Thrifty Car Rental will award double miles to participants in most of the company's frequent flyer programs when they rent from Thrifty and pay with an American Express card effective Sept. 1 - Oct. 31, 1998.

    To receive double miles, the rental must be picked up between Sunday and Wednesday and be kept a minimum of two days.

    Those paying with American Express are eligible for double miles on these partner airlines:  Alaska Airlines, American Airlines, America West, Continental, Horizon Air, Reno Air and TWA.  American Airlines AAdvantage members may pay via any method and still receive double miles from Thrifty.

    To book Thrifty, customers may contact their travel agent, call 800-FOR-CARS, or log on to the company's web site at http://www.thrifty.com.

    Thrifty Car Rental, a subsidiary of Dollar Thrifty Automotive Group, is an international network of about 1,200 locations in over 70 countries around the world.  Thrifty serves both the airport market and the local car rental market, and is one of the country's largest airport parking operators with more than 14,000 spaces in 48 U.S. cities.  Additional information about Thrifty can be obtained at http://www.thrifty.com.