Avis Car Rental
Palm Springs, CA 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

Palm Springs Intl Airport

Additional Travel Information

With one of the largest footprints of any city in the world, Palm Springs, California, is many things, but a walking city is not one of them.

Fortunately, Avis Car Rental at Palm Springs International Airport (PSP) has a wide range of deals on vehicles for every discerning visitor.

Whether you’re in town for a corporate retreat and need a simple compact car, or you’re entertaining guests at one of the city’s finest restaurants and prefer to show up in a luxury vehicle or SUV, Avis’s Palm Springs airport car rentals facility can meet the needs of any business traveler. The PSP car rental counter is conveniently located inside the baggage claim area, and the airport car rentals lot is just outside its doors.

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.

People doing business on the links in Palm Springs will be impressed by the city’s world-famous courses, like the PGA West Stadium Clubhouse and the Canyon Lake Country Club. The city is also home to over a dozen art galleries, many specializing in desert themes, making it an ideal place to not only appreciate the work but to purchase pieces for the office.

Avis makes it easy to book, pick up and drop off airport rental cars. Browse our fleet of Palm Springs International Airport rental cars to find the vehicle that suits you best.

Additional Location Information

AFTER-HOURS RETURNS

• Park & lock the car. Place the completed contract & the keys in the key drop box at the Avis counter inside the terminal. The terminal is open 24 hours. 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.
  WALKING DISTANCE from rental counter to car lot: 100 feet