Avis Car Rental
Hempstead, NY 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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About this location:

Location

Closing October 22 2016

Additional Location Information

PREFERRED SERVICE

• Proceed to the Avis rental counter. Show your drivers license and identify yourself as a Preferred Renter to the Avis rental agent in order to receive your preprinted rental document and keys.

*GENERAL DIRECTIONS*

• COUNTER: FROM BROOKLYN: Take Belt Pkwy East to Southern State Pkwy West to Exit 19N Peninsula Blvd. Go 5 traffic lights to North Franklin St., make a left, go approx 1/2 mile, office will be on the left.
  FROM QUEENS: Take Grand Central Pkwy East to exit 23 Cross Island Pkwy South to Southern State Pkwy East to Exit 19 N Peninsula Blvd. Go 5 traffic lights to N. Franklin St, make a left, then go approx 1/2 mile, office is on the left.
  FROM LONG ISLAND: Take Northern State Pkwy West exit S-1 Meadowbrook Pkwy South to exit M-4 Stewart Ave, go approx. 2 miles to Franklin Ave, make a left, go approx. 12 blocks. Office is on the right.
  FROM LONG ISLAND SOUTH SHORE: Take Southern State Pkwy West to Exit 19-N Peninsula Blvd, go 5 traffic lights to North Franklin St., make a left, go approx. 1/2 mile. Office is on the left.
  CENTRAL LONG ISLAND: Take Hempstead Tpke West to N. Franklin St; make a right approx 1/2 mile. Office is on the left.
  VEHICLES: On-site.
  RETURNS: Same as pick-up.
  AFTER-HOURS RETURNS: Not available. Rental vehicle must be returned during office hours.