Avis Car Rental
Fletcher, NC 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

Asheville Regional Airport

Additional Travel Information

Fletcher is home to the Asheville Regional Airport (AVL), which is where you’ll be flying into when traveling to Asheville, western North Carolina’s largest city. A major hub for entertainment of all sorts, Asheville is known for its fantastic cuisine, microbreweries, vibrant live music scene and exceptional whitewater recreation.

Asheville Regional Airport rental cars are the most comfortable and reliable way to travel to your destinations while you’re in town, so you might as well travel in style!

Conveniently located on-site at AVL, Avis Car Rental is an excellent choice when it comes to Fletcher airport car rentals. The diverse selection of superb airport car rentals ranges from luxury cars and spacious SUVs to smaller hybrids and compacts for city driving and parking. In a hurry? Accelerate your travel experience with Avis Preferred, a complimentary membership that allows you to skip the line and go straight to your car.

Love the outdoors? Take a scenic drive along the Blue Ridge Parkway. This 469-mile highway connects the Great Smoky Mountains National Park in North Carolina to the Shenandoah National Park in Virginia, with historic sites and many opportunities to take part in outdoor recreational activities along the way.

Save time and travel in style with an AVL car rental from Avis.

Additional Location Information

AFTER-HOURS RETURNS

• Park & lock the car. Place the completed contract & the keys in the key drop box. The drop box is located on the counter in the terminal. Keys can be dropped in the box anytime. Agent is on duty until the last flight. 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.

• The Asheville Regional Airport is actually located in Fletcher, NC – which is 10 miles South of Asheville on I-26.