Hertz just sent out an email to Gold Plus Rewards members announcing a devaluation. The email is so beautifully phrased that I have to post the whole thing: Dear _: To continue providing exceptional service to our members, we occasionally make changes to the Hertz Gold Plus Rewards® points program. We are pleased to announce…
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The 2008 devaluation was huge and something like a 150% increase for the top end. Previously you could get a 1 week rental in a "Prestige" level car for 5,000 points. After March 1, 2008 it became 7,500 points and their best cars are exempt like the Porsche Panamera, Mercedes AMGs, Audi R8 and Ferraris. It would be nice if they made a new category for those cars.
One of my most memorable redemptions was 5,000 points for a week in a Hummer H2 on the Big Island Hawaii. At the time rates were about $3,200 / week. We took that thing on the lava trails on the Road to the Sea Beaches and several other unpaved roads there were a lot of fun, though violation of our rental agreement.
Do you know why US residents pay way more to rent a car in the US than residents from other countries? If you are curious just go to any website of Hertz, Avis, National, etc... and make the same reservation as US resident and other country resident. You will be shocked to see the price difference.