Get instant Sixt Platinum status via a status match

Enjoy instant rental car elite status with Sixt, when you match a rental car, hotel or airline loyalty program.

If you’ve ever visited Europe or the USA, you may have seen Sixt’s counters at the rental car area, or perhaps even rented from them. I’ve had pretty pleasant experiences with them so far, getting a Volvo XC60 in London and an Audi A3 convertible in Miami for very good rates. 

For those of you with driving holidays coming up, you may be interested to know that Sixt has a very aggressive status matching program. This allows anyone with rental car, hotel, or airline elite status to get Sixt Platinum, the program’s top tier status (technically there is a Diamond tier above this, but it’s invite only). 

  

How to match to Sixt Platinum

Go to this page and fill out your details:

After that, you’ll be prompted to confirm your email address:

Click the confirmation email sent to your inbox, and you’ll then be able to fill in the rest of your personal data:

On the next screen, you’ll see an option for “Card upgrade”. Here’s where you select the program you have elite status with, and submit a screenshot as proof.

As mentioned, Sixt doesn’t just match other rental car companies. It also matches airline and hotel elite status including:

  • Marriott Rewards
  • Hilton Honors (update: not there anymore)
  • DISCOVERY Black
  • International Associate Club
  • Singapore Airlines KrisFlyer

This isn’t an exhaustive list, so be sure to check if your program is listed in the drop down menu. If it’s not, it’s worth sending an email to sixtcard@sixt.com to see if they’re willing to match you. 

Benefits of Sixt Platinum

The two main benefits I see for Sixt Platinum are:

  • Free upgrade upon availability (double upgrade at US locations)
  • Up to 15% off rentals
  • No additional driver fees for rentals in the USA (Additional driver fees are banned in California by law, but other states may charge up to $10-13 extra per driver per day)

Don’t have elite status? Try a credit card

Status matching is a chicken and egg question for those who don’t already have it. But even if you don’t travel a lot, you may have status thanks to your credit card. 

CardAnnual FeeComes with…

AMEX SIA Business Card
Apply here
S$299Accor Live Limitless Silver (by virtue of Accor Plus membership)
AMEX KrisFlyer Ascend
Apply here
S$337.05Hilton Silver
Citi Prestige
Apply here
S$535GHA Black
AMEX Platinum Charge
Apply here
S$1,712Hilton Gold, Shangri-La Golden Circle Jade, Marriott Gold, Radisson Rewards Gold, Hertz Five Star, Avis Preferred
UOB Reserve
Invitation-only
S$3,852International Associate Club

Some status match programs (e.g Hilton) now ask for proof of account activity in order to screen out individuals who acquire free status by virtue of a credit card and don’t actually patronize the chain. Sixt has no such requirement, so any status screenshot should pass muster. 

The elite status merry-go-round

Even if you don’t intend to rent with Sixt, getting Sixt Platinum can still be useful because you can parlay it into status with another program you find more useful. 

For example, National Car has a status match program of its own which will match Sixt Platinum to its own top tier. All it takes is getting the first status- everything after that can be worked out

Conclusion

This status match opportunity has been around for a while now, so I wouldn’t be surprised if quite a few people have Sixt Platinum status. That said, it never hurts to have elite status handy, and you may get lucky with the upgrade pool. 


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Aaron Wong
Aaron Wong
Aaron founded The Milelion to help people travel better for less and impress chiobu. He was 50% successful.

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Happy Camper

Hi Aaron..

SixT no longer recognizes HHonors as a matching partner.. I know this cos I just did mine a coupla weeks ago.. Good thing I still have Discovery Black from Citi Prestige, which expires come February!

Discovery Black gets you SixT Platinum and better pricing.. they won’t reprice your existing bookings but you can keep existing ones, make new bookings with new Membership number (they don’t upgrade your existing number, for whatever reason).. All four bookings I had, rebooked for prices mostly 10-15% cheaper..

😇

Happy Camper

Look here.. This was link they sent me when I sent them my HHonors Diamond credentials..

Oh.. SQ isn’t there either.. cos a friend of mine is PPS Solitaire.. Nadda..

https://www.sixt.com/sixt-partners/

Happy Camper

Hmmm… I guess it’s another one of those “depends on who’s handling the case” situations.. tho.. I emailed [email protected] and had different people reply me.. so….. 🤷🏻‍♂️

HF

Sixt matches to SQ PPS, i just had mine matched.

Long

I just got instant sixt platinum via KF Gold.

Happy Camper

Cool! Then it’s true… it all depends on who’s on the other end of the line!

Happy Camper

If all in order, you can get your new status within a coupla days, or less..

Anonymous

Can confirm Hilton tiers are not found inside the list.

CyberMew

Dear xxx,

Hilton is not a partner of Sixt, therefore it is not possible to consider a status match.

If you have any questions we will always be happy to help.

Kind regards,

^ got the above reply. Too bad!

Almerick

has anyone actually received any SIXT Platinum perks in Germany? Admittedly the prices look cheaper but I’ve never gotten upgrades.

Rohan

Hey Aaron,

How do you do this if you are already a current Sixt member?

Rohan

Thanks Aaron!!

J

Will they actually send the card to your address al the way from US?

noilelim

may i know what does “FREE UPGRADE” actually mean?
is there like a list of car categories within each Vehicle Type (Sedan, SUV, Van)?

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