Saving Behind The Wheel: Rental Car Summer Promos Roundup
Summer means road trips - and not always in your own set of wheels. So whether you are driving up the West coast in a convertible or need a minivan big enough to transport the family between amusement parks in Orlando, saving money on car rental is a priority.
With that being said, I wanted to take a look at some of the summer rental car promotions out there and how you can maximize earning bonus points and miles with hotel and airline partners.
7,500 Club Carlson Points and 25% off of Avis Rentals: Now through December 31, 2013, Avis is offering a total bonus of 7,500 Club Carlson Gold points and a 25% discount to members on qualifying car rentals of 3 or more days at participating locations in the US, Canada, Europe and around the world. Make your reservation here, use the coupon MUHA018 and present your Club Carlson number at the time of reservation or at the rental counter to earn your bonus points. This offer is in addition to your everyday savings of up to 25% when you use AWDG639300.
Earn up to 6X American Airlines AAdvantage miles with Hertz: Now through August 31, 2013, AAdvantage members can save up to 35% and earn up to 6x AAdvantage bonus miles on their next Hertz car rental. Simply rent a Hertz vehicle for one to four days and earn 4x bonus miles, or rent any vehicle for 5 or more days and earn 6x bonus miles. This is valid at participating airport locations in the US, Puerto Rico, Canada, Mexico, Belgium, Czech Republic, France, Germany, Italy, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Slovakia, Spain, Switzerland, and United Kingdom. Be sure to mention Discount (CPD) 217692 and Promotional Code (PC) 179255.
1,000 Hyatt Points for Avis Rentals: Earn 1,000 Hyatt Gold Passport points using coupon code MUHA067 on qualifying rentals of at least 2 days now through December 31, 2013. Reservations must be made at participating Avis locations in the US, Canada, Mexico, Latin America, the Caribbean, Australia, New Zealand, Asia and the Middle East, Europe, and Africa. You must also provide your Hyatt Gold Passport number at the time of reservation or rental. This offer may not be used with any other coupon, promotion or offer except your AWD discount. Use AWD K817700 or try other codes like corporate, AAA, and Costco to try to find better rates.
Earn Bonus Delta SkyMiles with Hertz: Delta and Hertz have teamed up to offer SkyMiles members an opportunity to earn bonus miles when renting with Hertz this summer. Here's how it works: You can earn 500 bonus miles for rentals of 1 to 2 days; 900 bonus miles for rentals of 3 to 4 days; or 2,000 bonus miles for rentals of 5 or more days. This is in addition to the standard 100 miles normally earned per day, or 200 miles if you're a Medallion member. To earn the bonus miles, use the code CDP 165385. Delta customers can also save up to 40% off Hertz rentals in the US, Puerto Rico, Mexico and Canada by using PC 123841 when making their reservation. You can also earn up to 15% off rentals in Europe with PC 170424, and at other worldwide locations with PC 123841. This offer is valid for reservations made by June 30, 2013 and picked up by August 31, 2013.
Triple Virgin America Elevate Points and Discounts with Avis and Budget: Now through December 31, 2013, Elevate members can earn 3 points per $1 spent on qualifying rentals of two days or more at Avis airport locations in the US using the coupon code MUAA034 and providing their Elevate number when making the reservation as well as savings up of to 35% with the code AWD G600004. If Budget is your chain, you can earn triple points on qualifying rentals of 2 days or more, at participating Budget airport locations in the US from now through December 31, 2013 as well using code MUAz008, plus save 30% on every Budget rental with BCD U106004. Click here for more details.
Bonus Alaska Airlines Mileage Plan Miles with Avis: Now through December 31, 2013, Alaska Airlines and Avis have teamed up to offer customers up to triple bonus Mileage Plan miles on Avis rentals. Rentals of 2-3 days will earn double miles, while 4+ day rentals will earn triple miles. This offer is available on qualifying rentals at participating airport locations in the US and Canada. To get the extra miles, either use coupon MUAA117 for 2-3 day rentals, or MUAA118 on 4+ day rentals. Plus, Avis also offers a 35% discount to Alaska Airlines customers when they book using AWD K197825. Bonus miles are in addition to the base miles you receive each time you rent with Avis.
JetBlue Promos: JetBlue is currently offering promos through several of its partners. TrueBlue members can earn up to 5X points and save up to 35% off rentals of 1 day or more at participating locations in the US, Puerto Rico, Mexico, Canada and the Caribbean until September 30, 2013 with Hertz. Normally you earn 50 points for one-day rentals, 150 points for 2-4 days and 300 points for 5+ days. With this promo, however, you earn 150, 450 and 1,500 miles respectively using code CDP 1790143 and PC 179266. Avis and Budget are also offering promos. With Avis, you can save up to 35% and earn double points (2X per $1) through June 30 using coupon code MUAA072 and AWD H798506. With Budget you can earn triple points (3X per $1) and up to 30% off using coupon code MUAZ057 and BCD R344904.
Triple Hawaiian Miles With Dollar: Now through December 31, 2013, earn triple Hawaiian Miles on Dollar rentals of compact cars or larger for 2 days or longer using the promo code HA5.
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