Car Rental Loyalty

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Car Rentals: The Cost of Collecting Company Loyalty Points Program Offered Fee Fee Details Avis Budget Group Avis Aeroplan YES A Frequent Flyer Surcharge of $0.75 CDN per day, up to $5.25 CDN per transaction may apply. Budget Air Miles Alaska Airlines Avianca-Taca LifeMiles Hawaiian Airlines JetBlue Airlines Southwest Airlines United Airlines US Airways Virgin America American Airlines Delta Air Lines EarlyReturns AeroMExico Air New Zealand Emirates Airlines Israel Airlines Thai Airways Spirit Airlines Saudi Arabian Airlines Qatar Airways NO YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO Budget will assess a frequent traveler surcharge equivalent to $.75 USD/day of the rental. (US Airways and Southwest Airlines travelers will be assessed a frequent traveler surcharge equivalent to $1.00 USD/day of the rental). The amount assessed is collected by Budget to offset a portion of Budget's annual cost of participation in these frequent traveler programs. The frequent flyer surcharge will be calculated based on federal excise tax expense incurred by Budget when it purchases miles from American Airlines. Under the tax relief act of 1997, all companies that purchase frequent flyer miles from airlines must pay a 7.5% excise tax on the cost of those miles (approximately $.06 USD/rental day). Frequent flyer mileage taxes and surcharges apply. Payless Payless Perks Club loyalty program NO A Frequent Flyer Surcharge of $0.75 CDN per day, up to $5.25 CDN per transaction may apply. Hertz Corporation Hertz Aeroplan YES A Frequent Flyer Surcharge of $0.75 Cdn per day, up to $5.25 Cdn per transaction may apply

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A breakdown of loyalty programs.

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Car Rentals: The Cost of Collecting

Company Loyalty Points Program Offered

Fee Fee Details

Avis Budget Group

Avis Aeroplan YES

A Frequent Flyer Surcharge of $0.75 CDN per day, up to $5.25 CDN per transaction may apply.

Budget Air Miles Alaska Airlines Avianca-Taca LifeMiles Hawaiian Airlines JetBlue Airlines Southwest Airlines United Airlines US Airways Virgin America American Airlines Delta Air Lines EarlyReturns AeroMExico Air New Zealand Emirates Airlines Israel Airlines Thai Airways Spirit Airlines Saudi Arabian Airlines Qatar Airways

NO YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO

Budget will assess a frequent traveler surcharge equivalent to $.75 USD/day of the rental. (US Airways and Southwest Airlines travelers will be assessed a frequent traveler surcharge equivalent to $1.00 USD/day of the rental). The amount assessed is collected by Budget to offset a portion of Budget's annual cost of participation in these frequent traveler programs. The frequent flyer surcharge will be calculated based on federal excise tax expense incurred by Budget when it purchases miles from American Airlines. Under the tax relief act of 1997, all companies that purchase frequent flyer miles from airlines must pay a 7.5% excise tax on the cost of those miles (approximately $.06 USD/rental day). Frequent flyer mileage taxes and surcharges apply.

Payless Payless Perks Club loyalty program

NO A Frequent Flyer Surcharge of $0.75 CDN per day, up to $5.25 CDN per transaction may apply.

Hertz Corporation

Hertz Aeroplan YES A Frequent Flyer Surcharge of $0.75 Cdn per day, up to $5.25 Cdn per transaction may apply

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Thrifty Alaska Airlines Hawaiian Airlines US Airways American Airlines United Airlines

YES YES YES YES YES

Frequent flyer miles are subject to a frequent flyer surcharge of $0.95 per day collected at the time of rental. Frequent flyer miles are subject to a frequent flyer tax recovery surcharge of $0.06 per rental day collected at the time of rental. Frequent flyer miles are subject to a frequent flyer surcharge of $0.75 per day collected at the time of rental.

Dollar Alaska Airlines Aloha Airlines ATA Airlines Continental Airlines Delta Air Lines Hawaiian Airlines Southwest Airlines United Airlines US Airways American Airlines Northwest Airlines All Nippon Airways Gulf Airlines Japan Airlines HBC Rewards The Luggage Club Virgin Atlantic

YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES NO NO NO NO NO NO

Frequent flyer miles may be subject to a frequent flyer surcharge of $0.50 per rental day up to $2.00 per transaction collected at time of rental. Frequent flyer miles are subject to a $0.06 per rental day frequent flyer tax recovery surcharge collected at time of rental.

Enterprise Holdings Inc.

Enterprise Enterprise Plus loyalty program

NO

Alamo US Airways Early Returns United Airlines Alaska Airlines

YES YES YES YES

Alamo collects a Frequent Traveler Service Charge of $.75 day. This Service Charge is collected by Alamo in order to offset a portion of the administrative and program costs arising from our participation in the

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Hawaiian Airlines American Airlines Delta Air Lines Southwest Airlines JAL Asiana Airlines Etihad Guest Korean Air Jet Airways

YES YES YES YES NO NO NO NO NO

frequent traveler partner programs. Alamo collects a Frequent Traveler Service Charge based on the Federal Excise Tax (7.5%) expense incurred by Alamo when it purchases miles. Alamo collects a Frequent Traveler Service Charge of $1.50 per day, up to $7.50 per rental. This Service Charge is collected by Alamo in order to offset a portion of the administrative and program costs arising from our participation in the frequent traveler partner programs.

National US Airways United Airlines Early Returns Alaska Airlines Hawaiian Airlines American Airlines Delta Air Lines Southwest Airlines

YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES

National collects a Frequent Traveler Service Charge of $.75 day. This Service Charge is collected by National in order to offset a portion of the administrative and program costs arising from our participation in the frequent traveler partner programs. National collects a Frequent Traveler Service Charge based on the Federal Excise Tax (7.5%) expense incurred by National when it purchases miles. National collects a Frequent Traveler Service Charge of $1.00 per day, up to $5.00 per rental. This Service Charge is collected by National in order to offset a portion of the administrative and program costs arising from our participation in the frequent traveler partner programs.