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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
Birmingham-Shuttlesworth Intl Airport
Additional Travel Information
For discerning travelers to Alabama’s largest city, the best deal on quality Birmingham airport car rentals makes all the difference, which is why people in the know choose Avis Car Rental. The counter is conveniently located right next to the baggage claim at Birmingham-Shuttlesworth International Airport (BHM).
Birmingham is famous for its golf courses. Enjoy the gorgeous views as you take your drivers for a spin, or close that important deal with clients. Continue to take advantage of the area’s stunning scenery at Oak Mountain State Park, where you can hike, mountain bike, camp, fish, horseback ride and visit Alabama’s oldest wildlife rehabilitation center, the Alabama Wildlife Center.
The downtown core is only a 5-mile drive from Avis’s lot of Birmingham-Shuttlesworth International Airport rental cars. Once you’re there, you can check out the Alabama Jazz Hall of Fame and learn how the most influential jazz musicians made their mark. For a taste of Southern history, visit the Civil Rights Institute. Or visit the world’s most impressive motorcycle collection at the Barber Motorsports Museum.
Whether you choose a compact BHM car rental, an SUV or something from the Avis Signature series of airport car rentals, you’ll be treated to professional service and a quality experience. 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.
Additional Location Information
AFTER-HOURS RETURNS
- Rental vehicle must be returned during office hours.
NOTE: Some locations may have a key drop available. If the customer chooses to leave the vehicle, the customer is responsible for the vehicle & all charges (including any damages the vehicle may have incurred during after hours) until the contract can be closed on the following business day.
If the location does not have a key drop box, the location does not permit vehicles to be left after closing hours. The customer should never lock the keys inside the car. The customer will be charged a fee for a locksmith to unlock the vehicle.
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*
- The rental counter is located in the Rental Car Area which is located in section 1B on the ground level of the airport parking deck in the Airport. Vehicles are picked up and retuned to this area.
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