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Service Types	Value-priced car rental, mainly at airports for leisure travellers	Car, van and truck rental at airport and neighbourhood locations	—	—
Network & Coverage	About 1,061 locations (2022) in many countries; mix of company-owned and franchised locations	About 160 countries with roughly 12,000 corporate and franchise locations (group-wide)	—	—
Vehicle Range	—	Economy cars to SUVs, vans and trucks; specialty Prestige, Adrenaline and Dream Car collections; electric vehicles at select locations	—	—
Loyalty Programme	Blue Chip Express Rental Program (free, US & Canada): expedited pickup and return, stored preferences, designated counter lines, airline rewards linking	Hertz Gold Plus Rewards (free): Gold, Five Star and President's Circle tiers; about 1 point per US$1 at base tier; skip-the-counter at select airports	—	—
Cancellation Policy	Not verified	Pay Later: generally free to cancel (some international locations may charge no-show fees). US Pay Now: US$50-100 fee if cancelled 24h+ before pickup, US$200 within 24h; no-show forfeits prepayment	—	—
Minimum Renter Age	Not verified	US & Canada: 20 at most locations (18 in Michigan, New York and Quebec; 19 in Alabama and Nebraska); under-25 fee US$19/day; specialty collections excluded	—	—
Booking Channels	—	Website, Hertz app, rental counters, third-party travel sites (third-party cancellation rules apply)	—	—
Parent Company	The Hertz Corporation (Hertz Global Holdings), since the 2012 Dollar Thrifty acquisition	Hertz Global Holdings (also owns Dollar, Thrifty and Firefly)	—	—
Headquarters	Estero, Florida, US; founded 1958	Estero, Florida, US; founded 1918 in Chicago	—	—

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