Yesterday we broke the news that Hertz had just implemented a no-notice massive devaluation, increasing the cost of using its points by upwards of 30%
(SEE ALSO: Massive underhanded, no-notice Hertz devaluation ahead of Daily Getaways!)
One major issue was the upcoming Daily Getaways sale on Hertz points (currently scheduled for next Wednesday, May 29th). When it was first announced, it was announced as follows
But given the “new” Hertz award chart, 5500 points will no longer get you a one week standard rental (and similarly for the other 2 packages)
Reaching out to Daily Getaways
I sent a note out to my PR contact at the Daily Getaways / US Travel association, asking about this and am pleased that they responded today as follows
Hi Dan,
Thank you for bringing this to our attention. We have confirmed with Hertz that there have indeed been recent changes to the Hertz rewards program that have affected the published redemptions. Hertz is committed to honoring all published offers to ensure its members never experience a disruption in satisfaction. They have increased the number of points for each Daily Getaways while keeping the same great price to ensure these deals uphold the highest value for travelers.
So while I’m not sure this ensures that Hertz members will not “experience a disruption in satisfaction” (the devaluation was really bad!), I am pleased to report that the points have been increased for next week’s Hertz Daily Getaways deal
And without shenanigans like decreasing the number of packages available! So, while I’m sure many of you are also sad / angry about the Hertz devaluation, if you were planning on buying Hertz points, this may be your final chance to lock in these rates before they’re gone. As always, the purchases on Daily Getaways are just of straight Hertz points and have no bearing on what you might use them for.
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As a President’s Circle Member, I can assure you that National Car Rental treats you 100 times better than Hertz. I avoid Hertz like the plague. It is bad for me as a PC, I can only imagine how Hertz treats their lowly Gold members.
Vote with your wallet and use companies who actually respect you and want your business
@deltahater, I wholeheartedly concur. President’s Circle member for years and this clearly is the icing on the cake. Go National or someone else (besides Avis who’s customer service is even worse)
I wish we had a reliable National location close to where I live. I find that they are either a) way too expensive, or b) don’t provide the one-way rentals I need.
The local Enterprise just changed management personnel and has been in the toilet. Now Hertz has me ticked. I have no other options.
They should add more because they were reactive instead of proactive.
If I follow the law after I am caught I usually go to jail, not put on pedestal for being great guy.
Pleasantly surprised they raised this. I was expecting them to keep the same points packages and just remove the references to the actual rental (since you can use them for whatever you want). Because of the huge devaluation on prestige and the slightly less devaluation on regular rentals, buying the top two packages and using them for normal (non-speciality) rentals is now actually a very good deal again. 25,000 points gets you over six weeks of a non-peak rental for $700 which isn’t bad.
I’m thinking the same thing. Buying 7,500 points for $280 is actually not a bad deal. Lots of places a $28 rental is much better than the going daily rate.
Weekly prices are now *not* a good deal.
Hertz has been trash for years now. National outshines them 10x: Customer service, rep friendliness, car quality, upgrade levels, car mileage. The only difference is that National offers only 1 credit per 4 days rented, and you need 6 credits for a free day. Hertz though with this devaluation ends up offering even less despite offering you a point per $.
Thanks for the before-and-after post. Very interesting and fun to work through. Much better than directing all my attention towards hating Hertz for devaluing my points stash.