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Earn miles and Loyalty Points on car rentals

Rent a car with our car rental partners and earn AAdvantage® miles at the same time. When you earn eligible AAdvantage® miles with our car rental partners, you’ll also earn Loyalty Points that count toward qualifying for AAdvantage® status. Base offers vary by partner.

Car rental partners

Avis and BudgetThis content can be expanded

Earn at least 2 base miles for every $1 spent on a rental

Miles you’ll earn with each qualifying rental:

  • 2 base miles per $1 spent – AAdvantage® members
  • 3 base miles per $1 spent – Citi® / AAdvantage® cardmembers and AAdvantage® Aviator® Mastercard® cardmembers without AAdvantage® status
  • 4 base miles per $1 spent – AAdvantage Platinum® and AAdvantage Gold® members
  • 5 base miles per $1 spent – AAdvantage Executive Platinum® and AAdvantage Platinum Pro® members

Avis

Use discount code #K817100

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Budget

Use discount code #U072400

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Terms and conditions

Any rental that encompasses the use of either a single car for more than one day, or different cars on the same or consecutive days in the same location shall be counted as a single rental, even if the member checks the car in and back out during the same period. Advance reservations must be made and the car must be rented in member's name to earn mileage. Only one AAdvantage® member per car rental will be credited with AAdvantage® miles. The savings of up to 35% for Avis rentals and up to 30% for Budget rentals applies to the time and mileage charges only. All taxes, fees (including but not limited Air Conditioning Excise Recovery Fee, Concession Recovery Fee, Vehicle License Recovery Fee, Energy Recovery Fee, Tire Management Fee, and Frequent Traveler Fee) and surcharges (including but not limited to Customer Facility Charge and Environmental Fee Recovery Charge) are extra. Offer is subject to vehicle availability at the time of rental and may not be available on some rates at some times, including some online rates at Avis.com. Car rental return restrictions may apply. A Frequent Traveler Program Surcharge or Excise Tax may be applied and will be assessed in connection with miles earned pursuant to a reservation. For rentals in the United States, Puerto Rico, St. Thomas, St. Croix and Canada, when the renter chooses to receive frequent flyer miles, Avis will assess a frequent flyer surcharge equivalent to USD $1.00 per day. The amount assessed is collected by Avis to offset a portion of Avis annual cost of participation in frequent flyer programs. Renter must meet Avis age, driver and credit requirements. Minimum rental age may vary by location. An additional daily surcharge may apply for renters under 25 years old. AAdvantage® miles may only be earned at participating Avis and Budget airport locations in the U.S., Canada, Europe, Middle East, Africa, Mexico, Latin America, and Caribbean.

AAdvantage® status members and Citi® / AAdvantage® cardmembers & AAdvantage® Aviator® Mastercard® cardmembers will earn the higher of the base values.

PaylessThis content can be expanded

Earn 1 base mile for every $1 spent on a rental

AAdvantage® members earn 1 base mile for every dollar spent on all qualifying rentals at participating Payless locations.

Use discount code #K105200 and provide your AAdvantage® number when booking.

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Terms and conditions

Any rental that encompasses the use of either a single car for more than one day, or different cars on the same or consecutive days in the same location shall be counted as a single rental, even if the member checks the car in and back out during the same period. Advance reservations must be made and the car must be rented in member's name to earn mileage. Only one AAdvantage® member per car rental will be credited with AAdvantage® miles. The savings of 5% for Payless rentals applies to Payless leisure daily, weekly, weekend, and monthly rates and is applicable only to the time and mileage charges of the rental. All taxes, airport imposed fees, government surcharges, collision damage waiver, additional or underage surcharges, refueling, and other optional miscellaneous items are not included. Car rental return restrictions may apply. A Frequent Traveler Program Surcharge or Excise Tax may be applied and will be assessed in connection with miles earned pursuant to a reservation. For rentals in the United States, Puerto Rico, St. Thomas, St. Croix and Canada, when the renter chooses to receive frequent flyer miles, Avis will assess a frequent flyer surcharge equivalent to USD $1.00 per day. The amount assessed is collected by Avis to offset a portion of Avis annual cost of participation in frequent flyer programs. Renter must meet Avis age, driver and credit requirements. Minimum rental age may vary by location. An additional daily surcharge may apply for renters under 25 years old. AAdvantage® miles may only be earned at participating Avis and Budget airport locations in the U.S. and Canada. AAdvantage® status members and Citi® / AAdvantage® cardmembers & AAdvantage® Aviator® Mastercard® cardmembers will earn the higher of the base values.

AlamoThis content can be expanded

Earn 50 base miles per day

AAdvantage® members earn 50 base miles per rental day on all qualifying paid rentals at participating Alamo locations.

Be sure to provide your AAdvantage® number when booking.

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Terms and conditions

All rentals are eligible with the exception of free, complimentary, travel industry discounted rates and contracted tour rates. The car must be rented in member's name to earn mileage. Only one AAdvantage® member per car rental will be credited with AAdvantage® miles.

NationalThis content can be expanded

Earn 50 base miles per rental day

AAdvantage® members earn 50 base miles per rental day on all qualifying paid rentals at participating National locations.

Be sure to provide your AAdvantage® number when booking.

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Terms and conditions

All rentals are eligible with the exception of free, complimentary, travel industry discounted rates and contracted tour rates. Miles can be earned at locations across the U.S., Europe, Canada, Africa, Middle East and selected participating locations in Latin America and the Caribbean. The car must be rented in member's name to earn mileage. Only one AAdvantage® member per car rental will be credited with AAdvantage® miles.

DollarThis content can be expanded

Earn 50 base miles per rental day

Earn 50 AAdvantage® base miles per rental day at participating Dollar locations worldwide.

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Terms and conditions

Miles will not be awarded on travel industry rates, wholesale tour packages, insurance / dealer replacement, other promotional rates or group travel.

HertzThis content can be expanded

Earn 1 base mile for every $1 spent + extra benefits

Rent any car for any rental length at participating locations worldwide using discount code CDP 217692. Plus, you'll get special savings on the base rate of your rental

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Terms and conditions

All benefits are subject to change without notice. Base rate includes time and mileage charges only. Taxes, tax reimbursement, age differential charges, fees, surcharges and optional service charges, such as refueling, are not included. Exceptions include: Travel industry rates, those using frequent traveler awards, certain tour products and corporate rates, insurance replacement and body shop rentals, other promotional rates or group travel. Mileage is not awarded on taxes, fuel or fees. Non-U.S.currency locations is converted to U.S. dollars to determine mileage award.

ThriftyThis content can be expanded

Earn 50 base miles per rental day

Earn 50 AAdvantage® base miles per rental day at participating Thrifty locations worldwide.

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Terms and conditions

The car must be rented in members' name to earn mileage credit. Miles can be earned at participating locations worldwide with no flight segment required.

All rentals are eligible with the exception of free, complimentary, travel industry rates and certain tour products.

Any rental that encompasses the use of either a single car for more than one day, or different cars on the same or consecutive days in the same location, shall be counted as a single rental, even if the member checks the car in and back out during the same period. Only one AAdvantage® member per car rental will be credited with AAdvantage® miles. †Parking at the same Thrifty parking location for consecutive days without removing the vehicle or parking more than once at the same Thrifty parking location within the same twenty-four hour period shall only count as one parking transaction. The car must be parked in member's name to earn mileage. Only one AAdvantage® member per parking transaction will be credited with AAdvantage® miles.

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