When you rent a car and try to collect frequent flyer miles, they're not exactly free. Here's what the major car rental companies charge if you want to get the miles. Sometimes it's worth it, sometimes maybe not, depending on how many miles they're offering per rental.
|
DAILY CHARGE |
MAXIMUM |
EXCEPTIONS |
|
|
ALAMO |
$0.75 |
None |
$1.50 per day for Rapid Rewards; approx $0.06 per day for AAdvantage and SkyMiles |
|
AVIS |
$0.75 |
None |
$1.00 per day for Southwest Rapid Rewards, US Airways Dividend Miles;' approx $0.06 per day for AAdvantage and SkyMiles |
|
BUDGET |
$0.75 |
None |
$1.00 per day for US Airways Dividend Miles; approx. $0.06 per day for AAdvantage and SkyMiles |
|
DOLLAR |
$0.95 |
None |
$1.50 per day for Rapid Rewards with a maximum of $8.00 per rental; $0.06 per day for AAdvantage. No charge for Japan, ANA, Emirates, Gulf Air |
|
ENTERPRISE |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
|
HERTZ |
$1.00 |
$5.25 per rental |
American AAdvantage, Delta SkyMiles and United Mileage Plus – charge is approx. $0.06 total per day |
|
NATIONAL |
$0.75 |
None |
AAdvantage, approx $0.06 per day |
|
THRIFTY |
$0.95 |
None |
$1.50 per day for Rapid Rewards with a maximum of $8.00 per rental; $0.06 per day for AAdvantage; no charge for Emirates, Gulf Air |
