{"id":88094,"date":"2024-11-24T23:59:59","date_gmt":"2024-11-24T23:59:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/awardwallet.com\/blog\/?p=88094"},"modified":"2026-04-08T14:06:07","modified_gmt":"2026-04-08T14:06:07","slug":"hertz-amex-platinum","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/awardwallet.com\/credit-cards\/amex-membership-rewards\/hertz-amex-platinum\/","title":{"rendered":"How Amex Card Members Can Enroll to Get Complimentary Hertz President\u2019s Circle Status"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>If you often rent from Hertz, would you like guaranteed upgrades, bonus points, and a free additional driver on rentals? Sure you would! And you may already have access to these perks without even knowing it. Several American Express credit cards offer complimentary Hertz President's Circle status; all you have to do is enroll in the benefit.<\/p>\n<p>Hertz President's Circle is the top-level status with Hertz and provides many extra benefits on your Hertz rentals. Here are the Amex cards with this Hertz elite status benefit and how to enroll to get these perks.<\/p>\n<div id=\"toc_container\" class=\"toc_light_blue no_bullets\"><p class=\"toc_title\">Page Contents<\/p><ul class=\"toc_list\"><li><a href=\"#Hertz_President8217s_Circle_Benefits\">Hertz President's Circle Benefits<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#How_To_Get_Hertz_President8217s_Circle_Status\">How To Get Hertz President's Circle Status<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#How_to_Get_Hertz_President8217s_Circle_Status_With_the_Platinum_Card\">How to Get Hertz President's Circle Status With the Platinum Card<sup>\u00ae<\/sup><\/a><ul><li><a href=\"#How_Platinum_Card_Card_Members_can_claim_Hertz_President8217s_Circle\">How Platinum Card<sup>\u00ae<\/sup> Card Members can claim Hertz President's Circle<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#Additional_corporate_benefits\">Additional corporate benefits<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li><a href=\"#Get_Hertz_President8217s_Circle_Status_With_Delta_Reserve-Branded_Cards\">Get Hertz President's Circle Status With Delta Reserve-Branded Cards<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#Our_Take\">Our Take<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/div>\n\n<h2><span id=\"Hertz_President8217s_Circle_Benefits\">Hertz President's Circle Benefits<\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Hertz is one of the biggest rental agencies in the U.S. There are thousands of Hertz locations in the U.S., and they typically have a large variety of cars to choose from. Of course, holding Hertz's highest level elite status makes renting a car with this company even better. Upgrading from the basic Gold Plus level to President's Circle gives you the following benefits:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Guaranteed upgrades at participating locations (depending on availability)<\/li>\n<li>Extra 50% bonus on each dollar spent<\/li>\n<li>The widest selection at Hertz Ultimate Choice lots<\/li>\n<li>Quick returns and counter-less pickup<\/li>\n<li>A dedicated Hertz Rewards line<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<figure id=\"attachment_56192\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img data-aspectratio=\"600\/480\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-56192 lazyload\" data-src=\"https:\/\/awardwallet.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Hertz-Gold-Plus-Elite-Status-Feature.jpg\" alt=\"signage for a Hertz rental car location and the rental returns area\" width=\"600\" height=\"480\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/awardwallet.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Hertz-Gold-Plus-Elite-Status-Feature.jpg 750w, https:\/\/awardwallet.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Hertz-Gold-Plus-Elite-Status-Feature-300x240.jpg 300w, https:\/\/awardwallet.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Hertz-Gold-Plus-Elite-Status-Feature-325x260.jpg 325w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><center><em>Credit: Hertz<\/em><\/enter><\/figure>\n<h2><span id=\"How_To_Get_Hertz_President8217s_Circle_Status\">How To Get Hertz President's Circle Status<\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Travelers have multiple ways to get to Hertz President's Circle without spending money on Hertz rentals. This status normally requires 15 qualifying Hertz Gold Plus Rewards rentals or spending at least $3,000 in a calendar year.<\/p>\n<p>Instead, holding one of these cards can leapfrog you all the way to President's Circle status for free:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a data-ccid=\"4028089\" href=\"https:\/\/awardwallet.com\/credit-cards\/amex-membership-rewards\/amex-platinum\/\">American Express Platinum Card<sup>\u00ae<\/sup><\/a><\/li>\n<li><a data-ccid=\"4028096\" href=\"https:\/\/awardwallet.com\/credit-cards\/amex-membership-rewards\/amex-business-platinum\/\">The Business Platinum Card<sup>\u00ae<\/sup> from American Express<\/a><\/li>\n<li><b>The American Express Corporate Platinum Card<sup>\u00ae<\/sup><\/b><\/li>\n<li><a data-ccid=\"4048149\" href=\"https:\/\/awardwallet.com\/credit-cards\/delta-skymiles\/delta-reserve-card\/\">Delta SkyMiles<sup>\u00ae<\/sup> Reserve American Express Card<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a data-ccid=\"4048102\" href=\"https:\/\/awardwallet.com\/credit-cards\/delta-skymiles\/delta-reserve-business\/\">Delta SkyMiles<sup>\u00ae<\/sup> Reserve Business American Express Card<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Alternatively, you can get Hertz President's Circle with <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"\/hotels\/marriott-bonvoy\/elite-status\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Marriott Bonvoy Ambassador Elite status<\/a> or with the <a data-ccid=\"4048272\" href=\"https:\/\/awardwallet.com\/credit-cards\/capital-one-rewards\/venture-x\/\">Capital One Venture X Rewards Credit Card<\/a> (<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"\/credit-cards\/capital-one-rewards\/venture-x-hertz\/\" rel=\"noopener\">which is now a permanent benefit of the card<\/a>).