Hertz And CLEAR Partner To Offer Benefits For Busy Travelers

PARK RIDGE, N.J. and NEW YORK, Nov. 12, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- The Hertz Corporation (NYSE: HTZ) and CLEAR, a company which uses fingerprint and iris verification to speed travelers through airport security, announced today a partnership agreement aimed at making travel fast and efficient for busy travelers. As part of the agreement, Hertz customers will be awarded a complimentary 60-day CLEAR membership trial and the opportunity to join CLEAR at a reduced rate. 

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"At Hertz, we're committed to making car rental fast and easy," commented Mark P. Frissora, Hertz Chairman and Chief Executive Officer.  "Partnering with CLEAR extends our commitment into the airports, enabling our customers to experience an expedited security clearance process.  Our services, coupled together, will allow customers to travel with a certainty of speed that customers appreciate when traveling."

Once a CLEAR member, Hertz customers will have unlimited access to CLEAR's growing airport network.  In addition, CLEAR members will receive access to discounts on a variety of Hertz rentals, including but not limited to international, weekend and promotional rates.

"We are excited to partner with Hertz to offer CLEAR members and Hertz customers benefits that help ensure stress-free travel from door to door," said Effie Epstein, Director of Business Development and Strategy for CLEAR.  "Both CLEAR and Hertz are obsessed with transforming the travel experience and together we can bring even more speed and personal customer service to travelers across the country."  

Currently operational in San Francisco, Dallas-Fort Worth, Orlando and Denver, CLEAR's at-airport kiosks allow passengers to verify their identity using biometrics (fingerprint or iris) at security checkpoints.  With automated identity verification and personal customer service, CLEAR members speed through airport security in an average of five minutes or less, effectively transforming the travel experience.  CLEAR is working closely with airports across the country to bring its expedited traveler service to business and leisure travelers everywhere.     

Operating one of the youngest and most diverse fleets in the industry, Hertz is committed to identifying and adopting the most technologically advanced products and services available. Incorporating innovative products such as CLEAR, allows for the fastest, easiest and most valued rental experience for every Hertz customer.  Similar initiatives include Hertz 'Carfirmations', a mobile SMS text and email service that confirms a Gold member's reservation and advises them of their car and location prior to arrival at the Hertz facility;  'Gold Choice', which gives Gold members the power to keep the car they reserved or simply choose a different car from the Gold Choice area; Counter By-Pass and e-Return, which allows customers to bypass counter lines and go directly to their cars and then return their vehicles with the fastest car rental drop off available today (an option that also includes an emailed receipt). These are all free services for Hertz Gold Plus Rewards members, which is free to join. In addition, Hertz continues to expand the presence of its ExpressRent Interactive Kiosks, which allow customers to rent a car, with or without a reservation through a live, face-to-face video kiosk. Finally, with the largest fleet of make and model reservable cars in the industry, Hertz pioneered vehicle-specific reservation capabilities via its collections series.

About CLEAR
CLEAR uses biometric technology to identify members and speed them through airport security averaging 5 minutes or less, effectively eliminating lines and transforming travel. Members save time and stress with dedicated lanes that allow them to be identified in just seconds using their unique fingerprint or iris. CLEAR's secure technology platform delivers certainty of speed and the highest level of service to members at the airport, while also enhancing airport security.

CLEAR operates at San Francisco, Denver, Dallas-Fort Worth and Orlando international airports and will soon be opening at Westchester County Airport in New York. CLEAR has a growing base of over 225,000 members nationwide and is currently expanding to bring its time-saving, secure biometric technology to airports around the country.  Enrollment is fast and easy and can be done at any of CLEAR's enrollment centers (http://clearme.com/enrollment-centers).  For more information on how CLEAR is changing the way people travel, visit http://www.clearme.com.

About The Hertz Corporation
Hertz, the largest worldwide airport general use car rental brand, operates from approximately 8,800 corporate and licensee locations in approximately 150 countries. Hertz is the number one airport car rental brand in the U.S. and at 111 major airports in Europe.   Hertz is an inaugural member of Travel  +  Leisure's  World's Best Awards Hall of Fame and was recently named, for the thirteenth time,  by the magazine's  readers'  as  the Best Car Rental Agency.  Hertz was also voted the Best Overall Car Rental Company in Zagat's 2012/13 U.S.  Car Rental Survey, earning top honors in 14 additional categories, and the Company swept the global awards for Best Rewards Program and Best Overall Benefits from FlyerTalk.com. Product and service initiatives such as Hertz Gold Choice, NeverLost®, and unique cars and SUVs offered through the Company's Adrenaline, Prestige and Green Traveler Collections, also set Hertz apart from the competition.  Additionally, Hertz owns the vehicle leasing and fleet management leader Donlen Corporation and operates the Hertz On Demand car sharing business.  The  Company  also  owns  a leading North American equipment  rental  business,  Hertz  Equipment  Rental  Corporation,  which includes Hertz Entertainment Services.

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