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.
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Flint/Bishop Intl Airport
Business travelers to Flint Michigan’s Bishop International Airport (FNT) prefer Avis Car Rental for its wide selection, superior service and special offers like the ability to accelerate your travel experience with Avis Preferred, a complimentary membership that allows you to skip the line and go straight to your car.
Avis’s excellent customer service starts at the counter, which is conveniently located right inside the baggage claim area. Avis’s unsurpassed selection of airport car rentals—from fuel-efficient compact cars, eco-friendly hybrids, as well as luxury vehicles and SUVs for comfort and style—are parked just outside the terminal’s doors in the Flint airport car rentals lot.
Flint’s fortunes are tied to that of the region’s automotive industry, and in recent decades the city has fallen on hard times. At the same time, recent redevelopment projects topping $400 million have revived many neighborhoods, especially in the downtown area, which has seen an influx of new restaurants and cafes in recent years.
Sign up for a downtown walking tour with the Flint Area Convention and Visitors Bureau. The self-guided tour includes a map of the downtown district and emphasizes its architectural heritage.
The Alfred P. Sloan Museum features a thought-provoking exposition centered on the city’s long and rocky relationship with the automotive industry. Nearby, the Buick Gallery and Research Center permanently exhibits dozens of classic GM cars and concept designs.
With an extensive fleet, friendly and helpful staff and quality cars and trucks, Avis is the best place to start your search for Bishop International Airport rental cars.
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