Gift Your Hertz President’s Circle or Five Star Status to a Friend

Updated: December 6, 2024, 12:30pm CST

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Give the Gift of Hertz Elite Status
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Great news if you have elite status with Hertz and are feeling generous this holiday season: Hertz is allowing members to share their President’s Circle or Five Star status with friends and family!

This is a limited-time offer, so if you know someone who could use some upgrades, this is a great time to share some status.

Give the Gift of Hertz Elite Status

Current Five Star and President’s Circle elite members in Hertz Gold Plus Rewards can gift their status level (free of charge) to 2 friends, family members, or work colleagues.

The gifted status can be used from January 13 through December 31, 2025.

Once you have chosen the lucky recipient of your Hertz elite status gift, you will need to complete the following steps:

Log in to your Hertz Gold Plus account
Visit the Give the Gift of Elite Status page
Complete the form

The process is very simple, and both parties will receive a confirmation email when the gifting is complete.

You must complete the form by December 31, 2024.

Hot Tip:

You can get complimentary Hertz Presidents Circle status if you hold The Platinum Card^® from American Express and enroll for this benefit with Hertz. And once you have status in any rental car program, you can status match to other rental car programs.

Hertz Gold Plus Rewards Benefits

At the very least, anyone renting from Hertz should sign up for Hertz Gold Plus rewards purely for the fact that you can skip the line and go right to your assigned car. That can be a huge timesaver.

Hertz Gold Member Area and Mercedes Upgraded Points LLC 2 — Image Credit: Upgraded Points LLC

However, with Five Star or President’s Circle elite status, members can choose their own cars, receive upgrades, earn bonus points, and more.

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Benefit	Five Star	President’s Circle
How To Qualify	10 rentals or $2,000 in spending	15 rentals or $3,000 in spending
Earn Points To Redeem for Free Rentals, Experiences, or Rewards	X	X
Free Additional Driver (Spouse or Domestic Partner)	X	X
1 Class Car Upgrade When Available	X	X
25% Bonus Gold Rewards Points	X	X
Choose Any Car From Five Star Section	X	X
Confirmed Upgrades		X
50% Bonus Gold Rewards Points		X
Dedicated Customer Service Line		X
Choose Any Card From President’s Club Section		X

Final Thoughts

If you have elite status with Hertz, this is a great opportunity to share the perks with someone for almost 12 months. Previous versions of this offer were only valid for 6 months.

President’s Circle status can be quite valuable for scoring upgrades, and being able to share these perks is a great (free) gift to give to a fellow traveler.

The process is simple, so if you know someone who might enjoy some elite status, don’t wait!

For rates and fees of The Platinum Card^® from American Express, click here.