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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
Tuscaloosa Regional Airport
Additional Travel Information
For the best experience of the warm Southern comfort that Tuscaloosa, Alabama, has to offer, only quality Tuscaloosa airport car rentals will do. Avis Car Rental has plenty of deals on fantastic vehicles to choose from, and they’re all parked just outside of Tuscaloosa Regional Airport (TCL). In a hurry? 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. If you’re a discerning traveler, an Avis TCL car rental is your best bet.
While you’re here, try to catch a college football game at Bryant Denny Stadium in between meetings. Or learn all about legendary Alabama football coach Bear Bryant at the Paul W. Bryant Museum. For a glimpse of art spanning the Americas to the East, visit the Tuscaloosa Museum of Art. A trip to Tuscaloosa is incomplete without stopping at Denny Chimes, a 115-foot campanile tower on the grounds of the University of Alabama. Compare the hand and footprints of famous Alabama football players with your own at the adjacent Football Walk of Fame. For a taste of the city, you can explore the restaurants and shops in Historic Downtown Northport.
Whatever you choose to see in T-Town, you’ll be arriving in style in one of Avis’s Tuscaloosa Regional Airport rental cars. Avis has your best interests in mind when it comes to deals on airport car rentals. For business or pleasure, Avis is the first and last stop on any successful journey.
Additional Location Information
AFTER-HOURS RETURNS
- Park & lock the car. Place the completed contract & the keys in the key drop box located outside at north end of building. Remember to take your personal belongings with you.
Our key-drop is located at the south end of our terminal building, next to rental car parking lot. Keys may be left between the hours of 6PM and 8AM.
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*
- Located in terminal, near baggage claim area.
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