Melbourne, Australia – 12 March 2015 – Hertz Gold Plus Rewards, The Hertz Corporation’s (NYSE:HTZ) industry-leading loyalty program, received top honors at the 2015 FlyerTalk Awards for the fourth consecutive year. The program was named the Best Rewards Program of the Drive category across the Americas, Europe/Africa and Middle East/Asia/Oceania. Hertz Gold Plus Rewards also received the Outstanding Benefits recognition across Europe/Africa and Middle East/Asia/Oceania.
From more than 100 affinity programs, FlyerTalk members voted Hertz Gold Plus Rewards once again as the top worldwide car rental loyalty program. The FlyerTalk Awards are held annually and determined by the FlyerTalk community, a group of half a million frequent business and leisure travelers. The community is dedicated to finding and sharing elite-level knowledge of airline, hotel and car rental affinity programs, voting once a year for the best ones within the Fly, Stay and Drive categories.
“Receiving global recognition from the influential and well-traveled FlyerTalk community is greatly appreciated given our consistent effort to provide the world’s best car rental experiences,” commented Jeff Foland, Sr. Executive Vice President & Chief Revenue Officer, The Hertz Corporation. “Since the introduction of the FlyerTalk Awards, Hertz has been singled out for the high quality and innovation reflected in our Gold Plus Rewards. We’re grateful for the honor and inspired to earn FlyerTalk recognition in the future.”
Hertz Gold Plus Rewards allows members to easily achieve and retain status in elite tiers, earn extra points and redeem them faster, and access account balance information via state-of-the-art technology. Other Hertz Gold Plus Rewards benefits include:
· Faster rentals: Hertz continues to deliver faster and easier rentals that allow Gold Plus Rewards members to skip the counter at over 50 airports around the world. Additionally, at over 4,000 locations worldwide, renters can simply show their driver’s licenses and pick up their keys.
· Enhanced rewards: Improved technology makes it easier for Gold Plus Rewards members to view their real-time point balance, check their e-statements with up to 24 months of activity and even redeem rewards during reservations.
· eReturn: Express Return® is Hertz fastest car rental drop-off service ever. With eReceipts, renters automatically receive a PDF version of their receipt.
· More ways to earn points: In addition to earning points on rental charges, Gold members earn with services like Hertz NeverLost®, Fuel Purchase, insurance coverage options, car seats and more.
For more information, customers can visit www.hertz.com or follow Hertz on Facebook or Twitter.
About Hertz
Hertz operates its car rental brands in more than 10,800 corporate and licensee locations throughout 145 countries in North America, Europe, Latin America, Asia, Australia, Africa, the Middle East and New Zealand. Hertz is the largest worldwide airport general use car rental company with more than 1,700 airport locations in the U.S. and more than 1,300 airport locations internationally. Product and service initiatives such as Hertz Gold Plus Rewards, NeverLost®, Carfirmations, Mobile Wi-Fi and unique vehicles offered through the Adrenaline, Dream, Family, Fun, Green and Prestige Collections set Hertz apart from the competition. Additionally, Hertz owns the vehicle leasing and fleet management leader Donlen Corporation, operates the Hertz 24/7 hourly car rental business and sells vehicles through its Rent2Buy program. The company also owns Hertz Equipment Rental Corporation (HERC), one of the largest equipment rental businesses with more than 350 locations worldwide offering a diverse line of equipment and tools for rent and sale. HERC primarily serves the construction, industrial, oil, gas, entertainment and government sectors. For more information about Hertz, visit: www.hertz.com.
