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How to use corporate and affinity codes for car rentals
Corporate and affinity codes are identifiers attached to a group — an employer, a membership organisation or a loyalty programme. Employer-issued codes are outside the scope of this page, which covers the loyalty-programme side: the published AAdvantage arrangement with Avis and Budget pays AAdvantage members 2 miles per $1 spent, rising to 5 miles per $1 for AAdvantage Platinum Pro and Executive Platinum members. [5]
Facts checked: 18 October 2026
Key takeaways
- The AAdvantage car rental arrangement names Avis and Budget and pays miles per dollar spent. [5]
- The rate is set by the renter's standing in the programme: 2 miles per $1 for members, 3 for Citi/AAdvantage credit cardmembers, 4 for AAdvantage Gold and AAdvantage Platinum, and 5 for AAdvantage Platinum Pro and AAdvantage Executive Platinum. [5]
- Where a renter qualifies under two categories at once — a U.S.-issued AAdvantage credit card with status — the larger single rate is paid rather than the sum of both. [5]
What is a corporate or affinity car rental code?
An affinity code ties a booking to something the traveller already belongs to. In the loyalty-programme version followed here, AAdvantage membership is the affinity, Avis and Budget are the rental companies named in the offer, and the benefit is miles. [5]
The AAdvantage page sets out earning by the renter's standing in the programme: the rate depends on whether the renter is an AAdvantage member, holds a Citi/AAdvantage credit card, or holds one of the named elite tiers. [5] Employer-issued corporate codes are a separate arrangement and are not covered by the AAdvantage page described here. If you are still choosing where to book, the overview of car rental booking channels sets out the route each type of booking takes.
How many AAdvantage miles do Avis and Budget rentals earn?
American Airlines publishes a single earning schedule for AAdvantage members renting with Avis and Budget, and the rate a renter receives depends on their standing in the programme. [5]
| Renter's AAdvantage standing | Miles per $1 spent |
|---|---|
| AAdvantage member | 2 |
| Citi/AAdvantage credit cardmember | 3 |
| AAdvantage Gold or AAdvantage Platinum member | 4 |
| AAdvantage Platinum Pro or AAdvantage Executive Platinum member | 5 |
Because the schedule is expressed per dollar spent, the mile total on a rental depends on what the rental costs as well as on which tier the renter occupies. [5]
What happens when a renter qualifies under two categories?
A cardmember who also holds elite status sits in two rows of the table at the same time. American Airlines resolves that overlap by paying the larger of the two base rates for which the renter qualifies, rather than adding the two together. [5] The rule is written for AAdvantage cardmembers holding a U.S.-issued AAdvantage credit card with status. [5]
Applied to the schedule above, a Citi/AAdvantage credit cardmember who also holds AAdvantage Platinum status qualifies at the 4-mile rate, not at 3 miles plus 4. [5] The same reading applies to any renter whose card and status each appear in the schedule: one rate applies, and it is the higher one. [5]
Does a cheaper rental rate mean fewer miles?
At the same tier, yes. The schedule pays per dollar spent, so a rental that costs less produces a smaller mile total than a more expensive one earning at the same rate. [5] Which tier applies is determined by the renter's standing in the programme rather than by the price of the rental. [5]
The car rental rate inclusions checklist covers what a quoted rate typically does and does not contain.
Exceptions and limits
- Partner scope. The AAdvantage car rental offer described here names Avis and Budget as the rental companies. [5]
- Named tiers only. The 4-mile rate is tied to AAdvantage Gold and AAdvantage Platinum membership, and the 5-mile rate to AAdvantage Platinum Pro and AAdvantage Executive Platinum membership. [5]
- Card condition in the overlap rule. The rule that pays the larger of two rates is written for cardmembers holding a U.S.-issued AAdvantage credit card with status. [5]
- One benefit, not two. Qualifying under both a card category and a status category does not double the earning; the higher base rate replaces the lower one. [5]
- Scope of this page. Only the AAdvantage arrangement with Avis and Budget is covered here. Employer-negotiated corporate rates are outside that arrangement and are not covered, and neither are other airlines' car rental partnerships.
- Date of the figures. The rates above are as published on the AAdvantage page, checked 18 October 2026. [5]
Frequently asked questions
If I hold an AAdvantage credit card and elite status, do the two rates add together?
No. Where a renter qualifies under two categories, American Airlines pays the larger of the two base rates rather than the total of both. [5]
How many miles does an AAdvantage Gold member earn with Avis and Budget?
AAdvantage Gold and AAdvantage Platinum members earn 4 miles per $1 spent on Avis and Budget rentals. [5]
Which rental companies take part in the AAdvantage car rental offer?
The offer described by American Airlines names Avis and Budget. [5]
Does a lower rental price reduce the miles earned?
At the same tier it does, because earning is calculated per dollar spent, so a cheaper rental produces a smaller mile total. [5]
Sources
Sources checked on 18 October 2026. Only the AAdvantage arrangement with Avis and Budget is covered here; other airlines' car rental partnerships, and employer-issued corporate codes, are not covered.
- American Airlines AAdvantage — Earn on car rentals, checked 18 October 2026