<\/p>\n<p><strong>Related: <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"\/car-rental\/do-hertz-points-expire\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Do Hertz Gold Plus Rewards Points Expire?<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<h2><span id=\"How_to_Get_Hertz_President8217s_Circle_Status_With_the_Platinum_Card\">How to Get Hertz President's Circle Status With the Platinum Card<sup>\u00ae<\/sup><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><a data-ccid=\"4028089\" href=\"https:\/\/awardwallet.com\/credit-cards\/amex-membership-rewards\/amex-platinum\/\">Platinum Card<sup>\u00ae<\/sup><\/a>, <a data-ccid=\"4028096\" href=\"https:\/\/awardwallet.com\/credit-cards\/amex-membership-rewards\/amex-business-platinum\/\">Business Platinum Card<\/a>, and <b>Amex Corporate Platinum Card<\/b> holders can enroll to get several rental car benefits for free. This includes Avis Preferred Plus status, Hertz Gold Plus status, and National Car Rental Emerald Club Executive status. You need to enroll in them individually in the Amex benefits dashboard.<\/p>\n<p>But for some time now, a promotion for Platinum Card<sup>\u00ae<\/sup> cardholders has allowed them to upgrade their Hertz Gold Plus status to President's Circle status.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Related: <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"\/car-rental\/how-to-get-rental-car-elite-status-for-free\/\" rel=\"noopener\">How To Get Rental Car Elite Status for Free<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<h3><span id=\"How_Platinum_Card_Card_Members_can_claim_Hertz_President8217s_Circle\">How Platinum Card<sup>\u00ae<\/sup> Card Members can claim Hertz President's Circle<\/span><\/h3>\n<p>To take advantage of this promotion, you'll need to be a Hertz Gold Plus Rewards member. Then, all you need to do is fill out a simple form with Hertz to get your status upgraded. <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/pub.emails.hertz.com\/American-express?statustier=A8s9gYufG3424gs48hf74jnkj56448741dfsjdfhuesndjnfefousdjfeusdnfdjfijseifjisdd54884d54f5sdfusdyfgsegfsddjfshdfhsuehfjsdfgsefshfgeysgdfjhs784hfh7h4fs876sdtfs8f8ws8786tsdfsyhefseopoiouwqbywsaedvgbujnmsojtd4wa37eg73479skseioflsbdfios7\" rel=\"noopener\">Use this link<\/a> to apply for Hertz President's Circle status courtesy of your Platinum Card<sup>\u00ae<\/sup> Card.<\/p>\n<p>On the form, you'll need to provide your name, email address, and Hertz Gold Plus rewards number. Amex will notify you within a few days of your account upgrade.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_88120\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img data-aspectratio=\"750\/394\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-88120 lazyload\" data-src=\"https:\/\/awardwallet.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Hertz-Presidents-Circle-with-Amex-Registration-1024x538.jpg\" alt=\"registration page for Amex Platinum cardholders to claim Hertz President's Circle status\" width=\"750\" height=\"394\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/awardwallet.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Hertz-Presidents-Circle-with-Amex-Registration-1024x538.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/awardwallet.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Hertz-Presidents-Circle-with-Amex-Registration-300x157.jpg 300w, https:\/\/awardwallet.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Hertz-Presidents-Circle-with-Amex-Registration.jpg 1143w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 750px) 100vw, 750px\" \/><center><em>Credit: Hertz<\/em><\/enter><\/figure>\n<p>The <a data-ccid=\"4028089\" href=\"https:\/\/awardwallet.com\/credit-cards\/amex-membership-rewards\/amex-platinum\/\">Platinum Card<sup>\u00ae<\/sup><\/a> and <a data-ccid=\"4028096\" href=\"https:\/\/awardwallet.com\/credit-cards\/amex-membership-rewards\/amex-business-platinum\/\">Business Platinum Card<\/a> are eligible for this promotion. Additional Amex cardholders are also eligible if they have an additional Platinum Card, not a Companion Card (which has no annual fee  - <a data-ccid=\"4028089\" href=\"https:\/\/www.americanexpress.com\/us\/credit-cards\/card-application\/apply\/prospect\/terms\/platinum-card\/91101-10-0#offer-terms\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Rates & Fees<\/a>). Enrollment is required for select Amex benefits.<\/p>\n<p>It's worth noting that this offer appears to be a permanent benefit, but this could change in the future.<\/p>\n<h3><span id=\"Additional_corporate_benefits\">Additional corporate benefits<\/span><\/h3>\n<p>If you're renting for business purposes, you can get additional corporate benefits. When booking, use <strong>corporate discount code 211762<\/strong> to receive the following perks:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>A four-hour grace period on returns in the U.S.<\/li>\n<li>Additional 20% off published base rates.