Avis Car Rental
Glendale, AZ Hours and Location

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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

Glendale (Bell Road & 67th Avenue)

Additional Travel Information

When you are searching for a Glendale rental car deal for your business trip, you are probably overwhelmed by the many available moving companies. Avis Rent a Car at Bell Road & 73rd Avenue can be the end of your search with our wide selection of available vehicles. From I-17, our store is about 5 miles west on Bell Road. You’ll find that our Bell Road & 73rd Avenue Glendale location has just the vehicle you require, whether you need a luxury vehicle from our Avis Signature Series or a vehicle with better gas mileage or more space. Rental cars will allow you to explore all that Arizona has to offer when your business event is completed. You can head from our Avis Bell Road & 73rd Avenue location over to the University of Phoenix Stadium, which the Phoenix Cardinals call home, and catch a game or tour the facility. For a lesson in history, the historic Sahuaro Ranch, located just north of the downtown, offers a fascinating picture into what life was like in the late 1880s. The Glendale Xeriscape Garden has more than 1,000 varieties of desert plants and is one of the largest botanical gardens in the state.When your business trip to the city makes it necessary that you find a good Arizona rental car, Avis car rental at Bell Road & 73rd Avenue will help make your stay more convenient. We offer many vehicles and services designed to meet your requirements. If you need to easily find your way around the city, our store at Bell Road & 73rd Avenue can install GPS on your chosen vehicle. We also have a variety of small business programs if multiple people are traveling, so visit our website and make your reservation today.

Additional Location Information

AFTER-HOURS RETURNS

• Rental vehicle must be returned during office hours.
  NOTE: Some locations may have a key drop available. If the customer chooses to leave the vehicle, the customer is responsible for the vehicle & all charges (including any damages the vehicle may have incurred during after hours) until the contract can be closed on the following business day.
  If the location does not have a key drop box, the location does not permit vehicles to be left after closing hours. The customer should never lock the keys inside the car. The customer will be charged a fee for a locksmith to unlock the vehicle.

PREFERRED SERVICE

• Proceed to the Avis rental counter. Show your drivers license and identify yourself as a Preferred Renter to the Avis rental agent in order to receive your preprinted rental document and keys.

*GENERAL DIRECTIONS*

• From I-17, take the Bell Rd exit and turn west. Continue for approximately 5 miles on Bell Rd. The location is on the northeast corner of the intersection of Bell Rd & 67th Ave.