Avis Car Rental
Eau Claire, WI 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

Chippewa Valley Regional Airport

Additional Travel Information

Doing business on America’s dairy farm? Browse through the Avis fleet of airport car rentals to find the one that suits you best.

Chippewa Valley Regional Airport rental cars from Avis are the busy business traveler’s choice for many reasons, not least of which is the ability to accelerate your travel experience with Avis Preferred, a complimentary membership that allows you to skip the line and go straight to your car.

Look for the Avis Car Rental counter in the Chippewa Valley Regional Airport (EAU) baggage claim area. Then pick up your EAU car rental in the lot adjacent to the building, from where it’s just 12 minutes to Eau Claire.

One of the best ways to decompress around here is with the Grammy-nominated University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire Jazz Ensemble. You can see them any time they’re performing, but if you’re in town in April you can watch them at the annual Eau Claire Jazz Festival. Alternatively, you can take in a local band at Stella Blues or the Acoustic Café downtown, where you might rub elbows with local resident and Bon Iver front man Justin Vernon.

But first you’ll need a vehicle, and Claire airport car rentals from Avis set the standard for deals on quality cars from compacts and SUVs. They’re easy to reserve, pick up and return no matter what you choose.

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AFTER-HOURS RETURNS

• Park & lock the car. Place the completed contract & the keys in the key drop box at the Avis counter inside the terminal.
  If the airport terminal is locked, place the contract & keys in the glove box & leave one door unlocked.

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.