A roundup of the latest AAdvantage car rental offers
After a slow start this year, the car rental companies have finally started to roll out some pretty decent discounts and AAdvantage bonus offers.
Avis is the leader in the clubhouse: whether you’re renting one day or a week they have the offer that will earn you the most miles. But that doesn’t mean that the other offers aren’t worth examining.
If you’re not on an expense account or if you like to minimize your cost per mile, then it doesn’t hurt to price some of the other offers; even with a smaller bonus, depending upon the discount, the market, and when you’re renting, they may yield a lower CPM.
I actually put together a spreadsheet so that I could compare them at a glance (here’s a link if you’re interested).
Here’s how they compare with a 1 to 4 day rental:
And this is how they compare with a 5 to 7 day rental period:
Here’s a summary of the latest offers:
Save Up To 30% And Earn 150 Miles Per Rental Day With Alamo
Award: 100 bonus miles per day
Dates: Now through December 31, 2013
Offer: 150 miles per day and up to 30% off
Save up to 30% and earn triple American Airlines AAdvantage miles every day (100 bonus miles plus 50 base miles) with no minimum rental on a Compact or larger vehicle at participating Alamo locations in the United States and Canada. Offer valid through December 31, 2013. Be sure to provide your American Airlines AAdvantage number at the time of rental.
Save Up To 30% And Earn 1,000 AAdvantage Miles With Alamo
Award: 1,000 miles
Award: Now through December 31, 2013
Offer: Save up to 30% and earn 1,000 American Airlines AAdvantage miles with a three-day minimum rental on any size vehicle at participating Alamo locations in the United States and Canada. Offer valid through December 31, 2013. Be sure to provide your AAdvantage number at the time of rental.
Avis: Save On The Rental – Spend On The Fun
Award: Up to 3,000 bonus miles
Dates: February 27, 2013 – May 31, 2013
Offer: You deserve an extended vacation. So, no matter where in the world you’re headed, add a few days to your stay – more days means more AAdvantage miles.
2 day rental: earn 750 bonus miles
3 or 4-day rental: earn 1,500 bonus miles
5 day rental or more: 3,000 bonus miles
Book today and use AWD # K817165 and coupon # MUAA128 with your AAdvantage number.
Don’t Miss A Mile With Budget
Award: Up to 2,000 bonus miles
Dates: February 27, 2013 – May 31, 2013
Offer: Take that vacation you’ve been dreaming of. Because right now, the longer you get away – the more AAdvantage miles you’ll earn.
2 day rental: earn 500 bonus miles
3 or 4-day rental: earn 1,000 bonus miles
5 day rental or more: 2,000 bonus miles
And it’s easy. Just use BCD # U072411, coupon # MUAZ063 and your AAdvantage number when reserving.
200 Miles Per Day At Dollar Rent A Car
Award: Quadruple miles per day (200 miles vs 50 miles per day)
Dates: October 15, 2012 – June 30, 2013
Offer: Rent a Compact car or larger vehicle for 3 days or longer from Dollar Rent A Car and earn 200 miles per day. Use promo code AAWT.
Valid at participating locations. Valid from October 15, 2012 through June 30, 2013. 24-hour advance reservations required. Renter must meet minimum age, driver and credit requirements. You must present your AAdvantage number & promo code AAWT.
Hertz – Earn 4X Miles And Save Up To 35 Percent
Award: 4x Miles
Dates: Now through October 31, 2013
Offer: Earn f times the miles per $1 spent (instead of the usual 1 mile per $1 spent) plus, save up to 35% when you rent any vehicle for one of more days in the U.S., Puerto Rico, Mexico, Canada, Belgium, the Czech Republic, France, Germany, Italy, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, Slovakia, Spain, Switzerland and the United Kingdom through October 31, 2013.
Your discount CDP# 217692, PC# 169676, and your AAdvantage number is required at reservation. Advanced reservation is required.
Earn 1,000 AAdvantage Miles And $15 Off With National Rental Cars
Award: 1000 miles
Dates: Now through December 31, 2013
Offer: Members earn 1,000 American Airlines AAdvantage bonus miles plus receive $15 off with National.
Rent any size car for a minimum of three days at any participating National location in the United States and earn 1,000 American Airlines AAdvantage bonus miles plus receive $15 off with National.
To receive this great offer, simply book online or call 1-800-CAR-RENT (800-227-7368). Please request ID Number 5030080 and Coupon ID ND4892JDR at time of reservation. Offer valid now through December 31, 2013. Be sure to present your AAdvantage number at time of rental.
Earn 200 Miles Per Day At Thrifty Car Rental
Dates: October 12, 2012 – June 30, 2013
Offer: Quadruple Miles
Valid at participating locations. Valid from October 15, 2012 through June 30, 2013. 24-hour advance reservations required. Renter must meet minimum age, driver and credit requirements. You must present your AAdvantage number & promo code AAWT
Wow, pretty amazing job! Thanks
There is actually a better Hertz offer for 5+ days. You can earn 6x miles. It expires 8/31/2013.
http://offer.hertz.com/offers/index.jsp?targetPage=AAmarsoloemail.jsp
FYI. The Avis terms and conditions say rental period has to be a minimum of two consecutive days for the 750 mile bonus.
@ Chris C – Thanks for the link!
@ Danny – Thanks for catching that! I’ve updated the spreadsheet.