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There are several car rental promotions that let you easily earn free car rental days.
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National One-Two-Free promotion
Every year in the Fall and Winter, National has historically run a promotion where you get a free night after every two rentals. This is on top of the credits you’ll earn as part of the normal loyalty program. You just need to make sure to register ahead of time. In addition, you can earn bonus points from a number of additional activities, such as renting in specific regions, or taking advantage of different rental options.
Obviously, this is a tremendous deal, especially if you are booking shorter rentals. Starting with the 2018 version, rentals need to be 2 nights long to qualify for the "free night after two rentals". It is no longer possible to get a free night from a total of only two day's rentals, but you can still earn one from only four nights. Official details.
Free weekend rentals for Amex Platinum cardholders
If you have the Amex Platinum card, you can earn a free weekend rental certificate that you can use for 2 free days, on up to a full-size car, at locations in the United States (except Alaska and the NYC metro area).
To earn the certificate, you only need to complete two rentals during the first half (Jan. 1 – June 30) or second half (July 1 – Dec. 31) of the year, using the Amex Platinum rate code of A756900. Each qualifying rental must be for 2 or more days, and be paid with the Platinum card. You can earn one certificate during every six-month promotional period. Official details.
Thousands of United points with Hertz rentals
While you aren't technically earning a free car rental, you can earn back the cost of a Hertz rental by taking advantage of a United miles promotion.
United and Hertz frequently run promotions where you can earn thousands of United miles on a Hertz rental. The exact number of miles depends on the specific promotion and your United status. The current promotion is typically posted on the United website.
For example, you could receive up to 2,750 miles United miles for a car rental as short as a single day. If you value United miles at 1.2 cents each, you'd be getting $33 in rewards back. At a value of 1.5 cents per mile, you'd be earning $41. This could easily be more than the cost of making the rental. Too bad, you don't earn any additional rewards on multi-day rentals.
With the most recent promotion, the minimum rental length was increased to two days. There is not much of a possibility that the $35-40 worth of points are more valuable than a two day rental, but it is still a nice bonus for a rental that you already needed to make.
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