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:
New Castle County Airport
The Avis Car Rental counter at Wilmington, Delaware’s New Castle Airport (ILG) is found in the baggage claim area, and our airport car rentals are parked outside the terminal doors. Avis is one of several car rental companies to choose from at ILG. What sets Avis apart is the extensive fleet of quality vehicles, excellent customer service and great deals. Also, 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. The Avis ILG car rental facility has a comprehensive inventory of everything from compact cars, perfect for fitting into those tight downtown parking spots, to luxury cars and SUVs for comfort and security, to eco-friendly hybrids for getting the most bang for your gas buck.
To get from Avis’s New Castle Airport rental cars lot to Wilmington, take US-40 north for 4 miles, then continue on to US-13 for just over a mile before turning right onto East Front St. Wilmington’s recently revitalized Riverfront area now features a variety of restaurants, a brand-new special events center for hosting conventions, conferences and even weddings, and a 6,500-capacity baseball park, home of the Class-A Wilmington Blue Rocks. If entertaining clients is your business in Wilmington and it’s baseball season, why don’t you and your guests pick up some snacks and refreshments at the concessionary stand, strap on your baseball gloves and join the peanut gallery for an evening at the ballpark?
You’ll need a vehicle to make the most of your visit to Wilmington, and you won’t find better deals on Wilmington airport car rentals than at Avis.
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