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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
NW Florida Beaches Intl Airport
Additional Travel Information
Conveniently located in the main terminal of Northwest Florida Beaches International Airport (ECP), Avis Car Rental is your first stop on an unforgettable trip.
Panama City is a must-see destination on Florida’s Gulf Coast, and in a convertible is the best way to experience it. You’ll find those as well as an assortment of other airport car rentals—including compacts, midsize vehicles, luxury cars and SUVs at Avis’s lot of Panama City airport car rentals.
Feel the wind in your hair as you drive 25 miles downtown to visit one of four fishing piers—great for sunset-gazing or a casual walk out to sea. For some serious shopping, Pier Park has one million square feet of private shops and boutiques unique to Panama City. If you’re in town in February, be sure to check out the Mardi Gras festivities that fill the downtown streets.
Put your ECP car rental to good use and explore the 27 miles of crystal waters and white-sand beaches that have made Panama City famous the world over. For a quiet afternoon away from the crowds, head to Shell Island or St. Andrews State Park. If you want a livelier beach experience, Schooner’s has food, beach volleyball and lots of locals and tourists to mingle with. For an afternoon of unwinding or if you have clients to entertain, visit one of the area’s five championship golf courses.
Avis’s fleet of Northwest Florida Beaches International Airport rental cars is sure to have something to satisfy your needs, whatever they may be. Plus, 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. For the highest level of professionalism and the best deals on quality rental cars Panama City has to offer, Avis is your best choice.
Additional Location Information
AFTER-HOURS RETURNS
- Park & lock the car. Place the completed contract & the keys in the key drop box at the Avis counter inside the terminal. The terminal is open 24 hours. Remember to take your personal belongings with you.
PREFERRED SERVICE
- Proceed to the Avis counter in the baggage claim area. Show your driver’s license to receive your preprinted rental document and keys. Rental cars are parked outside the baggage claim area.
*GENERAL DIRECTIONS*
- Located inside the main terminal.
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