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Company Overview
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.
Quick History
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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Location
La Guardia Airport
Additional Location Information
PREFERRED SERVICE
- IMPORTANT – LaGuardia Airport (LGA) is currently under major construction. Please advise all customers to expect delays getting to our facility and back. Due to construction at the time of vehicle return all customers should allow for 2 hours or less before flight for return back to the airport.
Exit terminal & proceed to Rental Car Bus Stop area. Please note in terminal B, this is on the upper level. Avis courtesy bus will take customer directly to Car Rental Facility.
- Upon arrival at the rental facility, check your email on your smartphone or the Preferred board for the space number of your preassigned vehicle.
You have the option to accept the preassigned car or exchange it for a similar car from the Select & Go Exchange Area or upgrade the car to a specialty vehicle from the Select & Go Upgrade Area. Cars in the Select & Go Upgrade Area have the additional daily cost posted on the hangtag.
Once you have selected your vehicle, drive the vehicle to the exit booth and present your driver’s license to the Avis representative who will quickly complete the transaction and get you on your way.
*GENERAL DIRECTIONS*
- IMPORTANT – LaGuardia Airport (LGA) is currently under major construction. Please advise all customers to expect delays getting to our facility and back. Due to construction at the time of vehicle return all customers should allow for 2 hours or less before flight for return back to the airport.
COUNTER: AIRLINE PASSENGERS – Exit terminal & proceed to Rental Car Bus Stop area. Please note in terminal B, this is on the upper level. Avis courtesy bus will take customer directly to Car Rental Facility.
WALK-UP RENTERS/LOCAL RENTERS – Follow airport signs for Rental Car Return. They will lead to the Avis Vehicle rental lot. Proceed inside to the counter
VEHICLES: Located approx 1 mile from the airport at the Car Rental Facility.
RETURNS: Same as pick-up. Look for the “Car Rental Return” signs. Customers will be shuttled back to the airport.
AFTER-HOURS RETURNS: Open 24 hours.
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