SOURCE: Advantage Rent A Car

October 02, 2008 13:26 ET

Advantage Rent A Car Offers 400 Miles per Day to Delta SkyMiles Members

MINNEAPOLIS, MN--(Marketwire - October 2, 2008) - Delta Air Lines SkyMiles members who rent a car from Advantage Rent A Car between October 1 and December 31, 2008, can earn double frequent flyer miles.

Whether the trip is for business or leisure, SkyMiles members who rent from Advantage can earn up to 400 miles per day, in addition to getting up to 50 percent off competitor rates on a great new car.

"Advantage is pleased to be part of the Delta SkyMiles program. We believe our special offer of 400 miles per day far exceeds other car rental company offers and we are excited to share this with our valued customers," said Bob Thunell, Vice President of Sales at Advantage.

This offer applies to a car rental of an intermediate size vehicle or larger. Earn up to 2,000 miles per rental, with any number of eligible rentals from October 1 to December 31, 2008. All SkyMiles program rules apply. To review the rules, please visit www.delta.com/memberguide. To book your next car rental to earn double SkyMiles, please visit www.advantage.com/delta. Full terms and conditions can also be found on the website.

About Advantage Rent A Car

Advantage Rent A Car is privately held by Denny Hecker Family Ventures, with executive offices in Minneapolis, Minnesota, and whose principal business location is in San Antonio, Texas. Advantage serves travel and leisure, lifestyle, business, government and insurance replacement rentals in more than 80 U.S. locations and 36 affiliates internationally. Advantage is America's first major car rental company committed to going 100 percent green and providing environmentally conscientious travelers with a fleet of fuel efficient vehicles by the end of 2010. For a complete list of car rentals, locations, franchise opportunities, promotions and other information, please visit www.advantage.com.

About Denny Hecker Family Ventures

The Denny Hecker group of companies includes more than 200 companies with operations in automobile dealerships, fleet sales and leasing, daily automobile and motorcycle rental, real estate sales, commercial and residential real estate development, aviation, hospitality, and technology. For more information, please visit www.dennyhecker.com.

About Delta SkyMiles Program

The award-winning Delta SkyMiles program offers members multiple mileage-earning opportunities when flying Delta, Delta Shuttle®, the Delta Connection® carriers, Delta AirElite® and other SkyTeam® airlines. Additional mileage-building opportunities are offered through more than 100 partners such as the Delta SkyMiles Credit Card from American Express, SkyMilesShopping.com, participating hotels, car rental companies, telecommunication services, restaurants, retailers and more. Now in its 27th year, SkyMiles is one of the longest-running and most successful loyalty programs in the travel industry. It was named "Best Frequent Flyer Program" for 2006 and 2007 by Business Traveler magazine and received top honors for "Best Bonus Promotion" from InsideFlyer magazine at the 2007 Freddie Awards.