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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
Additional Travel Information
Find the best car rentals for your next visit to California. Avis Rent a Car South Williams Road is conveniently situated in the central section of the resort city. With options features including GPS, DVD players, all-wheel drive and rear camera sensors; Avis Palm Springs is the perfect solution for your next business trip. Before reserving an Avis Car Rental from South Williams Road, accelerate your travel and sign up for Avis Preferred, complimentary membership that allows you to skip the line and paperwork at most locations and go straight to your car. From South Williams Road Palm Springs, you can travel westward on East Ramon Road in order to reach the Palm Springs Art Museum. This institution’s exhibits have many artifacts that were created by Native Americans, and the museum contains paintings and sculptures. Furthermore, the facility has a theater and a large garden. In your free time, you can visit the Fantasy Springs Resort Casino, which contains several pools, gourmet restaurants and popular bars. The casino also features a spa, and guests may receive massages or use relaxing lotions that can be found in the boutique. You can check out Mount San Jacinto State Park, which features many trails, numerous waterfalls and sizable lakes. The reserve’s largest mountain has a height of more than 10,800 feet. Many business travelers visit the Agua Caliente Casino Resort Spa, and this attraction contains several nightclubs, a fitness center and a pool that is surrounded by cabanas. When you want to rent a car from Avis South Williams Road, reserve online and save up to 30 percent.
Additional Location Information
AFTER-HOURS RETURNS
- Rental vehicle must be returned during office hours.
NOTE: Some locations may have a key drop available. If the customer chooses to leave the vehicle, the customer is responsible for the vehicle & all charges (including any damages the vehicle may have incurred during after hours) until the contract can be closed on the following business day.
If the location does not have a key drop box, the location does not permit vehicles to be left after closing hours. The customer should never lock the keys inside the car. The customer will be charged a fee for a locksmith to unlock the vehicle.
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*
- Avis is located 2 blocks south of Ramon Rd on Eugene Rd, which is on the south side of the airport & 1 block west of Gene Autry Trail.
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