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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
Long Island MacArthur Airport
Additional Travel Information
The Avis Car Rental counter at Long Island MacArthur Airport (ISP) is conveniently located in the baggage claim area. Once you have picked up your keys, Avis’s airport car rentals are parked just outside the building’s doors.
Avis’s extensive fleet of Long Island airport car rentals, superior customer service and consummate professionalism make it the preferred choice of business travelers, 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 plan on driving into New York City for meetings, choose a compact car for easy parking. Spending the majority of your time in Nassau and Suffolk counties? A luxury car or SUV offers comfort, spaciousness and style.
From the Long Island MacArthur Airport rental cars lot expect a 40-minute drive west to Hempstead, the largest city in Nassau County. Brookhaven, Suffolk County’s business center, is 25 minutes east of the airport.
In the summer months, take a scenic discovery drive along Route 25A to visit the many beaches that dot the island’s north shore. For a delicious meal, sample the local seafood restaurants and try the area’s famous freshly caught clams and mussels.
Long Island is a world unto itself, and there are so many ways to enjoy your time here. Choose Avis for your ISP car rental needs—there’s no better choice for business travelers.
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. After completing your rental agreement, proceed outside to the airport shuttle bus for curbside pickup. The shuttle bus will take you to the Avis rental facility, where you will pick up your vehicle.
WALK-UP RENTERS: Follow airport signs for “Arrivals” or “Baggage Claim”. Proceed to the Avis counter in the baggage claim area. After completing your rental agreement, proceed outside to the airport shuttle bus for curbside pickup. The shuttle bus will take you to the Avis rental facility, where you will pick up your vehicle.
VEHICLE DISTANCE: The Avis rental facility is located approximately 1/8th mile from the terminal, which is approximately a 2-minute shuttle ride. The airport shuttle bus stops at baggage claim curbside every 4 minutes.
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