Avis has been running an offer of 9000 bonus Club Carlson points with a 3-day rental, most recently extended through October 31, 2012.

That offer, at the same link as before has been reduced to 7500 bonus points but extended through December 31, 2012.

Now through December 31, 2013, Club Carlson members can earn 7,500 total Gold Points on qualifying rentals of 3 days or more at participating locations in the U.S., Canada, Mexico, Latin America and the Caribbean, Australia, New Zealand, Europe, Africa, Asia and the Middle East.

You need to enter coupon code MUHA018 when making the reservation and provide your Club Carlson account number.

There are some blackout dates for this offer when renting outside of North America, oddly enough the specific dates aren’t specified for Asia. And there’s no list of which locations are non-participating on the offer page.

Blackout dates for Asia: Blackout dates apply
Blackout dates for Australia: 12/20/12 – 12/31/12, 3/29/13 – 4/28/13, 6/21/13 – 7/21/13, 9/20/13 – 10/6/13 and 12/20/13 – 12/31/13.
Blackout dates for Africa, Europe and the Middle East: 12/14/12 – 1/3/13, 3/23/13 – 4/7/13, 7/1/13 – 8/31/13 and 12/13/13 – 12/31/13.
Blackout dates for the Caribbean, Latin America and Mexico: 12/15/12 – 1/6/13, 2/15/13 – 2/24/13, 3/22/13 – 3/31/13, 7/1/13 – 8/31/13 and 12/15/13 – 12/31/13.
Blackout dates for New Zealand: 12/20/12 – 1/4/13, 2/11/13 – 2/22/13 and 12/20/13 – 12/31/13.