Save money on car rentals for Travel Tuesday
Update: Some offers mentioned below are no longer available. View the current offers here.
If you're looking to travel over the holiday period or early next year, there are currently some great discounts available on car rentals for Travel Tuesday.
Not only can you save money on the rental itself, but you could also further maximize your purchase for bonus points if you use the correct shopping portals or spend on the correct credit card.
Here's a roundup of some of the current deals for Travel Tuesday.
Avis Car Rental
Until Dec. 8, 2024, you can get up to 25% off cars rented through Avis for three days or longer. You'll also get an additional free day on a future rental booking.
Shop: Avis
Hertz
You can get 25% off Hertz bookings on all vehicles except large SUVs, minivans, and convertibles. The cars must be collected from airport locations and booked by Dec. 3, 2024, for pickup until Feb. 28, 2025.
Additionally, you can snag up to 35% off in select cities, including Seattle, San Francisco, Denver, Salt Lake City, New York City, and Boston, for bookings made up until Dec. 31, 2024. The discount applies to "Pay Later Base Rates."
Shop: Hertz
Dollar
Get 20% off car rentals for all vehicle types except large SUVs, minivans and convertibles. Cars must be booked from airport locations by Dec. 3, 2024, for pickup until Feb. 28, 2025.
Shop: Dollar
Thrifty
Thrifty is offering up to 15% off car rentals through Dec. 3, 2024, for pickup by Feb. 28, 2025. The discount applies to all vehicles except large SUVs, minivans and convertibles. You must collect the car from an airport location.
Shop: Thrifty
Maximize your car rental purchase
If you're booking a car rental during the Travel Tuesday sales, there are a few ways to get even more value for your money.
Book via a shopping portal
Car rental companies frequently appear on shopping portal websites. Before booking, it's absolutely worth checking to see whether your particular rental company is also running an offer via a shopping portal.
By booking through a shopping portal, you can earn bonus points or cash back on your purchase.
Use the right credit card
Certain credit cards offer perks like free car rental insurance and elite status, the latter of which could help you receive an upgrade to a better car. And that's before you benefit from the additional bonus points they may offer on the rental.
For example, The Platinum Card® from American Express and The Business Platinum Card® from American Express both offer complimentary Hertz Gold Plus Rewards President's Circle status. (Enrollment is required.) You can also receive this perk with the Capital One Venture X Rewards Credit Card.
**Upon enrollment, accessible through the Capital One website or mobile app, eligible cardholders will remain at that status level through the duration of the offer. Please note, enrolling through the normal Hertz Gold Plus Rewards enrollment process (e.g. at Hertz.com) will not automatically detect a cardholder as being eligible for the program and cardholders will not be automatically upgraded to the applicable status tier. Additional terms apply
You can find out more about which credit cards offer elite service for car rentals here.
The following cards also offer car rental insurance with most car rentals:
- Chase Sapphire Reserve® (see rates and fees)
- Chase Sapphire Preferred® Card (see rates and fees)
- Capital One Venture X Rewards Credit Card
- Ink Business Preferred® Credit Card (see rates and fees)
- Ink Business Cash® Credit Card (see rates and fees)
- Ink Business Unlimited® Credit Card (see rates and fees)
- United℠ Explorer Card (see rates and fees)
- United Quest℠ Card (see rates and fees)
- United Club℠ Card (see rates and fees)
- United℠ Business Card (see rates and fees)
- Any American Express card that's enrolled in the American Express Premium Car Rental Protection program
Bottom line
You can currently get some great discounts on car rentals for Travel Tuesday. To maximize your savings, remember to make your rental purchase through a shopping portal and with the right credit card.
For Capital One products listed on this page, some of the benefits may be provided by Visa® or Mastercard® and may vary by product. See the respective Guide to Benefits for details, as terms and exclusions apply.