Avis Car Rental
Fargo, ND 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

Hector Intl Airport

Additional Travel Information

Avis Car Rental has one of the best selections of Hector International Airport rental cars in Fargo. The winters in this part of the country can be cold and dark, so don’t accept anything less than a quality rental car for getting you around warmly and safely, whether it’s a spacious SUV with four-wheel drive, an easy-to-park compact car or an impressive luxury vehicle from the Signature Series. Hector International Airport (FAR) serves the Fargo-Moorhead, ND-MN metropolitan area, recently ranked as one of the fastest-growing small metropolitan areas in the US.

The Avis FAR car rental counter is conveniently located in the baggage claim area, which is just steps from the rental car lot. Once you’ve picked up your keys, it’s a short 3- to 5-mile drive from the Fargo-Moorehead airport car rentals lot to downtown Fargo. Moorehead is just a short distance past Fargo, across the North Dakota-Minnesota border.

As a thriving regional hub, the Fargo-Moorehead area has plenty of dining and shopping options to fit any business traveler’s budget. Unwind after work by taking a stroll down Broadway Avenue to catch an indie film at Fargo Theater. The one-time vaudeville venue has been recently restored, and its historic brick and mortar facade is a sight to behold, especially after dark when the building’s vintage neon electric signage illuminates the entire street.

Avis’s Fargo-Moorehead airport car rentals are easy to reserve, pick up and drop off. 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 located on the Avis counter inside ther terminal. The terminal is locked after the last flight arrival (varies from midnight to 2:00 A.M.), but reopens at 3:45 A.M every day.

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.