Avis Car Rental
Manchester, CT 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

Sears Auto Center – Buckland Hills Mall

Additional Travel Information

The quiet community of Manchester, Connecticut, is home to less than 60,000 people but has a convenient location in the north central portion of the state. When work takes you to Manchester, you can rent a car from the Avis Rent a Car Buckland Hills Mall location. Our qualified and dependable staff can help you select from our vast array of rental cars, but you can also rent a car in advance from our website.Our Avis Buckland Hills Mall office has a convenient location. Located right inside the Sears at the Buckland Hills Mall, our office has all the available rentals outside in the parking lot. You can have fun shopping inside the mall before or after you pick up your car. In addition to standard economy cars, compact vehicles and sedans, we also have Signature Series cars available from manufacturers like BMW. Just think of how others will view you when you pull up to a meeting in a Mercedes Benz or another expensive automobile. The city is home to a number of museums, including the Lutz Children’s Museum, Cheney Homestead Museum and Fire Museum, and With a Manchester rental car deal, you can easily afford to buy souvenirs for all your loved ones. You can also spend time exploring Wetherell Pond and Wikham Park. Start planning your trip and all the things you want to do after finding car rentals for your trip. Check our Avis car rental at Buckland Hills Mall to find out what deals we have and how you can book rentals.

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: Located inside the Buckland Hills Mall Sears Auto Center.
  CARS: On-site.
  RETURNS: Same as pickup.
  AFTER-HOURS RETURNS: Not available. Rental vehicle must be returned during office hours.