Planning to book car hire in New Zealand or Australia? You could earn bonus miles if booking with Avis, Hertz or Sixt.
You can also earn Asia Miles on rentals with Budget, Europcar, and more.
In this guide, we explore earn rates, the best booking channels, and how to get cashback on car rentals.
Be sure to also read our comprehensive guide comparing points earn from car rentals across a number of programmes.
Offer 1: Earn up to 2,000 Asia Miles with Hertz plus a discount
Make a booking with Hertz before 29 February 2020 for a minimum 4-day hire, and you will earn up to 2,000 Asia Miles.
Pick-up of the rental car must be by 31 March 2020.
The total number of miles you earn will depend on the length of your booking:
- Bookings for 4-5 days: 1,500 miles + 10% discount
- Bookings for 6+ days: 2,000 miles + 10% discount
The usual earn rate is 500 miles.
You will need to book via this page to be eligible for this offer.
Offer 2: Earn up to 2,500 Asia Miles with Avis
Make a booking with Avis before 15 January 2020 for a minimum 2-day hire, and you will earn up to 2,500 Asia Miles.
Pick-up of the rental car must be by 28 February 2020.
The total number of miles you earn will depend on the length of your booking:
- Bookings for 2-3 days: 1,000 miles
- Bookings for 4-5 days: 1,500 miles
- Bookings for 6-7 days: 2,000 miles
- Bookings for 8+ days: 2,500 miles
The usual earn rate is 500 miles.
Asia Miles members can also earn an additional 100 miles when booking on the dedicated website.
Offer 3: Earn 1,500 Asia Miles with Sixt
Make a booking with Sixt and pick up your car before 31 December 2019 for a minimum 3-day hire, and you will earn 1,500 Asia Miles.
Which car hire companies can I earn Asia Miles with?
You can earn Asia Miles with:
- Alamo (not available in NZ/AU)
- Avis
- Budget
- Europcar
- Hertz
- National (not available in NZ/AU)
- Sixt
- Rentalcars.com, which gives you access to all of the above, plus Dollar and Thrifty
How much can I earn?
Here is a comparison of how many Asia Miles you can earn with the partners above:
| Avis | Budget | Europcar | Hertz | Sixt | Rentalcars.com | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Miles earn for personal hire in NZ/AU | 500 miles per rental | 500 miles per rental | 500 miles per rental | 500 miles per rental | 500 miles per rental | 2 miles for every HK$10 spent |
| Miles earn for corporate hire | 250 miles per rental | N/A | N/A | 250 miles per rental | N/A | N/A |
| Cashrewards | Bonus 4.9% cashback | Bonus 4.9% cashback (AU rental only) | Bonus 5.6% cashback | Bonus 2% cashback | Bonus 5% cashback | N/A |
How do I make a miles-earning booking?
You can earn Asia Miles by making a booking with any of their car rental partners, by using the links provided above.
In terms of eligibility, earning miles simply requires you to be a member of the Asia Miles programme.
Maximise value tip 1: start with Cashrewards
Avis, Budget, Europcar and Sixt are programme partners of Cashrewards, which gives you an opportunity to earn cashback on each rental car booking.
Clicking through to these car rental websites from the Cashrewards landing page will yield you miles and a discount, which is not available by going through the Asia Miles-branded pages directly.
The links above will take you directly to the relevant Cashrewards page.
Maximise value tip 2: compare prices between Rentalcars.com and other partners for long-term rental
For any long-term rental, make sure to compare prices between Rentalcars.com and the other direct booking partners.
If prices are the same, and there are no current bonus miles promotions, you’ll generally earn more miles on a booking via Rentalcars.com if the cost of the hire is HK$2,500 (NZ$438) or more.
This is because you’ll earn a fixed 500 miles on personal car rental with each partner, whereas you’ll earn 2 miles per HK$10 (NZ$1.95) with Rentalcars.com.
Offer history
| Date | Bonus Offer |
|---|---|
| Avis | |
| November 2019-January 2020 | Up to 2,000 bonus miles |
| August-October 2019 | Up to 1,500 bonus miles |
| April-June 2019 | Up to 1,500 bonus miles |
| December 2018-January 2019 | Up to 2,000 bonus miles |
| August-October 2018 | Up to 1,500 bonus miles |
| March-April 2018 | Up to 1,100 bonus miles |
| Budget | |
| June-August 2019 | Up to 500 bonus miles |
| October-December 2018 | Up to 1,000 bonus miles |
| June-July 2018 | Up to 1,500 bonus miles |
| Europcar | |
| November - December 2018 | Up to 1,000 bonus miles |
| May-June 2018 | Up to 1,000 bonus miles and a 10% discount |
| Hertz | |
| October 2019-January 2020 | Up to 1,500 bonus miles plus a 10% discount |
| July-September 2019 | Up to 3,500 bonus miles plus a 10% discount |
| March-June 2019 | Up to 21,500 bonus miles and a 10% discount |
| January 2019 | Up to 1,000 bonus miles and a 15% discount |
| December 2018-February 2019 | Up to 1,500 bonus miles and a 10% discount |
| August-October 2018 | At least 1,500 bonus miles and a 17% discount |
| June-July 2018 | Up to 9,500 bonus miles and a 15% discount |
| February-March 2018 | Up to 1,500 bonus miles and a 10% discount |
| Sixt | |
| November-December 2019 | Up to 1,000 bonus miles |
| December 2018-January 2019 | Up to 1,000 bonus miles |
| July-August 2018 | Up to 1,500 bonus miles |
| February-March 2018 | Up to 1,500 bonus miles |
Summing up
If Asia Miles are your currency of choice, you’re in luck, as you can pretty much earn on car rentals with most of the major companies, either directly, or through Asia Mile’s relationship with Rentalcars.com.
Make sure to maximise value by booking through Cashrewards where possible.
