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.
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.
About this location:
Cedar City Airport
Cedar City, Utah, is home to some spectacular sights, so your first order of business here should be to pick up a quality rental car. Avis Car Rental is conveniently located right on-site at Cedar City Regional Airport (CDC), so you’ll be able to browse the extensive selection of Cedar City airport car rentals, choose the perfect CDC car rental for your trip and be on your way in no time. 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. Booking airport car rentals is that easy with Avis.
Awarded the Outstanding Regional Theater Tony Award in 2000, Cedar City’s Shakespeare Festival is one of the city’s most distinguished cultural events. Surprise your clients with a Broadway-caliber show in the middle of Utah. Close a deal or just practice your backswing at the Cedar Ridge Golf Course, or take a scenic drive out to Dixie National Forest and marvel at the gorgeous red rock formations unique to this region.
If you’d rather stay in town, you can visit the Frontier Homestead State Park Museum, home to an impressive collection of horse-drawn vehicles and pioneer artifacts. Or you can visit the famous Cedar Breaks National Monument, a 2,500-foot-deep natural amphitheater. Drive around its 5-mile rim and take in the breathtaking colors of its limestone formations.
Whatever you decide to explore while you’re in town, when you’ve chosen one of Avis’s Cedar City Regional Airport rental cars, you’ve chosen the best.
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