Avis Car Rental and its subsidiaries operate one of the world’s best-known car rental brands with approximately 5,500 locations in more than 165 countries. Avis has a long history of innovation in the car rental industry and is one of the world’s top brands for customer loyalty. Avis is owned by Avis Budget Group, Inc. (NASDAQ: CAR), which operates and licenses the brand throughout the world.
Founded in 1946 by Warren Avis (who sold his interest in 1954), Avis was the first company to rent cars from airport locations. The company grew rapidly during the 1950’s through franchised and corporate-owned expansion. In 1963, Avis introduced the award-winning “We try harder®” campaign and the tagline remains the company’s rallying cry even today. Ten years later, Avis launched its innovative Wizard system, the company’s proprietary reservation technology. Avis changed ownership multiple times in the 70’s and 80’s, becoming employee-owned in 1987. That same year, Avis introduced the Roving Rapid Return, a handheld computer terminal allowing customers to bypass the Avis counter. Two years later, the company launched Avis Cares® a program aimed at promoting renter and employee safety. In 1996, HFS Incorporated acquired Avis, which was then spun off as a separate public company, all but the franchising rights, Wizard system, and reservation operations. In 2000, the company introduced Avis Interactive, the first Internet-based reporting system for commercial accounts in the car rental industry, which was significantly enhanced and re-launched in 2006. In March 2001, Cendant Corporation purchased all of the outstanding shares of Avis Group Holdings and later that year moved its world headquarters to Parsippany, NJ. In 2006, Cendant Corp. separated into four independent companies: Realogy, Wyndham Worldwide, Travelport and Avis Budget Group, Inc., which is now the parent company of Avis Car Rental. In 2011, Avis Budget Group acquires Avis Europe plc. The transaction re-unites Avis Budget Group with its licensee for Europe, the Middle East, Africa and Asia.
About this location:
Boston Logan Intl Airport
Avis Car Rental at Boston’s Logan International Airport (BOS) offers a truly unparalleled selection. From compact cars to luxury vehicles, SUVS and eco-friendly hybrids, Avis has a variety of airport car rentals to meet the needs of any business traveler, with great deals on quality upgrades like GPS navigation systems.
To reach Avis’s BOS rental car counter from the baggage claim area, follow the airport’s ground transportation signs to the airport shuttle bus. It will take you to the Boston airport car rentals facility.
Once you’ve picked up your rental from Avis, take the Callahan Tunnel under Boston Harbor to downtown, an 11- to 15-minute drive in light traffic. Before your first afternoon meeting, be sure to stop for lunch at Cheers, made famous by the TV show, then check out Fenway Park and fantasize about hitting a home run over the towering Green Monster in left field. It’s the perfect way to pump yourself up before the next presentation.
If you plan on doing business downtown, you’ll want to rent a compact car to squeeze into those tight downtown parking spaces. But since Boston is surprisingly small, many of the areas bigger businesses are in the suburbs. If that’s where you’ll be heading, you’ll enjoy the comfort and spaciousness of a luxury car or SUV.
Logan International Airport rental cars from Avis are easy to book, pick up and drop off. You can accelerate your travel experience with Avis Preferred, a complimentary membership that allows you to skip the line and go straight to your car.
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