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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
Charlotte Douglas Intl Airport
Additional Travel Information
Finding Avis’s airport car rentals counter at Charlotte Douglas International Airport is easy: just follow the signs from the baggage claim area. From there, a courtesy bus will drive you directly to Avis’s Charlotte airport car rentals lot where the right car is bound to make your CLT car rentals experience a great one and your time in Charlotte memorable.
From the Charlotte Douglass International Airport rental cars lot, the highway system offers several routes to get to Uptown, the city’s bustling commercial hub and home to the headquarters of several Fortune 500 companies like Bank of America and Duke Energy. A great deal on something from Avis’s sleek selection of luxury rental cars will get you to any business meeting there in style. On the other hand, a drive outside the city limits to the US National Whitewater Center (the Olympic canoe and kayak teams trained on these rapids) might be more comfortable in a roomy Avis SUV.
After hours, the name of the game in Charlotte is basketball. North Carolina is the birthplace of basketball icon Michael Jordan, and Charlotte is home to the NBA’s Charlotte Hornets. Take in a game with colleagues or clients at the Time Warner Cable arena, or visit some of the city’s other major attractions like the Bechtler Museum of Modern Art and the Mint Museum.
There’s no better choice for business travelers than Avis Car Rental, both because of breadth of rental cars and the deals to be had on all of them. It’s also the only rental car agency where 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.
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.
*GENERAL DIRECTIONS*
- AIRLINE PASSENGERS: Located across the street within walking distance. The counter is on the 2nd floor (street level) and the Preferred Booth is on the 3rd floor (second level). No shuttle necessary.
WALK-UP RENTERS: Follow airport signs for Car Rental Return. Temporary parking is available in Avis visitor parking. Go to Budget elevator core and go down 1 level to rental counter.
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