If you locked in ITA Airways Volare Club Plus before the cutoff, you were one step from 
Lufthansa Miles & More Frequent Traveller status: the match was free, with no application fee, unlike some carrier matches that charge one. That door closed to new applicants around March 2026, though, and status granted through it runs only through February 28, 2027 — so this isn't a path you can start today, only one some Club Plus members already used.
Even closed to new entrants, it's worth knowing what that Miles & More status fed into, since the car-rental results below all start there. The route deliberately zigzags across 
Sixt, 
Hertz, and 
Avis, because each of those brands matches the others' top tiers. One branch runs from Sixt Gold through Hertz Five Star to Sixt Platinum before converting into Avis President's Club, the deepest tier in the group, with every hop mapped in the reference below. The other branch goes from Sixt Gold to Avis Preferred Plus, then Hertz President's Circle, and ends at 
Enterprise Plus Platinum — a conversion limited to Canada and the US at that final step.
AvisPresident's Club
multi-step⚠ one-time
how (5 steps)
ITA Airways Volare Club Plus → Lufthansa Miles & More Frequent Traveller (match, official) 🌍 — ITA Airways Volare Club Plus -> Miles & More FTL, free of charge (no application fee, unlike the BA/Iberia matches). Last-call enrollment ~2026-03-22; treat as EXPIRED for new applicants. Status valid through 2027-02-28. FTL granted this way only confers Lufthansa/SWISS/Austrian-operated lounge access (not full Star Alliance-wide lounge access).
Lufthansa Miles & More Frequent Traveller → Sixt Gold (match, community-verified) 🌍 — Status never expires; upgrades 12 mo then renew
Sixt Gold → Hertz Five Star (match, official) 🌍 — Once per 5 years; matched status valid through Dec 31 of 2nd calendar year after approval
Hertz Five Star → Sixt Platinum (match, official) 🌍 — Status never expires; upgrades 12 mo then renew
Sixt Platinum → Avis President's Club (match, community-verified) 🌍 — Email proof to profile.update@avisbudget.com; valid ~12 months
multi-step⚠ one-time
how (5 steps)
ITA Airways Volare Club Plus → Lufthansa Miles & More Frequent Traveller (match, official) 🌍 — ITA Airways Volare Club Plus -> Miles & More FTL, free of charge (no application fee, unlike the BA/Iberia matches). Last-call enrollment ~2026-03-22; treat as EXPIRED for new applicants. Status valid through 2027-02-28. FTL granted this way only confers Lufthansa/SWISS/Austrian-operated lounge access (not full Star Alliance-wide lounge access).
Lufthansa Miles & More Frequent Traveller → Sixt Gold (match, community-verified) 🌍 — Status never expires; upgrades 12 mo then renew
Sixt Gold → Avis Preferred Plus (match, community-verified) 🌍 — Email proof to profile.update@avisbudget.com; valid ~12 months
Avis Preferred Plus → Hertz President's Circle (match, community-verified) 🌍 — Avis Preferred Plus with 25+ rentals in the year; once per 5 years; valid through Dec 31 of 2nd calendar year after approval
Hertz President's Circle → Enterprise Plus Platinum (match, community-verified) 🇨🇦🇺🇸 — Matched Plus Platinum; upload current Hertz statement/card; renew via 24 rentals or 85 rental days/yr
multi-step⚠ one-time
how (4 steps)
ITA Airways Volare Club Plus → Lufthansa Miles & More Frequent Traveller (match, official) 🌍 — ITA Airways Volare Club Plus -> Miles & More FTL, free of charge (no application fee, unlike the BA/Iberia matches). Last-call enrollment ~2026-03-22; treat as EXPIRED for new applicants. Status valid through 2027-02-28. FTL granted this way only confers Lufthansa/SWISS/Austrian-operated lounge access (not full Star Alliance-wide lounge access).
Lufthansa Miles & More Frequent Traveller → Sixt Gold (match, community-verified) 🌍 — Status never expires; upgrades 12 mo then renew
Sixt Gold → Avis Preferred Plus (match, community-verified) 🌍 — Email proof to profile.update@avisbudget.com; valid ~12 months
Avis Preferred Plus → Hertz President's Circle (match, community-verified) 🌍 — Avis Preferred Plus with 25+ rentals in the year; once per 5 years; valid through Dec 31 of 2nd calendar year after approval
multi-step⚠ one-time
how (4 steps)
ITA Airways Volare Club Plus → Lufthansa Miles & More Frequent Traveller (match, official) 🌍 — ITA Airways Volare Club Plus -> Miles & More FTL, free of charge (no application fee, unlike the BA/Iberia matches). Last-call enrollment ~2026-03-22; treat as EXPIRED for new applicants. Status valid through 2027-02-28. FTL granted this way only confers Lufthansa/SWISS/Austrian-operated lounge access (not full Star Alliance-wide lounge access).
Lufthansa Miles & More Frequent Traveller → Sixt Gold (match, community-verified) 🌍 — Status never expires; upgrades 12 mo then renew
Sixt Gold → Hertz Five Star (match, official) 🌍 — Once per 5 years; matched status valid through Dec 31 of 2nd calendar year after approval
Hertz Five Star → Sixt Platinum (match, official) 🌍 — Status never expires; upgrades 12 mo then renew
What ITA Airways Volare unlocks
Miles