<\/li>\n<li>Receive a car upgrade on certain vehicles with a 24-hour advance reservation (when available).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<figure id=\"attachment_120026\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img data-aspectratio=\"750\/149\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-120026 lazyload\" data-src=\"https:\/\/awardwallet.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Amex-and-Hertz-Corporate-Benefits.jpg\" alt=\"Amex and Hertz Corporate Benefits\" width=\"750\" height=\"149\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/awardwallet.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Amex-and-Hertz-Corporate-Benefits.jpg 934w, https:\/\/awardwallet.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Amex-and-Hertz-Corporate-Benefits-300x60.jpg 300w, https:\/\/awardwallet.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Amex-and-Hertz-Corporate-Benefits-768x153.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 750px) 100vw, 750px\" \/><center><em>Credit: American Express<\/em><\/enter><\/figure>\n<h2><span id=\"Get_Hertz_President8217s_Circle_Status_With_Delta_Reserve-Branded_Cards\">Get Hertz President's Circle Status With Delta Reserve-Branded Cards<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><a data-ccid=\"4048149\" href=\"https:\/\/awardwallet.com\/credit-cards\/delta-skymiles\/delta-reserve-card\/\">Delta SkyMiles<sup>\u00ae<\/sup> Reserve American Express Card<\/a> and <a data-ccid=\"4048102\" href=\"https:\/\/awardwallet.com\/credit-cards\/delta-skymiles\/delta-reserve-business\/\">Delta SkyMiles<sup>\u00ae<\/sup> Reserve Business American Express Card<\/a> Members also have an opportunity to <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/global.americanexpress.com\/card-benefits\/detail\/hertz-president-circle\/delta-reserve\" rel=\"noopener\">get Hertz President's Circle status<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Follow these steps to claim your Hertz President's Circle status with a Reserve-branded card:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Link your Hertz Gold Plus Rewards account to the &#8220;Car Loyalty Program&#8221; section of the <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.delta.com\/myprofile\/loyalty-programs\" rel=\"noopener\">Other Loyalty Programs<\/a> page in your SkyMiles profile.<\/li>\n<li>Register for this Hertz promotion on the <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.delta.com\/mypromos\/eligible\" rel=\"noopener\">Eligible Promotions<\/a> page of your SkyMiles profile.<\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.delta.com\/us\/en\/skymiles\/promotions\/hertz-partnership\" rel=\"noopener\">Enroll in the promotion<\/a>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Your President's Circle status will be reflected in your account within eight weeks of enrollment. This offer is only available to Hertz members in the U.S. who are 21 years or older.<\/p>\n<h2><span id=\"Our_Take\">Our Take<\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Until somewhat recently, the <a data-ccid=\"4048272\" href=\"https:\/\/awardwallet.com\/credit-cards\/capital-one-rewards\/venture-x\/\">Capital One Venture X<\/a> has been the only card offering complimentary Hertz President's Circle status. Adding five more credit cards with this status level is great news for travelers. If you are going to rent from Hertz, it's worth grabbing top-tier elite status benefits from the Amex cards above. But if Hertz isn't your agency of choice, remember that you can then <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"\/car-rental\/how-to-get-rental-car-elite-status-for-free\/\" rel=\"noopener\">use this status to match to other rental car programs<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>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&#8217;s because several credit cards qualify for complimentary Hertz President&#8217;s Circle status. Here&#8217;s a list of the eligible American Express cards and how to enroll.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":41,"featured_media":56192,"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":"","_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":[12710,15020,12691],"coauthors":[36385,36477],"class_list":["post-88094","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news","tag-amex-membership-rewards","tag-car-rental-rideshare","tag-hertz-gold-plus"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/awardwallet.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/88094","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=88094"}],"version-history":[{"count":26,"href":"https:\/\/awardwallet.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/88094\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":256658,"href":"https:\/\/awardwallet.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/88094\/revisions\/256658"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/awardwallet.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/56192"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/awardwallet.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=88094"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/awardwallet.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=88094"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/awardwallet.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=88094"},{"taxonomy":"author","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/awardwallet.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/coauthors?post=88094"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}