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At the end of 2017, National offered an incredible opportunity to status match Hilton Gold/Marriott Gold to their top tier, Executive Elite, status as noted by DW at ACYP. Since both of these statuses can be acquired via an American Express Platinum Card, and I carry one, I matched and received National’s top tier. For whatever reason that status hasn’t changed since, and even though I rent 20+ times a year, and I have to say, National’s Executive Elite is pretty awesome, they don’t have any branches near where I traditionally rent. Hertz does. So…I did a bit of research and found that you can request a match through hertzstatusmatch@hertz.com. My go-to site for all things status matching is www.statusmatcher.com.
You can also pick up National Executive status just by having an American Express Platinum, but also Sixt’s Platinum status via Mastercard Elite benefits. Just an FYI 🙂 I would think Sixt’s Platinum should match to Hertz’s President Club whereas National Executive, more than likely, will match into Hertz Five Star. Lemme know if you’ve experienced something different.
Here’s a quick look at what Hertz status provides:
I sent off an email:
Hello there –
I’ve recently started renting more with Hertz and would love to match my National Emerald Elite status to President’s Circle. Here’s a screen cap of my National account. Hertz has been offering better rates and is a bit more central to my main rental location and would love to enjoy similar elite benefits as I rent more consistently with Hertz.
Today I received a response showing my Hertz status had been upgraded:
Hello Zachary Abel,
Thank you for your email. This is confirmation that your Gold account has been upgraded to President’s Circle status.
If you have any pending reservations please call 1-888-444-8600 and an agent can assist you with updating them to ensure you receive the President’s Circle benefits.
Your membership is valid until June 30, 2020. Let me know if I can be of further assistance.
Have a great day!
Hertz Corporation | 5601 NW Expressway | Oklahoma City, OK 73132
Hertz Status Match | Fax: 405 290 2200
Here’s a screen-shot of my updated account with top tier Hertz status. Let the increased earning and upgrades begin 🙂
Other ways to match into status? Airline and Hotel programs.
Delta:
- Gold to Five Star
- Platinum to President’s Circle
- Diamond to President’s Circle
United
- Silver to Five Star
- Gold to Five Star
- Platinum to President’s Circle
Marriott
- Titanium to Five Star
- Ambassador to President’s Circle
IHG
- Spire to Five Star
How did my first rental experience as a President’s Circle member pan out? Pretty well. For $26 I ended up in that Infiniti Q60 you see in the feature image
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Chase Sapphire Preferred® Card
Welcome Offer
Earn 60,000 bonus points after you spend $4,000 on purchases in the first 3 months from account opening.
Annual Fee
$95
Points Earned
Transferrable Chase Ultimate Rewards
- 5x on all travel purchased through Chase Travel℠
- 3x on dining, including eligible delivery services for takeout & dining out
- 3x on select streaming services
- 3x on online grocery purchases
- (excluding Target, Walmart and wholesale clubs)
- $50 Annual Chase Travel Hotel Credit via Chase Travel℠
- The begins immediately for new cardmembers and after your account anniversary for existing cardmembers
- 2x on all other travel
- 10% Anniversary Bonus
- Every year you keep the card, your total spend will yield a 10% points bonus. If you spend $10k in a year, you’ll get 1k bonus points
- Chase Sapphire Preferred continues to redeem at 1.25c in the Chase Travel℠ and the slew of other benefits remain in tact including Auto Rental Collision Damage Waiver ( primary ), purchase protections, etc.
- Points are transferrable to 14 Ultimate Rewards partners
- Redeem in Chase Travel℠ for 1.25 cents per point
- No foreign transaction fees
- Suite of Travel and Purchase Coverage
- Auto Rental Collision Damage Waiver is my favorite
- Get complimentary access to DashPass which unlocks $0 delivery fees and lower service fees for a minimum of one year when you activate by December 31, 2027.
- $95 Annual Fee
We keep an up to date spreadsheet that lists the best ever offers: You can find that spreadsheet here.
Historically 80k is a very, very good offer and hit in both 2022 and 2023. In 2021, we saw the offer hit an all time high of 100k. Who knows if that will ever come back.
Main Cast:
Cards that earn flexible points and should be used on the bulk of your purchases.
Supporting Cast:
Cards that earn fixed points in the currency of the airline/hotel and can not be transferred at attractive rates. These cards yield benefits that make it worth keeping, but not necessarily worth putting a lot of your everyday spend on.
The Chase Sapphire Preferred® is exceptional starter card and offers transferrable Ultimate Rewards, and pairs well with other Chase cards.
If you carry this card alongside Chase’s cashback cards like the Chase Freedom Flex® and Chase Freedom Unlimited® or the business versions: Ink Business Cash® , Ink Business Unlimited® you can combine the points into Preferred account and transfer into hotel and airline partners
Annual fee is quite low at $95 a year + you get a 10% anniversary bonus on points + $50 hotel credit in Chase travel.
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