Avis Rent A Car System, LLC (Avis Budget Group)
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avis.com/en/loyalty-profile/avis-preferredCan you pass on your Avis Preferred points when you die?
Avis Preferred points can pass to a family member after a death.
Protecting Avis Preferred points while the account is active
No beneficiary designation, points can only be redeemed, not transferred, and 6-step plan.
How to protect your Avis Preferred points while you are alive →Someone died. Handling Avis Preferred points after a death
Points can be transferred to family members, 5-step process, and 5 required documents.
What happens to Avis Preferred points when someone dies →Avis Preferred is the loyalty program for Avis car rentals, operated by Avis Rent A Car System, LLC and its affiliates. Members get faster pickup and earn points on qualifying rentals, redeemable for reward rental days and accessories. Sibling Avis Budget Group brands run separate programs.
Avis Rent A Car System's terms allow Avis Preferred points to transfer to a family member after the account holder dies. Avis Rent A Car System allows no lifetime transfer of points; the account holder can only redeem them.
What happens to Avis Preferred at death
- Transferable to family
Under Section 4.g of the program terms, Avis may, in its sole discretion, allow a deceased member's unredeemed points to be transferred to a family member or friend who is an active Avis Preferred member, after it receives and reviews the documentation it requests.1
Naming who acts after a death
- Designation
There is no way to name a beneficiary or successor on an Avis Preferred account; the only member-to-member point transfers the terms describe are the discretionary exceptions Avis may allow on death and on an adjudicated divorce settlement.1
Other companies and product lines involved1
- Avis Shared Service Center
Cancelling an Avis Preferred membership (Section 5.b); not an estates channel1
Sources1
- 1.Avis Preferred Loyalty Program Terms and Conditions (United States and Canada), Updated January 6, 2025
Avis Rent A Car System publishes no process specific to a deceased person's account; the request starts by phone at 1-800-352-7900. There is no way to name a beneficiary or successor on an Avis Preferred account.
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