Originally Posted by MDawg View Post
Originally Posted by Dan Druff View Post
the best thing is the availability of the Executive Aisle at many airports. You simply reserve a (cheaper) midsize vehicle, and then go right to the "Executive Aisle" and take whichever car you want -- which often includes cars in the expensive Premium and SUV categories -- at no extra charge.
I am not so sure. I think all you get is a one class upgrade. So if you are paying for midsize, you may pick a full sized car. If you want a premium one, you pay for one class lower, which I believe would be full sized.

I don't rent a lot of cars, so maybe Dan the DanDruff man knows better, but the black and white (more like black and green actually) I'm reading seems to contradict him.
Yes, what I wrote was 100% correct. At major and semi-major airports, they typically have an Emerald Aisle and Executive Aisle. You reserve a midsize, then take whichever cars are in the aisle corresponding to what your status is. If you're Executive or Executive Elite, you can draw from either of those aisles.

The thing they wrote in the terms (that you get a full size, basically a 1 class upgrade) is bullshit. It's whatever is there. Sometimes a full size is the best thing there, but other times there are SUVs, premiums, etc. I've done this so many times on trips. They don't give a shit how many class upgrades it is. If the car is sitting in the Executive aisle and you're Executive status, you can have it.


Anyway, I just looked and noticed I was just Executive, not Elite. That's because I had previously matched it with Amex Platinum, which I am not any longer. So my match will expire early next year, and hopefully this Caesars match still exists. I am not going to bother with it now. As you said, there's not much difference.