Everything To Know About: Enterprise Plus Points

What is Enterprise Plus?

The Enterprise Plus is the loyalty program of Enterprise Rent A Car. Joining the program allows you to build points and earn status with Enterprise which gives you the ability to book free rentals and receive complimentary upgrades.

How do you sign up for Enterprise Plus?

In order to earn points with Enterprise Plus, you'll need to sign up for an account. Enterprise is free to join.

You can go to enterprise.com, click on Sign In/Join at the top corner of the page, and click Join Now. You'll be asked to enter your personal information which includes name, contact details, and driver's license information. You'll also need to create a password.

How to earn Enterprise points

Once you've signed up for an Enterprise Plus account, you will be able earn Enterprise points on your rentals.

For every qualifying rental dollar spent at participating Enterprise locations worldwide, you will earn a point. Based on your status in the Enterprise Plus program, you'll also be able to earn up to 20% bonus points.

Do note that you will only earn points on the per-day price you see when booking your reservation. You will not earn Enterprise Points on taxes and fees.

Points will be based on the cost listed under the Vehicle section.

Your Enterprise Plus points will never expire as long as you're an active member with at least one qualifying rental every three years.

Earn points booking with National Car Rental

As an Enterprise Plus Member, you can also earn Enterprise Plus points renting cars with National Car Rental. In order to earn Enterprise Points with National, you'll need to have a National Car Rental Emerald Club account and change your preferred partner rewards program to Enterprise Plus.

Here's the steps on how to earn booking with National:

1. Go to nationalcar.com and sign in.
2. Click on your initials/name at the top of the page and go to Rewards.
3. Click Modify under Rewards Preferences.
4. Select Partner Rewards and select Enterprise Plus as your Partner Rewards Program and enter your Enterprise member number.
5. Click Update.

When booking with National, you'll earn 1 Enterprise Point per $1 spent on all National Car Rentals in the 50 United States and Canada.

Set your earning preference to Enterprise Plus with National.

How many points will I earn on rentals?

Use our Enterprise Plus Points Earning calculator to estimate how many points you can earn per $1 spent on Enterprise car rentals.

Enterprise airline and hotel partners

Instead of earning Enterprise Plus points, you can earn rewards with a select few partner programs. These programs include:

• Hilton Honors
• Air France-KLM Flying Blue
• CAA Rewards

You can visit Enterprise Travel Partners to book with these partners and to learn more about how much you will earn when booking.

Enterprise Plus points value

Here's The Point Calculators valuations for Enterprise Plus points based on redemption:

Enterprise Points can only be applied to free rentals. They cannot be redeemed for anything else.

Free rental days: 5 cents per point.

Based on our analysis, Enterprise Plus points are worth about 5 cents each on average when redeemed for free rentals at Enterprise locations. This means 1,000 points is equal to about $50 in rental value.

The cost in points and cost in cash are tied together, so you'll always get the same value of around 5 cents per point regardless of how cheap or expensive the rental is.

Prices are higher when dealing with weekdays.

You will still get an average value of 5 cents each.

Do note that redeeming your Enterprise Points will only cover the base cost of the vehicle. You will still be required to pay the taxes and fees of the rental.

I'll still have to dish out a few dollars.

The taxes and fees on a vehicle will vary depending on the location and how long you're renting the vehicle.

Convert Enterprise points to dollars

Use the Enterprise Plus points value calculator to determine the average cash value of your points.

Enterprise status levels

Enterprise has 4 status levels in their Enterprise Plus program: Member, Silver, Gold, and Platinum.

Each level of Enterprise Plus status requires you to meet a certain amount of car rentals or car rental days during the calendar year with Enterprise.

Car Rentals: You will receive credit for a car rental upon drop off your rental. If you were to pick up your rental on Monday and drop it off on Thursday, you would receive credit for one rental.

Rental Days: These are the number of day-to-night cycles that the vehicle is in your possession. If you were to pick up your rental on Monday at 2pm and drop it off on Thursday at 2pm, you would earn credit for 3 days. This is because you had it Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday and returned it on Thursday. There are times in which this example could count as 4 days depending on pick-up and drop-off times.

I was credited 2 days for this stay since I had the vehicle for more than 24 hours.

Enterprise Plus member

Signing up for a free Enterprise Plus account will make you an Enterprise Plus member. Enterprise Plus members receive the following benefits:

• Earn 1 Enterprise points per $1 spent on rentals.
• Redeem points for free rentals.
• Discount on bookings made with Enterprise.

You'll earn a small discount on bookings.

Enterprise Silver status

Enterprise Silver Status is the second level in the Enterprise Plus program. It is earned after 6 qualifying rentals. Here are the benefits of Enterprise Silver:

• 10% bonus points for a total of 1.1 Enterprise points per $1 spent on rentals.
• 1 free car upgrade annually.
• Redeem points for free rentals.
• Discount on bookings made with Enterprise.

