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Hertz Points Expiring - Ideas
« on: November 11, 2019, 08:02:00 PM »
Does buying an extra sweepstakes ticket for 100 pts. extend the life of your remaining points?
or is there another easy way to extend the life of my 4500 pts? (I just got the warning email that they will expire 2/6/20)
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Re: Hertz Points Expiring - Ideas
« Reply #1 on: November 11, 2019, 08:03:28 PM »
Book an award rental for a year out.
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Re: Hertz Points Expiring - Ideas
« Reply #2 on: November 11, 2019, 08:10:13 PM »
You need to have an actual reservation for them to not expire. If you make a reservation and then cancel it, it will not reset the clock for your points.
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Re: Hertz Points Expiring - Ideas
« Reply #3 on: November 11, 2019, 08:19:06 PM »
Book an award rental for a year out.
Thank You. I just did. How long do I wait to cancel?
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Re: Hertz Points Expiring - Ideas
« Reply #4 on: November 11, 2019, 08:20:27 PM »
You need to have an actual reservation for them to not expire. If you make a reservation and then cancel it, it will not reset the clock for your points.
So make another award res for a year out before you cancel the first?
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Re: Hertz Points Expiring - Ideas
« Reply #5 on: November 11, 2019, 08:24:27 PM »
Point Usage Terms & Conditions
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Any changes to a reservation booked with Gold Plus Reward points may impact the rental charges
and point redemption. If a reservation which was booked with points is cancelled within 24 hours of
booking, all points will be returned to the members account. If a reservation which was booked
using points is cancelled more than 24 hours before the pickup time the following points will be
forfeited: If a Gold member, 50% of the points used toward the booking will be forfeited;
@Dan, do you mean instead of cancelling, to keep on modifying until needed?
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Re: Hertz Points Expiring - Ideas
« Reply #6 on: November 11, 2019, 10:44:23 PM »
I have a bit of time to work with so I tried @Dan 's original idea to see what would happen. This is a screenshot from my hertz account we"ll see if they send me a two month warning (which they should if @Dr Moose is right) or if it worked.
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Re: Hertz Points Expiring - Ideas
« Reply #7 on: November 11, 2019, 10:49:56 PM »
See this thread starting from here.
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Re: Hertz Points Expiring - Ideas
« Reply #8 on: November 11, 2019, 10:57:46 PM »
See this thread starting from here.
I see what you mean. So what's my best option, rent a car that I don't need to save the rest of my points for next summer?
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Re: Hertz Points Expiring - Ideas
« Reply #9 on: November 11, 2019, 11:11:39 PM »
My points just expired. Anything to do about it?

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Re: Hertz Points Expiring - Ideas
« Reply #10 on: November 11, 2019, 11:13:47 PM »
My points just expired. Anything to do about it?
Seems like not
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Re: Hertz Points Expiring - Ideas
« Reply #11 on: November 11, 2019, 11:31:56 PM »
Seems like not
I posted on that thread 3 weeks ago

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Re: Hertz Points Expiring - Ideas
« Reply #12 on: November 12, 2019, 09:05:54 AM »
Strange, last hertz activity was on 1/1/18, for some reason I thought 18 months from them would give me till 2020 (a mistake) on 7/20 I booked a rental for a day, and cancelled. (points technically should have been expired already).

Comes sometime in august, and all my points are gone... (About 4k :'( :'( :'()

Do they reinstate?
Hertz is a scam!!!

No longer does anything but a completed rental extend one's points.... Wow am I glad my account "only" has 5k points and I didn't win a daily getaways package that I tried to get a few times...

"For your convenience, our point expiration policy is included in the terms when members accept our terms and conditions to become a member of our Hertz Gold Plus Rewards program. The policy is also listed on our website under the FAQs. The 18 months expiration policy of our points now is solely based on member’s rental activity in the prior 18 months.

Therefore a booked reservation, bonus, redeeming or transferring points are not considered rental activity since it has not been used on a rental. These ways cannot extend your expiration date for another 18 months.

With the new changes to our Loyalty Program this year, it has altered the way we are able to credit points based on our new expiration policy. Consequently, without rental activity, meaning a completed rental attached in your points account with your Loyalty number on the reservation and rental before your expiration date, to extend your points for another 18 months or your points will expire. No points can be credited."
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Re: Hertz Points Expiring - Ideas
« Reply #13 on: November 12, 2019, 09:06:37 AM »
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Re: Hertz Points Expiring - Ideas
« Reply #14 on: November 12, 2019, 09:06:40 AM »
Do rentals in Israel that earn zero points but show up in your profile count to extend activity?
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Re: Hertz Points Expiring - Ideas
« Reply #15 on: November 12, 2019, 11:42:18 AM »
Do rentals in Israel that earn zero points but show up in your profile count to extend activity?
Based on the wording of the T&C it implies that points need to either, be redeemed or received from a reservation, in order to extend the lifetime of your existing points.
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Re: Hertz Points Expiring - Ideas
« Reply #16 on: November 12, 2019, 11:49:46 AM »
I sent Hyatt Twitter a DM. They said my Israel rental earning 0 points does count to extend expiration.
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« Reply #17 on: November 12, 2019, 08:39:06 PM »
I sent Hertz Twitter a DM. They said my Israel rental earning 0 points does count to extend expiration.
FTFY I think
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Re: Hertz Points Expiring - Ideas
« Reply #19 on: November 23, 2019, 09:53:50 PM »
I see what you mean. So what's my best option, rent a car that I don't need to save the rest of my points for next summer?
I just chatted with a rep. and apparently that is my only option. 
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