Get Even More Car Rental Elite Status With The Amex Platinum Card

If you have an American Express card in the UK you may already be aware that as part of the benefits package you get Avis Preferred & Hertz Gold Plus Rewards® Five Star status. But did you know you can not only exceed these status levels with Avis & Hertz but also get Car Rental Elite Status with even more car hire companies using another Amex Platinum benefit? Read on to find out how!

What Car Rental Elite Status Can I Get?

1.) Avis President’s Club – https://www.avis.co.uk/your-avis/avis-loyalty

2.) Hertz President’s Circle – https://www.hertz.com/rentacar/emember/join/overview.do?learnMore=presidentsCircle

3.) Enterprise Plus Platinum – https://www.enterprise.co.uk/en/loyalty.html

4.) Sixt Platinum – https://www.sixt.co.uk/sixt-cards

5.) Europcar Privilege Elite VIP – https://www.europcar.co.uk/loyalty-programme

6.) National Executive Elite Status – https://www.nationalcar.co.uk/en/emerald-club/benefits.html

Is it worth getting Car Rental Elite Status with these companies?

If you at least semi-regularly hire cars you’ll probably find the benefits worthwhile as they are ‘top-tier’ statuses. They, among other things, often include things such as discounts, upgrades & priority service. To find out what specific benefits each status brings make sure you click through to their website to find out!

How do I get the Car Rental Elite Status with these companies?

If you haven’t already claimed your Hilton Gold status as part of your American Express Platinum Card benefits you will need to do that first. You can enrol here – http://americanexpress.co.uk/benefitstatus.

You may wish to status match with all the companies or just pick and choose… it’s up to you!

Once you have successfully gained your Hilton Gold status…

1. Create a National account (if you haven’t got one already.) Head over to the National status match page here – https://status.emeraldclub.com. Fill in the form including proof of your Hilton Gold status. This will give you Executive Elite Status.
   
2. If you don’t already have one, create a Hertz account. Head over to the Hertz status match page here – https://pub.emails.hertz.com/Hertz_Status_Match. Fill in the form including proof of your National Executive Elite Status. This will give you President’s Circle status.
   
3. Create an Avis Preferred account (if you haven’t got one already.) Head over to the Avis status match page here – https://www.avis-preferred.com/statusmatch/. Fill in the form including proof of your National Executive Elite Status (from above.) This will give you President’s Club status.
   
4. If you don’t already have one, create an Enterprise account. Head over the Enterprise status match page here – https://statusmatch.enterpriseplus.com/. Fill in the form including proof of either your Avis or Hertz status (above.) This will give you Enterprise Plus Platinum.
   
5. Create a Sixt account (if you haven’t got one already.) Head over to the Sixt status match page here – https://www.sixt.co.uk/sixt-cards. Fill in the form including proof of either your Hertz, Avis or Enterprise status (above.) This will give you Sixt Platinum.
   
6. If you don’t already have one, create a Europcar account (if you haven’t got one already.) Email – privilege-card@europcar.com – with your account Europcar account details and proof of status with Hertz, Avis or Sixt (above.) This will give you Privilege Elite VIP.

Conclusion

If you have an Amex Platinum (or Hilton Gold status) & use car hire companies it’s definitely worth taking advantage of the status matches available to potentially get better benefits on your next car hire. Have you taken advantage of the vast range of car rental elite statuses on offer through your Platinum Card?