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IHG appears to have quietly cut how many points its members earn for renting with Hertz. No press release, no terms-and-conditions announcement, just a changed number. The shift was first flagged by a reader and reported by LoyaltyLobby, and independently confirmed by Head for Points.
What Changed
| Old Structure | New Structure | |
|---|---|---|
| Base earning | 1,500 IHG points per rental | 10 IHG points per $1 spent on the base rental rate |
| Non-elite daily bonus | +125 points/day | Gone — folded into the per-dollar rate |
| Elite daily bonus | +500 points/day | Gone — folded into the per-dollar rate |
| Guaranteed minimum (elite) | At least 2,000 points per rental | No guaranteed minimum — depends entirely on rental cost |
The new rate applies only to the base rental charge, before location fees, insurance add-ons, and taxes, which narrows the earning base further. Under the old structure, a short 2-3 day rental could net an elite member 2,000+ points more or less automatically. Under the new per-dollar rate, you’d need to spend roughly $200 on the base rate alone just to match that 2,000-point floor: fine for an expensive rental, a real cut for a cheap one.
Why This Matters
Short, inexpensive rentals (a weekend compact car, a quick airport rental) are the ones that lose the most value under the new structure. Longer rentals or pricier vehicle classes fare better, since the per-dollar rate scales with spend in a way the old flat/daily structure didn’t. Either way, this is now a fundamentally different earning proposition than the one most IHG members are used to.
What’s Still Unconfirmed
As of this writing, IHG hasn’t published this change anywhere. The Hertz partnership is still listed in IHG’s terms and conditions without updated numbers, and there’s no official confirmation of whether points earned under the new structure still count as Elite Qualifying Points toward status the way they did before. Treat this as an in-progress, reader-discovered change rather than a confirmed, documented policy; we’ll update this if IHG publishes anything official.
Bottom Line
If you’ve been crediting Hertz rentals to IHG One Rewards on the assumption of a flat 1,500-plus-daily-bonus structure, that assumption no longer holds. Do the per-dollar math before your next rental: for anything short or cheap, another car rental program or a straight cash-back card may now earn you more than IHG does.
Frequently Asked Questions
How many IHG points do you earn per Hertz rental now?
What was the old IHG-Hertz earning structure?
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Does this change affect elite status-qualifying points from Hertz rentals?
Is renting with Hertz still worth it for IHG points?
