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Sixt is offering customers the opportunity to match airline and hotel elite status to elite status in their car rental program. I believe this match has been around for quite a while, but You Have Been Upgraded recently reported it and it’s worth a mention for anyone with upcoming Sixt rentals. Ironically enough, I’m picking up a Sixt rental car today — we’ll see if my Platinum status gets me an upgrade :-).
The Deal
- Sixt Car Rental is offering a status match to customers who have elite status with one of their partner programs (this includes both airlines and hotels).
- Direct link to partner airline programs (choose the “hotels” tab for hotels)
Key Terms
- Note that airline programs include American Airlines, Delta, and many foreign programs and hotel partners include Marriott, Best Western, and Accor Live Limitless but not many other programs that readers are likely to have status with (YMMV)
- See landing page for full terms
Quick Thoughts
Sixt is more popular in Europe than in the US, but it is nonetheless available in a number of countries and cities. I’m picking up a car today in the Caribbean and Sixt was my best option, so I was excited to finally take my Sixt Platinum status for a spin (I’ve had status with Sixt for years from some sort of previous match that has stuck despite the fact that I rarely rent from Sixt).
Many people report Sixt to have nice upgrades to premium cars in at least some circumstances, though in my limited experiences with Sixt I have not experienced that. Still, matching here is pretty painless — and since you can match to Sixt Platinum from statuses that are within reach for many readers, like Marriott Platinum or higher, Delta Gold or higher, or American Airlines Platinum or higher, it should be easy for many to get status here.
Keep in mind that Sixt is not matching to its highest tier here (and to my knowledge has not typically matched to a higher tier than Platinum in the past). Still, this could be worth it if you’re renting from Sixt.
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I tried this last week and was able to match AA base status to Sixt gold status which came with a 10% discount on my booking
Thank you for sharing this information. I just received Platinum status based on Marriott status, which, if Sixt requires annual proof, is easy for me to maintain (Lifetime Platinum with Marriott), versus American, where I will ptobably never rise to Plat Pro again.
No status match required. You can get Platinum status if you have any World Elite Mastercard. Go to Travel.mastercard.com and create an account using your card number for verification. Then you have to search around a little bit in their offers but you will find it.
Thanks! Here’s the direct link: https://travel.mastercard.com/member-benefits/details/704
Book with Mastercard Travel & Lifestyle Services to receive complimentary access to Sixt Platinum status, which includes:
• Savings of up to 15% on Sixt rent a car/rent a truck worldwide
• A complimentary upgrade to the next highest car group subject to availability
• Preferred reservation priority
• Access to special Sixt Platinum counters/parking lots at select airports/stations
Sixt doesn’t have any points in their program right? Seems like it’s only useful for getting upgrades. I’ve saved quite a bit over the years with hertz points I’ve earned through business travel car rentals so I have a hard time switching loyalty just to get some upgrades.
No match available from Hyatt it looks like?