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Best credit card to use at National Car Rental.

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National is the upmarket Enterprise sister brand, beloved by frequent business travelers for its Emerald Aisle "pick any car" benefit. Rentals code as car rentals on every card we track. Several premium cards confer Emerald Club Executive (Amex Platinum, Capital One Venture X) which adds Executive Aisle access — a wider selection of higher-tier vehicles. National rarely publishes deep promo codes, so paying with a 3x-on-travel card often beats hunting for portal discounts.

  1. #1
    Citi Custom Cashif it’s your top category
    Citi
    5% on travel if it's your top eligible spend category that cycle (up to $500/month, then 1%)
    Automatically on your top eligible spend category each billing cycle
    5%
  2. #2
    US Bank Altitude Connect
    U.S. Bank
    4x points on travel
    Also gas stations and EV charging, up to $1,000/quarter
    4.0%4x points
  3. #3
    American Express Green
    American Express
    3x points on travel
    3.6%3x points
  4. #4
    Hilton Honors American Express Aspire
    American Express
    7x points on car rentals
    Booked directly with select car rental companies
    3.5%7x points
  5. #5
    Bilt Obsidian
    Bilt
    2x points on travel
    3.0%2x points
  6. #6
    Bilt Palladium
    Bilt
    2x points on travel
    3.0%2x points
  7. #7
    Costco Anywhere Visa Business by Citi
    Citi
    3% on travel
    Includes Costco Travel
    3%
  8. #8
    Costco Anywhere Visa by Citi
    Citi
    3% on travel
    Includes Costco Travel
    3%
  9. #9
    Ink Business Preferred
    Chase
    3x points on travel (up to $150,000/year, then 1%)
    Travel, shipping, internet/cable/phone, advertising on search engines and social media (combined)
    3.0%3x points
  10. #10
    USAA Eagle Navigator
    USAA
    3x points on travel
    3.0%3x points
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