Avis Car Rental
Sturgeon Bay, WI 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

Tailwind Flight Center – Cherryland Apo

Additional Travel Information

After landing at Door County Cherryland Airport (SUE), look for the Avis Sturgeon Falls airport car rentals counter in the terminal. Once you get your keys, pick up your SUE car rental right outside the building. You’ll cross the 1,420-foot Sturgeon Bay Bridge on your 8-minute ride into town from the airport car rentals lot.

Avis Car Rental offers a wide selection from fuel-efficient compact cars to luxury vehicles and four-wheel-drive SUVs perfect for winter conditions. What’s more, 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.

Visit the Door County Maritime Museum to learn about local naval history, including the dozens of shipwrecks at Death’s Door, a small but dangerous strait between the Door Peninsula and Washington Island. Visit Choice Orchards, just ten minutes north of Sturgeon Bay, to find out why Door County is renowned for its cherry and apple orchards.

The Eagle Bluff Lighthouse is perched 76 feet above the Green Bay, a 36-minute drive from Sturgeon Bay. Tours of the lighthouse are available every day between late May and mid-October, and the lighthouse keeper’s house has been converted into a museum.

But first you need a vehicle, and savvy travelers looking for Door County Cherryland Airport rental cars start at Avis for professional service, quality vehicles and great rental car deals.

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.

*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. Proceed inside to locate the Avis counter. Rental cars are parked outside the baggage claim area.