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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
Los Angeles Intl Airport
Additional Travel Information
The Avis Car Rental at Los Angeles International Airport (or LAX, as most people call it) is conveniently located just two miles from your arrival terminal. Even more convenient is the complimentary shuttle service that takes you to Avis’s LAX car rental location and back, something frequent travelers appreciate. Not all airport car rentals are this hassle free.
While Avis is one of many places to get Los Angeles airport car rentals, a huge fleet and frequent offers make it the preferred choice, as does 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. If you’ll be taking the city’s interior highways to go from meeting to meeting, be prepared for traffic with the space and comfort of a luxury car or SUV. On the other hand, if you anticipate spending more time with clients by the water or possibly even driving up the coast, why not consider a convertible? It’s one of the best ways to enjoy the magnificence of California
LAX is about 40 minutes south of Hollywood, Beverly Hills and the rest of glitzy LA. On the way there, you’ll hit the Santa Monica Freeway, which you take east to the downtown core and the corporate hub of Southern California. Take it west and you hit the famous beaches of Santa Monica, Venice and Pacific Palisades.
But first, you need a vehicle, and for business travelers looking for Los Angeles Airport rental cars, there’s no better place to start than Avis.
Additional Location Information
AFTER-HOURS RETURNS
- Location is open 24 hours. During late night/early morning hours, the Rental Center counter & the Preferred counter may be closed. The Return Center counter is always open. Follow signs for “Car Rental Return” to the Avis return lot.
PREFERRED SERVICE
- Follow signs to the baggage claim area. Proceed outside and wait under the purple Car Rental Tram Stop Sign for the courtesy bus to take you to the rental car facility.
- Upon arrival at the rental facility, check your email on your smartphone or the Preferred board for the space number of your preassigned vehicle.
You have the option to accept the preassigned car or exchange it for a similar car from the Select & Go Exchange Area or upgrade the car to a specialty vehicle from the Select & Go Upgrade Area. Cars in the Select & Go Upgrade Area have the additional daily cost posted on the hangtag.
Once you have selected your vehicle, drive the vehicle to the exit booth and present your driver’s license to the Avis representative who will quickly complete the transaction and get you on your way.
*GENERAL DIRECTIONS*
- AIRLINE PASSENGERS: Follow signs to the baggage claim area. Proceed outside and wait under the purple Car Rental Tram Stop Sign for the courtesy bus which will take you to the Avis car lot for the rental procedures.
WALKING DISTANCE from rental counter to car lot: 200 feet
- WALK-UP RENTERS Follow airport signs for Rental Car Return. They will lead to the Avis car rental lot.
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