Enterprise Gold status

Enterprise Gold Status is the third level in the Enterprise Plus program. It is earned after 12 qualifying rentals or after 40 qualifying rental days. Here are the benefits of Enterprise Gold:

• 15% Bonus Points for a total of 1.15 Enterprise points per $1 spent on rentals.
• 2 free car upgrades annually.
• Redeem points for free rentals.
• Discount on bookings made with Enterprise.

Enterprise offers several solid benefits as your membership level moves up.

Enterprise Platinum status

Enterprise Platinum status is the fourth and highest tier in the Enterprise Plus Rewards program. It is earned after 24 qualifying car rentals or 85 qualifying rental days during the calendar year. Here are the benefits of Enterprise Platinum:

• 20% Bonus Points for a total of 1.15 Enterprise points per $1 spent on rentals.
• 4 free car upgrades annually.
• Redeem points for free rentals.
• Discount on bookings made with Enterprise.

Transferring Enterprise points

Enterprise Points can be transferred to other Enterprise Plus members in 100-point increments. You can transfer between 100 and 20,000 Enterprise Points per transaction.

In order to transfer points to another Enterprise member, you will need their Enterprise Plus member number, last name, and email address.

You'll need information on the Enterprise Plus member you're transferring your points to.

Do note that transferring points does not count as activity for the person transferring the points nor does it count as activity for the person receiving the points. Enterprise Points transferred will assume the expiration date associated with the recipients Enterprise Plus account.

So make sure that the person receiving the Enterprise Points is an active member as you wouldn't want to transfer points just for them to shortly expire.

How do you transfer Enterprise points?

1. Go to Enterprise.com and log in.
2. Click on your name and select My Rewards & Benefits.
3. Click on the options for Transfer My Points located on the left side of the page.
4. Fill out the form accordingly.

The option for transferring points will be under your Points Summary.

Enterprise Points cannot be transferred to other rewards programs. They can only be redeemed directly with Enterprise.

Does Enterprise points expire?

In order to prevent your Enterprise Points from expiring, you will need to have activity on your account at least once every 36 months. This means you'll want to earn at least 1 point by booking a rental through Enterprise.

Do note that transfers to your account from another Enterprise Plus member does not count as activity. If you haven't use Enterprise in almost 3 years and your points risk expiring, your best option is to transfer your points to someone you know that has an active Enterprise account.

Earn cash back on Enterprise rentals

You can earn Enterprise Points and cash back when you book your Enterprise rental through a cash back portal. Using online portals is one of the best ways to double and triple dip on rewards and I recommend using a portal for all online shopping including booking travel.

Earn cash back booking your rentals with BeFrugal and earn your normal Enterprise Points.

Cash back portals are pretty easy to operate and they all pretty much work the same:

• Start at the cash back portal of your choosing.
• Find Enterprise and click Shop Now to start a new session.
• You'll be taken to enterprise.com to book your car rental as normal. Be sure to sign into your Enterprise Plus account!
• Once you've booked and completed your Enterprise rental, the cash back site will be notified.
• Cash back will be credited to your account.

There's a good handful of cash back portals and Enterprise is featured on most of them. The amount of cash back you earn booking through a cash back portal will vary. Amounts change from time to time and cash back portals also have promotions as well.

You'll earn even more cash back when you opt to receive a gift card with most cash back portals.

Some people pick a favorite whereas others go to the cash back portal that is offering the most cash back at the time of booking. While the concept of earning cash back with each portal is the same, they slightly differ in the options you can use to get paid.

Common payment options include direct deposit, a check, or gift card. You can even earn Membership Rewards Points with Rakuten Rewards instead of earning cash back.

I've earned a lot of cash back using the Rakuten Rewards cash back portal over the past few years.

Since going through a cash back portal drops you off on the enterprise.com home page to book your rental, this is not considered to be a third-party rental. You'll earn your Enterprise Points, get credit towards Enterprise Membership status, and be able to handle programs directly with Enterprise as normal.

The transaction itself will also still be Enterprise so if you use a travel rewards credit card that earns bonus points on travel or car rental purchases, you'll get bonus points from that too!

If you don't have an account with any of the leading cash back portals, you can help out the site and earn bonus cash back on your first purchases by signing up using the links below.

• Sign Up For Rakuten
• Sign Up For TopCashback
• Sign Up For RebatesMe
• Sign Up For BeFrugal
• Sign Up For MrRebates

Is Enterprise Plus worth it?

Enterprise Plus is a loyalty program that is completely free to join and offers a range of benefits to frequent renters. By earning points through the program, members can enjoy significant savings on future rentals, making it a great way to save money while enjoying the convenience and flexibility of renting a car.

Whether you're a frequent traveler or just need a car for occasional use, Enterprise Plus is a great way to get more value from your rental experience. While simple, it is one of the better car rental programs and I highly recommend joining the program if you plan on renting with them.