Hertz Corp. has joined SkyTeam as the alliance's first nonairline affiliate member, enabling members of most of SkyTeam's airline loyalty programs to earn miles when renting from Hertz. Hertz international marketing VP Vincent Gillet said the car rental company already partners with more than half the SkyTeam airlines, "so it was a progressive move to extend our relationship to the full alliance." Members of Alitalia's MilleMiglia or Aerolineas Argentinas' Aerolineas Plus programs will not be able to earn miles through Hertz due to "contractual reasons," according to Hertz.