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Every qualified dollar you spend on car rentals will earn points—and qualified dollars are defined as base rate, paid upgrades and any add-ons (like GPS and car racks) and excludes any credits or discounts, taxes and surcharges, vehicle license fees, airport related fees, fuel purchase options and other charges.

It’s worth noting that if you rent a car with National Car Rental and enter your Enterprise Plus number on the reservation, your qualified dollars will also be eligible to earn points with the Enterprise Plus program. Rentals with National using your Free Rental Days will also count towards your qualified rental days provided the overall duration of the rental includes at least one paid day.

Elite members earn a minimum of 1 point per dollar spent on car rentals and have the chance to earn bonus points the higher up the loyalty tiers they graduate:

Elite Status

With Enterprise Plus, you will move higher up the membership tiers within the program based on either the amount of rentals you book with them or the cumulative rental days. Here are the benefits and earnings rates that you get with each tier.

• Plus: You get here just by signing up, and there is no minimum required amount of rentals. Points are earned at a rate of 1 point per qualified dollar spent on rentals.
• Silver: You will need at least six rentals to reach the Silver level, and you’ll get one free one car class upgrade certificate every calendar year. Members at the Silver level will earn 10% bonus points on each qualified dollar spent on rentals with Enterprise.
• Gold: Reaching this level requires a minimum of 12 rentals or a sum of 40 total rental days within a calendar year. As a benefit of this tier you will receive two free one car class upgrade certificates every year you remain at this level. Earning at this level jumps up to a 15% bonus on each qualified dollar spent on rentals.
• Platinum: You’ll need at least 24 rentals or a cumulative 85 rental days within a calendar year to reach this top-tier level. Once you get to this level, you will be rewarded with four one-car class upgrade certificates every year for as long as you retain this elite status. Members at the Platinum level receive a 20% bonus on each qualified dollar spent on car rentals.

Status Matches

Enterprise offers to match your status if you already have elite status with many of its competitors. Head to the Enterprise status match website to find out what programs can be status matched to Enterprise Plus and what it takes to do so.

There are several cards out there that will get you elite status with either Avis or Hertz that you can later status match to Enterprise.

Shopping Portals

There is no Enterprise specific shopping portal to earn extra points through your everyday online purchases. You may still be able to stack your points earning strategy by booking your rentals online through other portals such as Swagbucks, Capital One Shopping or TopCashBack. Earning rates will vary through the year, so make it a point to check whenever you book a rental car reservation to maximize your earnings.

Buying Enterprise Plus Points

Enterprise does not have an option to purchase Enterprise Plus points, so the only way to earn these points is by renting cars.