As promised last week, I’m giving one lucky blog reader National Car Rental Emerald Executive Elite status.
As I mentioned, I have Executive status with National myself (but not ‘Executive Elite’).
National’s unique selling proposition is its ‘Emerald Aisle’ where Emerald Club members pick their own car. Just cruise the aisle and pick the one you want from that area of the rental lot, it’s not just about picking the car with the lowest miles or the most prestige on offer but sometimes you want a bigger car for more people or a smaller car for easier parking.
It’s much nicer than getting assigned a car you don’t want, and then queueing for a rental counter agent to beg to be switched to something else. Much faster, too.
Emerald Club <I?Executive members get to pick from the ‘Executive Aisle’ which tends to have a greater, broader selection of better cars.
Here’s a comparison of National’s elite levels.
- Executive status is earned after 12 rentals or 40 rental days. Regular Emerald Club members earn free rental days every 7 rental credits, Executive members earn free rental days after 6 credits and their free days are valid on a full size car not just a midsize.
- Executive Elite is earned after 25 rentals or 85 rental days. Every 5 rental credits earns a free rental day, valid for any car that’s available. Executive Elite members also get guaranteed reservations with 24 hours notice. And in practice the treatment received is better than the published benefits, or so Executive Elite members tell me.
Want Executive Elite status for a year?
- All you need to do to enter is leave a comment to this post, either how you would make use of rental car elite status or what one thing would make the car rental experience better for you?
- Only enter once. Anyone leaving more than one comment will not be eligible to win.
- I will draw a winning comment at random using random.org
- The contest will remain open for entries through Friday, April 29 at 6pm Eastern.
This is a giveaway, I don’t get anything by offering it, all interpretations of rules are mine and it isn’t mean to be a strict terms and conditions just a friendly gesture to benefit readers. If you have a question, please don’t post it as a comment here since you only get one entry! Instead email me.
Enter away, good luck on Executive Elite status, and thanks for the giveaway opportunity, National!
I would choose cars with better MPG ratings (and enjoy not waiting in line!)
I would put this membership to very good use by taking all those trips I wanted to but couldnt afford to, and in style!
Thanks as always Gary!
I have Hertz 5* gold but would like to give this a try.
I would very much like this.
Emerald Aisle is great and Faster Free Days would be a great bonus
i would like an extra set of keys when i use a rentl car.
Would love manual shift cars 🙂
Smoke free rental cars should not smell like smoke.
Emerald Aisle elite status would be great for my next coming business trips.
Free rental days faster and better/bigger cars on the aisle!!
I would love to be able to pick my car… the ‘something like such-and-such car’ descriptions never quite illustrate it properly for me. (plus it would be nice to pick a colour of car too, especially for finding in parking lots)
An extra set of keys and gps with every car would definitely coerce me to use National Car Rental ALL THE TIME 🙂
From Ex to Ex Elite will be a nice membership upgrade at National.
Would like to have the choice of choosing my own car.
Spouse has Ex Elite and loves it..
Would enjoy National Executive Elite status and would make them my company of choice. All car rental companies would do well to innovate – examples of nice perks include Enterprise ‘picking you up’ and the Hertz #1 Club Gold having your card ready for you when you arrive with the your name listed and no lines!
I want to snag a 4WD truck and drive it off-road!
Could be a good reason to switch to National.
GPS should be standard in mainstream rental cars.
Have gone back and forth between Avis and Hertz for years. Would be nice to try an alternative. BTW. Have not been successful trying to get either of those companies do a status match.
A convertible would be nice!
Didn’t use National much but may try it out later.
Rental cars shouldn’t be such awful colors like WHITE.
Elite status – yes please. I would love to be able to pick my own car for change. The time wasted at the counter arguing about cars assigned has been getting out of hand….
I enjoy having Sirius radio in my rental vehicles as a standard option.
Sounds good — I’m in!
It would be great to have a layout of the rental agency as part of the confirmation email… save time on arrival!
I’m in.
Would love to win this!
Thanks
DH
You’ve got to be in it to win it
Love the idea of choosing the ACTUAL car you drive!
How could it benefit me? I have an upcoming national rental and to have elite status would be awesome but the best thing would be if all rental companies got rid of one way fees!
I have national elite status and i appreciate it.
I would use the status for fun cars on the weekends and during family vacations!
Because renting from Hertz was so dreadful when the nearby National was closed. Have exec, but would love exec elite – faster free rentals.
3 little words:
Passenger side pedicures!
Will give national a try this time if I get the elite status.
If only all rental car companies offer Emerald Aisle service, that is what I would like to see. Thanks!
I just made the switch from Hertz to National because of how quickly one gets rewards. I travel a lot and the comfort of a nicer vehicle would be even nicer than it is already! Executive elite would mean I get to enjoy my vacations even more, be more comfortable traveling for work, and get free rental days faster, all wonderful things.
me me!
uh..I would rent a car….thanks !
Thanks for your giveaways Gary! A better rental experience – How about if they had a universal GPS mount already in the car for those of us that bring our own GPS. (Yeah, I know this won’t happen.)
I’m already Executive, but would love Exec Elite. I have to travel for work all the time, and it seems the Emerald Aisle cars at some places are the Elite cars at others. I’d love to be able to sit in the same car all the time.
I would give the status to my wife, who travels for business more than me.
I would use the car rental elite status to not worry about booking a specific category, and to try out different categories of cars available in the “Emerald Aisle”!
I am at the Executive level but would love to see what the Executive Elite treats are.
Executive Elite status would benefit me with better service.
This would get me back to using National. I am an Emerald Club member, but have using Hotwire lately when needing a bigger car.
Hopefully with Executive Elite status I would get a little better treatment when the Emerald Aisle/Executive Aisle is full of minivans or other non-desirable i.e. give me the Caddy you have hidden in back.