We haven't seen a spectacular rental car promotion in a while, but Avis' most recent deal is one of them.
With this offer, you can currently earn up to 60,000 Etihad miles, which are valued at $840.
Even while it may seem obvious at first, there are several key points to remember before getting too excited.
For the bonus, you must reserve your rental car by tomorrow.
When you rent a car from Avis for a minimum of three consecutive days on a maximum of three qualifying reservations, you'll receive 20,000 Etihad miles (60,000 miles earned).
This is in addition to the Etihad miles you will accrue for your purchases, which range from 3 to 5 miles per dollar, depending on your status with the airline.
These are the specifics:
• By August 17, 2022, at 11:59 p.m. GST, you must make your car reservation.
• You must pick up your reservation between September 1 and November 30, 2022.
• All of the United States (apart from Alaska), Canada, Africa, Asia, Europe, and the Middle East are available for rent.
• Rent a car from the C group or higher.
• You must use avisworld.com/etihad to book your reservation.
• No Etihad miles will be awarded for rentals that are longer than 28 days.
• To take part, you must be a member of Etihad Guest.
You will also get a 15% rate discount, according to this deal.
In actuality, we did not discover this to be true (more on that in a second).
Is this a good deal?
In the United Arab Emirates, Etihad is the second-largest airline.
For someone residing in the United States, that might not sound particularly useful, but Etihad miles are among the most underappreciated awards in the points and miles industry.
You can book the following flights from the United States:
• 50,000 Etihad points for a round trip business class ticket on American Airlines to Europe.
• 44,000 Etihad miles for round trip business class travel on Royal Air Maroc to Morocco.
• A business class round trip ticket on ANA costs 54,000 Etihad miles.
We checked several U.S. airports using this promotion to compare pricing with the usual Avis website because you must book through a unique Avis landing page.
Rates were always comparable even though prices were occasionally marginally higher.
Keep in mind that your car must reserve a "group C" or higher.
To find out which category a particular car is in, click the "Specs" button for that vehicle.
It should be noted that the "pay later" price is the only one that is applicable on this promotion page.
When you make your reservation on Avis' official website, you can receive a considerably better deal if you're the kind of renter who chooses the "pay now" rate (which may be subject to cancellation fees of some kind).
Additionally, you are unable to connect into your Avis account on the promotion page to take advantage of any savings you might be eligible for owing to elite status.
You will receive 20,000 Etihad miles for each qualifying rental, and remember that each mile is worth 1.4 cents on average.
Therefore, you will receive $280 worth of value for each renting period (capped at 3 rental periods).
It could be preferable to use the standard Avis website if you can save more money by doing so.
In conclusion
For a limited time, Avis is doling out Etihad miles like candy.
If the price is correct and you're okay with the restrictions, you should think about using this Avis promotion for a few forthcoming rentals that will last at least three days.
If there are ridiculously low prices in your area, it might be worthwhile to reserve a rental car even if you don't have any immediate intentions to do so.
You might be able to use it to purchase a business class ticket to Europe, Africa, or Asia.
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