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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
Hilton Head Airport
Additional Travel Information
Sophisticated and upscale, Hilton Head is known as a leisurely resort town, which makes doing business here all the more pleasurable. You can turn you breaks between meetings into mini-vacations, but first you’ll need a quality rental car. Avis Car Rental at Hilton Head Airport (HHH) is located right on-site, so you’ll have the keys to your HHH car rental in hand and be on your way almost as soon as you land. 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. Finding professional service and great deals on quality airport car rentals is easy when you book with Avis.
While you’re in town, try the island’s signature Gullah cooking, a style that fuses flavors and techniques from West Africa, Europe and the Caribbean. A Gullah dining experience pairs well with live music by one of the local bluegrass, gospel, soul or jazz groups, making a night entertaining clients a night to remember. Get into Hilton Head’s great outdoors on a number of golf courses and tennis courts. Charming boardwalks, fountains and palm trees line Coligny Beach, and there’s lots of parking available here. Go for a ride on one of the Hilton Head Island Bike Trails, or visit the natural history exhibits, butterfly enclosure and gardens at the Coastal Discovery Museum. Any one of Avis’s Hilton Head Airport rental cars will get you wherever you need to go comfortably and in style.
Whatever you choose to do on Hilton Head Island, you’ll be driving in the best in Hilton Head airport car rentals when you book with Avis.
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.
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