Maximise your Avios, air miles and hotel points
Gold Plus Rewards is the loyalty scheme for Hertz car rentals. Our main introduction to Hertz Gold Plus Rewards is here albeit not updated since the pandemic.
This article looks at how to earn Avios, airline miles or hotel points from Hertz rentals.
You can find out more, and book a rental, on the Hertz website here.
A month ago, Qatar Airways officially adopted Avios as its frequent flyer currency. Qmiles are no more. You can now link your British Airways Executive Club account with your Qatar Airways .....
A month ago, Qatar Airways officially adopted Avios as its frequent flyer currency. Qmiles are no .....
28 Apr 202228 April 2022 • 26 comments
Having rented a few cars in the past couple of years as we spent more time holidaying in the UK, I thought it was worth running through one of the lesser known benefits of The Platinum Card from .....
Having rented a few cars in the past couple of years as we spent more time holidaying in the UK, I thought it .....
28 Mar 202228 March 2022 • 38 comments
If you want to earn Avios with a car rental, your only options are Avis and its sister company Budget, which have an exclusive deal with the IAG airlines. If Hertz turns out to be a better option for .....
If you want to earn Avios with a car rental, your only options are Avis and its sister company Budget, which .....
24 Feb 202224 February 2022
As Hertz is not a British Airways Avios partner, you need to find an alternative home for the rewards you earn on your Hertz car rentals. Our preferred deal is with Virgin Flying Club, where you .....
As Hertz is not a British Airways Avios partner, you need to find an alternative home for the rewards you earn .....
28 Jun 202128 June 2021
American Express and Hertz have a long standing partnership that gets American Express Preferred Rewards Gold cardholders extra benefits when renting a car. We cover the car hire element of The .....
American Express and Hertz have a long standing partnership that gets American Express Preferred Rewards Gold .....
15 Jan 202115 January 2021 • 22 comments
This is our review of Hertz Gold Plus Rewards. We don’t cover Hertz Gold Plus Rewards much on Head for Points because it is usually easier to take airline miles instead. I generally take the .....
This is our review of Hertz Gold Plus Rewards. We don’t cover Hertz Gold Plus Rewards much on Head for .....
29 Nov 202029 November 2020 • 55 comments
Having rented a few cars this Summer, I thought it was worth running through one of the lesser known benefits of The Platinum Card from American Express. Most people know that Amex Platinum comes with .....
Having rented a few cars this Summer, I thought it was worth running through one of the lesser known benefits .....
4 Sep 20204 September 2020 • 41 comments
As Hertz is not a British Airways Avios partner, you need to find an alternative home for the rewards you earn on your Hertz car rentals. Our preferred deal is with Virgin Flying Club, where you can .....
As Hertz is not a British Airways Avios partner, you need to find an alternative home for the rewards you earn .....
9 Jun 20209 June 2020 • 20 comments
Car rental giant Hertz has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in the US after 102 years of trading. This does NOT include its international operations, so any pre-paid bookings made for .....
Car rental giant Hertz has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in the US after 102 years of trading. .....
23 May 202023 May 2020 • 39 comments
If you are in a pickle due to your domestic travel arrangements unravelling, Hertz has stepped up to the plate with a good offer. Until the end of March, Hertz has removed all surcharges on one-way .....
If you are in a pickle due to your domestic travel arrangements unravelling, Hertz has stepped up to the plate .....
15 Mar 202015 March 2020
We have covered Europcar’s £1 car rentals a few times on Head for Points, and they have proved very popular with readers. Hertz One also offers one-way UK car rentals for a flat fee from £1, .....
We have covered Europcar’s £1 car rentals a few times on Head for Points, and they have proved very .....
15 Feb 202015 February 2020 • 35 comments
Lufthansa has been running some very generous car rental bonuses recently. This one is not the biggest but, because it is with Hertz, it is one of the easiest to earn. Lufthansa is offering 3,000 .....
Lufthansa has been running some very generous car rental bonuses recently. This one is not the biggest but, .....
12 Oct 201912 October 2019 • 1 comment
With the schools breaking up, I am currently running updated versions of my annual travel planning series. This will cover the best ways of earning or redeeming miles and .....
With the schools breaking up, I am currently running updated versions of my annual travel .....
12 Jul 201912 July 2019 • 49 comments
This article looks at how to earn Avios and other airline miles from car rentals. The schools are nearly out, so I thought it was a good time to update our ‘Holiday Tips’ series in .....
This article looks at how to earn Avios and other airline miles from car rentals. The schools are nearly out, .....
8 Jul 20198 July 2019 • 83 comments
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