The Hertz Corporation Partners With AOL AAdvantage Rewards
16 November 2000
The Hertz Corporation Partners With AOL AAdvantage Rewards- Two Special Promotions Kick-Off Program - PARK RIDGE, N.J., Nov. 16 The Hertz Corporation , the world's largest car rental company, is participating in the AOL AAdvantage Rewards program, the largest online and offline rewards program. AOL AAdvantage Rewards (http://www.aolaadvantage.com or AOL Keyword: Rewards), is an innovative program offering millions of consumers convenient opportunities to earn miles through their daily activities, and redeem miles for air travel and brand name consumer products and services. Through the alliance, AOL AAdvantage Rewards members are able to earn miles for renting a car from Hertz. Members of the AOL AAdvantage Rewards program are eligible to earn one mile per dollar spent on all qualifying car rentals at participating worldwide Hertz locations. To earn miles, the AOL AAdvantage Rewards membership number must be provided at time of reservation, car rental pick-up or car rental return. To launch Hertz' participation in the program, members of AOL AAdvantage Rewards can receive one day free on designated Hertz' Leisure Weekly or Leisure Weekend Rate Rentals in North America now through January 31, 2001. The free-day offer applies to rentals, of at least three days, of full-size vehicles or larger. To receive the one-day-free offer, members must request Promotion Code (PC#) 914616 and provide the AOL AAdvantage Rewards Discount Plan Number (CDP#) 217692 at time of reservation. In addition, AOL AAdvantage Rewards members who subscribe to AOL are eligible to receive triple miles on all qualifying North American Hertz rentals of a mid-size car or larger now through December 15, 2000. To earn triple miles, Promotion Code (PC#) 914642 and AOL AAdvantage Rewards Discount Plan Number (CDP#) 217692 must be requested at time of reservation. These offers may be subject to black-out dates and a one-day advance reservation is required. Complete program details, including information on these special offers and all applicable terms and conditions, are located on the Hertz Offer pages at http://www.aolaadvantage.com. Mileage will not be awarded on taxes, fuel charges or other fees, but will be earned on most of Hertz' other optional services. Rentals that involve tour packages, travel industry discounts or any other frequent flyer car rental awards are not eligible for miles. AOL AAdvantage Rewards, the result of the partnership between America Online and American Airlines, is available free of charge to anyone on the Internet, including, but not limited to, AOL members and AAdvantage members. The currency is AOL AAdvantage miles. Members can easily earn miles by purchasing products and services from participating merchants such as Hertz, by traveling on American Airlines or American Eagle, by enrolling in various services across the AOL brands, and by participating in online surveys. AOL AAdvantage miles are redeemable for a wide variety of travel and non-travel related products and services such as books, CDs, videos, and free AOL service. The Hertz Corporation operates from approximately 6,500 locations in over 140 countries.