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My latest trip though Maui Kahului International Airport had me testing out the brand new Maui Rental Car Centre. The Maui Rental Car Centre was a massive upgrade in experience from the past bus shuttle that used to take us over to the nearby rental car lots. The Maui Rental Car Centre was a world class rental car experience. Unfortunately, Hertz didn’t have that many cars available to choose from, and has… Read More

Instead of taking a taxi or Uber from my house to the Vancouver International Airport to depart on an overseas journey, I opted for an innovative solution by travelling to the airport a day early, and getting myself a Hertz rental vehicle in order to self drive to the airport. I would leverage Hertz Presidents Circle status by getting a car category upgrade by using a cheaper method than paying for three… Read More

I have always been intrigued by Hertz President’s Circle status. However, I think my days holding this elite level with Hertz are numbered. This week’s travels would have me passing through Ted Stephens Anchorage International Airport. I typically get better experience renting from Hertz in the United States than I do within my home country of Canada. With a week’s rental in Anchorage, Alaska, how would my experience fare ? My Experience… Read More

I have always been intrigued by Hertz President’s Circle status. However, I think my days holding this elite level with Hertz are numbered. With many of my rentals failing to actually credit for elite status, I have recently been spending a lot of time chasing them in order to get credit applied. This week’s travels would have me passing through Montreal Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport. While I usually get better experience… Read More

It was expensive to rent a vehicle on the Big Island of Hawaii. Given that I have been renting with Hertz on a fairly consistent basis over the years, I figured I would rent with them again for the week I was visiting Hawaii. I haven’t been too “wowed” by my rentals in Hawaii with Hertz. Despite this, I ended up having a pretty good rental experience. Read on to see what… Read More

I have usually been intrigued by Hertz President’s Circle status. There is something overtly visual about elite rental car status, as compared to airline elite status. With elite rental car status, you actually get the opportunity to see nicer cars in certain corners of the lot, whereas airline status is limited to those elitist airline luggage tags and free upgrades that aren’t always apparent. Unfortunately, my Hertz President’s Circle days have been… Read More

I have been a frequent user of Hertz Rental cars over the years. I’ve held Hertz President’s Circle status for a number of years now. I’ve typically acquired this through actual rentals, even though there are many credit cards that partner with Hertz to offer a short cut to holding this status. Now – we can add another route to Hertz elite Gold Plus Rewards Status. Hertz has just announced a status… Read More

I have always been intrigued by Hertz President’s Circle status. There is something overtly visual about elite rental car status, as compared to airline elite status. With elite rental car status, you actually get the opportunity to see nicer cars in certain corners of the lot, whereas airline status is limited to those elitist airline luggage tags and free upgrades that aren’t always apparent. I would get the opportunity to visit Phoenix… Read More

Hertz has started offering Tesla Electric Vehicles for rental throughout North America. It has been on my to do list to try one of these electric vehicles. When a trip from Vancouver to Seattle came up, we rented one of these cars putting almost five hundred kilometres on it over the weekend. How would the experience go and would we actually save any money? The truth would end up bearing a lot… Read More

There is something about renting a car that is very liberating. You plunk down a piece of plastic in the form of a credit card and you get to drive out with (usually) a beautiful ride. Car rental loyalty programs are trying to compete in this space but do their benefits actually deliver on what they promise? Read on to see how our dream experience with Hertz in Las Vegas actually looked… Read More

The Blue Lagoon is one of Iceland’s top attractions. It is a giant volcanic encrusted spa filled with spring waters. While it’s not an inexpensive visit, a trip the Blue Lagoon is a must do for any traveller to Iceland. It’s also a great method of burning off the jet lag for those early morning flight arrivals. Review: The Blue Lagoon, Iceland …starting with Breakfast at Grai Kotteri We were up this… Read More

This post is one chapter on our trip to Australia’s Great Barrier Reef, Melbourne with The Great Ocean Road, exploring The Yarra Valley and the beaches of The Gold Coast via Qantas First Class. This trip was booked using Alaska Airlines Mileage Plan. For more information on how this trip was booked, please see our trip introduction here. For other parts of the trip, please see this index. If you enjoyed this… Read More