Avis Car Rental
Burbank, CA 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

Bob Hope Airport

Additional Travel Information

Los Angeles is most definitely a driving city, so the first order of business when you arrive at Burbank Bob Hope Airport is to find a BUR car rental. For your convenience, the Avis Car Rental is located just across the street from baggage claim. Choose from an assortment of great deals on Burbank airport car rentals like luxury sedans, SUVs, hybrids and convertibles, and accelerate your travel experience with Avis Preferred, a complimentary membership that allows you to skip the line and go straight to your car.

Just 30 minutes of driving will get you from the airport to downtown Tinseltown where you can stroll along the Hollywood Walk of Fame or do some world-class shopping on Rodeo Drive between meetings. If you’re more interested in the coast, you can drive to any of SoCal’s many beaches and dip your toes in the Pacific.

If your business here is in Burbank itself, book some time off to take your colleagues on a studio tour or two—depending on which stars you run into, it might be the highlight of your trip! Alternatively, you take a client out for an afternoon of golfing; there are plenty of fabulous courses within driving distance, including the beautiful and challenging Roosevelt Municipal Golf Course.

For your own peace of mind, it’s good to know that Avis’s selection of Burbank Bob Hope Airport rental cars have a reputation for being some of the most high-quality airport car rentals around. Whether you’re here for business or pleasure, you’ll get the star treatment at Avis.

Additional Location Information

AFTER-HOURS RETURNS

• Park & lock the car. Place the completed contract & the keys in the key drop box located directly at the return area. Remember to take your personal belongings with you.

PREFERRED SERVICE

• Follow signs to the baggage claim area. From the baggage claim area, proceed across the street to the Valet Center. Take the escalator and follow the signs to the Rental Car Center & locate the Avis counter. Show your driver’s license to receive your preprinted rental document and keys. Rental cars are parked outside the Rental Car Center.

*GENERAL DIRECTIONS*

• AIRLINE PASSENGERS: From the baggage claim area, proceed across the street to the Valet Center. Take the escalator and follow the signs to the Rental Car Center.
  WALKING DISTANCE from rental counter to car lot: 200 feet
  WALK-UP RENTERS: Directions if customer must rent at the airport: Follow airport signs for “Arrivals” or “Baggage Claim”. From the baggage claim area proceed across the street to the Valet Center. Take the escalator and follow the signs to the Rental Car Center.