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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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Northwest Alabama Regional Airport
Additional Travel Information
If you’re in Muscle Shoals, Alabama, on business, it’s most likely the music business. The city is famous for the array of musical talent that found its humble beginnings at FAME Recording Studios. Greats like Otis Redding, Aretha Franklin and Little Richard (to name a few) recorded their unforgettable hits here. And after your recording, spend an afternoon golfing or go on a guided fishing tour on the Tennessee River. You can make a lasting impression on your artists, clients and friends with a luxury vehicle from Avis’s fleet of Muscle Shoals airport car rentals.
Whether you’re here to cut a track or just to check out the sights and sounds of Alabama, you’ll need the perfect vehicle for your trip.
Upon arriving at Northwest Alabama Regional Airport (MSL), make your way to the Avis Car Rental counter right next to the baggage claim area to pick up your quality MSL car rental. In a hurry? 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.
A quieter but absolutely essential must-do here is Ivy Green, Helen Keller’s home-turned-museum. It has become a shrine to the “miracle” breakthrough in the deaf and blind little girl’s life.
Wherever you decide to take Avis’s Northwest Alabama Regional Airport rental cars, know that you’ll arrive on time and in comfort. For the best deals on quality airport car rentals, choose Avis and ensure your trip is hassle-free.
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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.
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