Avis Car Rental
Des Moines, IA 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

Des Moines Municipal Airport

Additional Travel Information

Whether you’re in Des Moines on business or for pleasure, you’ll have plenty to occupy your time, and the best way to get around to it all is with a quality rental car.

The Avis Car Rental is located right inside the Des Moines International Airport (DSM), so picking up your DSM car rental and getting on your way could hardly be more convenient. 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.

Avis’s fleet of Des Moines airport car rentals has a full range of deals on quality vehicles, from SUVs and luxury airport car rentals to eco-friendly hybrids and compact cars, so no matter what has brought you to Iowa’s state capital, we have the car that will get you there in style.

If you’re here for work, you’re probably in the agriculture or insurance business. Either way, entertaining clients is easy. There are many fine-dining restaurants in town, but for a real taste of Des Moines, try a fresh cut of Iowa-raised beef at one of the city’s steakhouses.

To see some of the city’s finest architecture, visit the Capitol Building. Home to some of the finest monuments and memorials in the city, including the Lincoln and Tad statue, it also provides a breathtaking view of the city’s downtown area.

If you want to recharge your batteries, go for a stroll through Pappajohn Sculpture Park and marvel at the art installations. In town during the summer months? Catch a baseball game at Principal Park or enjoy an outdoor concert.

Whatever activity you choose to pursue, you’ll arrive in style in one of Avis’s Des Moines International Airport rental cars.

Additional Location Information

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 parked outside the baggage claim area.
  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 parked outside the baggage claim area.