@Anonymous wrote:
Are there any good cards that provide discounts on car rentals?
I know that most cards have car rental insurance, but I am talking about free upgrades, free rentals, etc., other benefits.
I know that Amex Platinum automatically enrolls you in the car rental agency's preferred customer program, but when I looked into that, it seems like that's not much of a benefit -- just renting once from those companies is enough to get that same status. Unless I'm missing something.
What about other cards?
I'd love to get some responses as well. All I know is that Discover runs 5% promo on ground transportation (e.g. this quarter itself); so did Citi with its Dividend. Car rental is a 5% category on Cash+.
Back when ShopDiscover was on, Discover used to give some good deals especially 5% CB on Enterprise.
Visa's own portal as well as Upromise (and other portals like BeFrugal etc) have some discount coupons that I regularly use, mostly for Avis / Budget. I'm more of a weekend renter so my responses might not match the needs of weekday renters. However Avis and Budget have some good 3rd weekend day free deals; Budget got it's Budget bucks stuff, and Enterprise got its $9.99/day/100 miles weekend special. Works well for me.
Also because I rent weekends, I often end up getting (without asking) free upgrades. I mostly book compact; and I've got a Beetle, Fiat 500, Ford Fusion, Mitsubishi Lancer, Ford Escape, and even a Buick Regal without an extra penny. Or using an upgrade voucher. Doesn't happen every day though 
