref:1101l4vZv\/[p_id:1101l26721]\/destination:https%3A%2F%2Fwww.budget.com%2Fen%2Foffers%2Fpartner-offers%2Famazon-benefits\" rel=\"noopener\">This promotion<\/a> offers Fastbreak and Amazon members up to 35% off a weekly Budget rental of five or more days, plus 10% back as an Amazon gift card when using Pay Now. Alternatively, get 5% back when using Pay Later.<\/p>\n<p>The discount applies only to rental time and mileage charges. Members will receive the Amazon gift card within two days of completing eligible rentals. There is no expiration date given for this promotion.<\/p>\n<h2><span id=\"Recently_Expired_Budget_Promotions\">Recently Expired Budget Promotions<\/span><\/h2>\n<h3><span id=\"25_coupon_for_every_two_rentals\">$25 coupon for every two rentals<\/span><\/h3>\n<p>Throughout 2024, Budget Fastbreak members could enroll and claim a $25 coupon in Budget Bucks for every two rentals they completed. Only rentals of two or more days at participating U.S. locations were eligible \u2014 and there was no limit to the number of coupons members could earn.<\/p>\n<h2><span id=\"Our_Take\">Our Take<\/span><\/h2>\n<p>If you prefer renting from Budget over other rental agencies, it's worth joining the Fastbreak program and keeping your eyes peeled for neat promotions. Every now and then \u2014 such as right now \u2014 offers will come about that can help you save a little extra, get money back, or upgrade your ride. Just make sure to note whether or not you need to register so you don't miss out.<\/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=\"#Claim_a_Free_Upgrade\">Claim a Free Upgrade<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#Up_to_35_off_and_up_to_10_Back_as_an_Amazon_Gift_Card\">Up to 35% off and up to 10% Back as an Amazon Gift Card<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#Recently_Expired_Budget_Promotions\">Recently Expired Budget Promotions<\/a><ul><li><a href=\"#25_coupon_for_every_two_rentals\">$25 coupon for every two rentals<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li><a href=\"#Our_Take\">Our Take<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Budget Car Rental currently has a couple of unique promotions available. Here&#8217;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.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":41,"featured_media":126902,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":"","_wpscppro_dont_share_socialmedia":null,"_wpscppro_custom_social_share_image":0,"_facebook_share_type":"default","_twitter_share_type":"default","_linkedin_share_type":"default","_pinterest_share_type":"default","_linkedin_share_type_page":"","_instagram_share_type":"default","_medium_share_type":"default","_threads_share_type":"","_google_business_share_type":"","_selected_social_profile":[],"_wpsp_enable_custom_social_template":false,"_wpsp_social_scheduling":{"enabled":false,"datetime":null,"platforms":[],"status":"template_only","dateOption":"today","timeOption":"now","customDays":"","customHours":"","customDate":"","customTime":"","schedulingType":"absolute"},"_wpsp_active_default_template":true},"categories":[12069],"tags":[12688,15020,13888],"coauthors":[36385],"class_list":["post-152402","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news","tag-budget-fastbreak","tag-car-rental-rideshare","tag-deals"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/awardwallet.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/152402","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/awardwallet.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/awardwallet.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/awardwallet.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/41"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/awardwallet.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=152402"}],"version-history":[{"count":20,"href":"https:\/\/awardwallet.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/152402\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":240487,"href":"https:\/\/awardwallet.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/152402\/revisions\/240487"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/awardwallet.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/126902"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/awardwallet.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=152402"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/awardwallet.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=152402"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/awardwallet.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=152402"},{"taxonomy":"author","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/awardwallet.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/coauthors?post=152402"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}