Avis Car Rental
South Bend, IN 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

South Bend Regional Airport

Additional Travel Information

South Bend, Indiana, is best known as the home to the University of Notre Dame, one of the United States’s most renowned academic centers of excellence. Whether you’re a parent visiting your young scholar, a visiting professor or an attendee at one of the university’s many international seminars, you’ll get your visit off on the right foot with Avis Car Rental.

The Avis counter at South Bend International Airport (SBN) can be easily found in the baggage claim area, just inside from the Avis lot of South Bend International Airport rental cars. You’ll find whatever kind of SBN car rental you need to make your visit enjoyable, from convertible airport car rentals for summer visits to the school to SUVs for getting through the snow in winter. And regardless of what you choose, 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.

South Bend is just on the western end of the rust belt, so car culture is a big deal here. Studebaker Co. once called the city home, and you can see the history of the classic American ride at Studebaker National Museum. To get your motor running in a whole other way, see if you can get a ticket to a university sporting event. People here love their Fighting Irish, and regardless of the game, you’ll be in for a treat.

Regardless of what brought you to South Bend, airport rental cars will probably be your first order of business. For the most professional experience and great deals on quality rental vehicles, make Avis your first stop.

Additional Location Information

AFTER-HOURS RETURNS

• Park & lock the car. Place the completed contract & the keys in the key drop box. 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*

• AIRLINE PASSENGERS: Proceed to the Avis counter in the baggage claim area. Rental cars are parked outside the baggage claim area.
  WALK-UP RENTERS: Follow airport signs for “Arrivals” or “Baggage Claim”. They will lead to the baggage claim area entrance.
  WALKING DISTANCE from rental counter to car lot: 550 feet