Car rental with status: Hertz, SIXT and Avis with the Amex Platinum

View through the windscreen onto a country road — Photo: Tobias Tullius on Unsplash

If you travel a lot, you know it: the queue at the rental desk is longer than the one at the baggage belt. Status gets you through faster – and often into a better car. With the American Express Platinum Card you get high status at Hertz, SIXT and Avis without the usual number of rentals. Important: you have to enrol once for each through your Amex account.

The details below are from American Express Germany; benefits can differ for cards issued in other countries.

SIXT: SIXT ONE Platinum

Upgrade to the next category, subject to availability
Up to 15% off SIXT rent a car and SIXT van & truck
Skip the Counter at selected branches
Plus: €200 SIXT ride credit a year for chauffeured transfers

Note from American Express: if you already use SIXT status and SIXT ride, you need to enrol once again through the Amex Experience app by 31 December 2026.

Hertz: Gold Plus Rewards Five Star

Priority service at more than 1,000 locations worldwide
Upgrade to the next category, subject to availability
25% bonus on Hertz points for qualifying rentals
Up to 15% off standard rates, more on the Prestige Collection in some countries
Free additional driver (spouse or partner) and, in some countries, up to 4 hours' grace on return

Avis: President's Club

10 to 25% off rentals
Priority service at the counter
Guaranteed one-class upgrade at airport and railway locations, two at weekends subject to availability
Free additional driver
How to book: via avisworld.com/amex or the Avis app – enter the code “Platinum” when enrolling

Insurance included – with conditions

If you pay the rental with the Platinum Card and you're travelling, American Express includes collision damage cover (up to €75,000) and liability cover (up to €750,000, US$1 million in the USA). “Travelling” means renting abroad – or at home if you've booked a flight or a hotel night with it. Read the policy terms before renting, especially exclusions and vehicle classes.

More on travel insurance in general is in our insurance guide.

Tips at your destination

Photos and video at pick-up: film all round, including wheels, windscreen and fuel gauge – and have any damage added to the form.
Deposit: companies usually block an amount on a credit card in the main driver's name. Debit cards are often not accepted.
Extra insurance at the desk: check what your card already covers – then you can decline politely but firmly.
Full-to-full fuel: fill up near the return station and keep the receipt.
Tolls and vignettes: Austria, Switzerland, Slovenia and Czechia require a vignette, and many French cities an emissions sticker (Crit'Air). Cars rented in the country usually have one – ask.
Borders and ferries: if you want to drive to a neighbouring country or an island, get approval first – otherwise the insurance may not apply.
Driving on the left: in the UK, Ireland, Malta and Cyprus an automatic makes life easier.
Driving licence: many countries outside the EU also require an International Driving Permit – Japan always does.

The basics of booking, comparing and returning are in our car rental guide. And if the hotel should be as good as the car: Amex Fine Hotels + Resorts.

Official information

How Voynera helps

Rental cars from your booking confirmations appear in your Voynera itinerary with pick-up and return times. The status benefits your cards give you with rental companies are under Benefits.

As of November 2026 · without guarantee · Quelle: American Express (AMEXcited), Stand Januar/Februar 2026 – Angaben ohne Gewähr