Hertz Lowers Requirements for Earning Five Star Status in 2026<\/span><\/h2>\nHertz has three tiers of elite status in its Gold Plus Rewards program<\/a>: Gold, Five Star<\/a>, and President's Circle. You will become a Hertz Gold member simply by signing up for the program. Previously, to earn Five Star status, you'd need to rent a car 10 times throughout the year or spend $2,000. Now, you'll need just three rentals or $1,000 in spending to achieve status.<\/p>\nThat makes it substantially easier to earn through rental activity.<\/p>\n
And the best part? The benefits of Five Star status aren't changing. Here are the benefits you receive at each tier:<\/p>\n![\"Screenshot](\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\")
Screenshot of Hertz elite status tiers<\/em><\/enter><\/figure>\nAs you can see, you'll still need 15 rentals or $3,000 in spending to achieve top-tier President's Circle status.<\/p>\n
Related: What Is Hertz Five Star Status \u2014 And How to Get It Without Ever Renting a Car<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\nEasier ways to earn Hertz status with credit cards<\/span><\/h3>\nWant an even easier path to Hertz Five Star without ever having to get behind the wheel of a car? Fortunately, several credit cards offer Hertz Five Star status as a built-in benefit, including:<\/p>\n
\n- Capital One Venture Rewards Credit Card<\/a><\/li>\n
- Delta SkyMiles\u00ae<\/sup> Platinum American Express Card<\/a><\/li>\n
- Delta SkyMiles\u00ae<\/sup> Platinum Business American Express Card<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
(Enrollment is required to activate these benefits.)<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>Capital One Venture Rewards Credit Card<\/div>Welcome Offer<\/strong>\r\nEarn 75,000 Miles once you spend $4,000 on purchases within 3 months from account opening. <\/div><\/div>How to Apply<\/a><\/div>Annual Fee<\/strong>$95<\/p><\/div>
Credit Score<\/strong>Excellent, Good<\/p><\/div><\/div>
\r\n- 5X miles per dollar on purchases through Capital One Entertainment <\/li>\r\n
- 5X miles per dollar on hotels, vacation rentals and rental cars booked through Capital One Travel<\/li>\r\n
- 2X miles per dollar on all other purchases<\/li>\r\n<\/ul><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>Delta SkyMiles\u00ae<\/sup> Platinum American Express Card<\/div>Welcome Bonus:<\/strong>\r\nYou may be eligible for as high as 90,000 Bonus Miles after you spend $3,000 in eligible purchases on your new Card in your first 6 months of Card Membership.<\/div><\/div>How to Apply<\/a><\/div>Annual Fee<\/strong>
$350Rates & Fees<\/a>
(Terms apply)<\/span><\/p><\/div>Credit Score<\/strong>Excellent, Good<\/p><\/div><\/div>
\r\n- 3X miles per dollar spent on purchases made directly with Delta<\/li>\r\n
- 3X miles per dollar at hotels<\/li>\r\n
- 2X miles per dollar at U.S. supermarkets<\/li>\r\n
- 2X Miles per dollar at restaurants worldwide, plus takeout and delivery in the U.S.<\/li>\r\n
- 1 mile on every eligible dollar spent on purchases.<\/li>\r\n<\/ul><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>Delta SkyMiles\u00ae<\/sup> Platinum Business American Express Card<\/div>Welcome Offer<\/strong>\r\nEarn 70,000 bonus miles after spending $6,000 in purchases on your new Card in your first 6 months of Card Membership<\/div><\/div>How to Apply<\/a><\/div>Annual Fee<\/strong>
$350Rates & Fees<\/a>
(Terms apply)<\/span><\/p><\/div>Credit Score<\/strong>Excellent, Good<\/p><\/div><\/div>
- 3X miles per dollar spent on eligible purchases made directly with Delta<\/li>\r\n
- 3X miles per dollar spent on eligible purchases with hotels<\/li>\r\n
- 1.5x miles on eligible purchases over $5,000 (up to 50,000 bonus miles annually)<\/li>\r\n
- 1.5X miles on eligible transit and U.S. shipping purchases*<\/li>\r\n
- 1X miles per dollar on all other eligible purchases.<\/li><\/ul>\r\n*If your purchase qualifies for a category that has a higher mileage accelerator, only the higher accelerator will apply.<\/em><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n
In addition, you can get built-in Hertz President's Circle status with some premium cards, including:<\/p>\n
\n- Capital One Venture X Rewards Credit Card<\/a><\/li>\n
- Capital One Venture X Business<\/a><\/li>\n
- Delta SkyMiles\u00ae<\/sup> Reserve American Express Card<\/a><\/li>\n
- Delta SkyMiles\u00ae<\/sup> Reserve Business American Express Card<\/a><\/li>\n
- American Express Platinum Card\u00ae<\/sup><\/a><\/li>\n
- The Business Platinum Card\u00ae<\/sup> from American Express<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
If you'd rather have immediate elite status benefits, you can enroll through one of these cards.<\/p>\n
<\/div><\/div>Capital One Venture X Rewards Credit Card<\/div>Welcome Bonus<\/strong> Earn 75,000 Miles when you spend $4,000 on purchases in the first 3 months from account opening<\/div><\/div>How to Apply<\/a><\/div>Annual Fee<\/strong>$395<\/p><\/div>
Credit Score<\/strong>Excellent<\/p><\/div><\/div>
\r\n- 10X miles per $1 on hotels and rental cars booked via Capital One Travel<\/li>\r\n
- 5X miles per $1 on purchases through Capital One Entertainment<\/li>\r\n
- 5X miles per $1 on flights when booking via Capital One Travel<\/li>\r\n
- 5X miles per $1 on vacation rentals booked via Capital One Travel<\/li>\r\n
- 2X miles per $1 on all other eligible purchases<\/li>\r\n<\/ul><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>Delta SkyMiles\u00ae<\/sup> Reserve American Express Card<\/div>Welcome Bonus<\/strong>\r\nYou may be eligible for as high as 100,000 Bonus Miles after you spend $5,000 in eligible purchases on your new Card in your first 6 months of Card Membership.\r\n<\/div><\/div>
That makes it substantially easier to earn through rental activity.<\/p>\n
And the best part? The benefits of Five Star status aren't changing. Here are the benefits you receive at each tier:<\/p>\n As you can see, you'll still need 15 rentals or $3,000 in spending to achieve top-tier President's Circle status.<\/p>\n Related: What Is Hertz Five Star Status \u2014 And How to Get It Without Ever Renting a Car<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n Want an even easier path to Hertz Five Star without ever having to get behind the wheel of a car? Fortunately, several credit cards offer Hertz Five Star status as a built-in benefit, including:<\/p>\n (Enrollment is required to activate these benefits.)<\/em><\/p>\n $95<\/p><\/div> Excellent, Good<\/p><\/div><\/div> $350Rates & Fees<\/a> Excellent, Good<\/p><\/div><\/div> $350Rates & Fees<\/a> Excellent, Good<\/p><\/div><\/div> In addition, you can get built-in Hertz President's Circle status with some premium cards, including:<\/p>\n If you'd rather have immediate elite status benefits, you can enroll through one of these cards.<\/p>\n $395<\/p><\/div> Excellent<\/p><\/div><\/div>![\"Screenshot](\"https:\/\/awardwallet.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Screenshot-2026-03-01-at-18.00.49-scaled.png\")
Easier ways to earn Hertz status with credit cards<\/span><\/h3>\n
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