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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
Cedar Rapids Airport
Additional Travel Information
The people of Cedar Rapids, Iowa, are so cheerful that they have an entire season dedicated to enjoying the remaining four—which is why it’s affectionately known as the City of Five Seasons.
To enjoy them all properly, you’ll need a CID car rental, and Avis’s vast selection will ensure you find just the right one for your trip. The Avis Car Rental counter is located right next to baggage claim at Eastern Iowa Airport (CID), so picking up Cedar Rapids airport car rentals and getting into town is simple.
The general disposition of the people here makes Cedar Rapids a lovely place to do business. There’s a healthy mix of white-collar offices and plaid-collar farming, and you’ll see both represented at the airport. You can entertain clients at one of the area’s three wineries with a scrumptious dinner and a view of the land—if you’re here in the summer, the sun sets for hours.
Czech cuisine is also well represented in Cedar Rapids, especially in the Czech Village/New Bohemia neighborhood. There you’ll also find the National Czech and Slovak Museum and Library, the leading institution of its kind in the United States.
If you have time, learn about Iowa’s history at the Brucemore Historic Site, a Queen Anne-style mansion turned museum dating back to 1884.
When choosing from our selection of Eastern Iowa Airport rental cars, know that you’ll always be arriving on time and in style with Avis. Whether you’re choosing from summer convertible airport car rentals, winter SUVs or statement-making luxury vehicles, you’ll be in good hands with Avis. 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.
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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.
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*
- AIRLINE PASSENGERS: Proceed to the Avis counter in the baggage claim area. Rental cars are located outside the Ground Transportation Doors.
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 located outside the Ground Transportation Doors.
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