Avis Car Rental
Buffalo, NY 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

Buffalo Niagara Internationall Airport

Additional Travel Information

Avis Car Rental is one of six providers of airport car rentals at Buffalo Niagara International Airport (BUF). To get to the Avis BUF car rental center from the baggage claim area, proceed out the main doors and cross the street to the Avis counter on the first floor of the Buffalo airport car rentals center. Vehicles are parked a level down from the counter and can be reached by elevator. Then it’s just a 15- to 20-minute drive from the airport to downtown and the city’s business center.

Buffalo gets more than its fair share of snow during the winter. If you don’t want to miss a meeting or function due to inclement weather, you should consider a deal from our wide selection of four-wheel-drive rental cars and SUVs to help you make it safely, comfortably and on time. The rest of the year is quite lovely on the shores of Lake Erie, especially since Buffalo is one of America’s only eastern cities to enjoy its sunsets over a body of water. The plush seats of a luxury sedan or convertible from Avis are a cozy vantage point for watching the sun sink behind the Buffalo Main Light, one of the oldest lighthouses still standing on the Great Lakes. And see if you can organize an offsite meeting or team dinner at the Anchor Bar. It’s the birthplace of Buffalo-style chicken wings, the quintessential taste of “The Queen City.”

Whether you’re coming to Buffalo for a quick in-and-out, or your business has you here longer, you won’t want to waste precious time trying to figure out which Buffalo Niagara International Airport rental cars offer the best deal for your dollars. Stick to Avis and you’re guaranteed to be happy. 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.