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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
Chicago OHare Intl Airport
Additional Travel Information
Avis Car Rental is one of 12 places to find Chicago airport car rentals at O’Hare International Airport, and the only one that matters to the business travelers visiting the Windy City. Our selection of airport car rentals is as diverse as the people who land here every day — from compact cars for booting around downtown to luxury rides and SUVs for fitting in on the Magnificent Mile.
Avis’s ORD car rental location is a four-minute drive from the front doors of the airport, and in the comfort of a complimentary Avis shuttle, it’s an easy trip. Once you get your keys, it’s a 45-minute drive into the city, but there are definitely a few attractions along the way, including the famous North Side of Chicago where deep-dish pizza was said to have originated, and Wrigley Field, home of the Chicago Cubs, where baseball’s best fans go every year to see if the 100+ year curse will eventually be lifted.
If you’re going to be spending time downtown in the business center of middle America, you’ll want to rent an easy-to-maneuver car. Chicago is the busiest city in the Midwest, and it definitely feels that way when you’re trying to parallel park. The other thing to consider about Chicago is that it’s a tremendous walking city, especially by the water where the whole east side is a giant park. On the flipside, if your business in Chicago takes you away from the city, like up to Arlington Heights or down to Cicero, rent for comfort because you might be sitting in traffic for a while.
Either way, O’Hare International Airport rental cars from Avis are easy to book, pick up and drop off — perfect for the busy business traveler.
Additional Location Information
AFTER-HOURS RETURNS
- We are a 24 hour operation; when returning follow the Car Rental Return signs to; there will be Customer service employee to check you in. You will receive your receipt and remember to leave the keys in the vehicle and to take your personal belongings with you.
PREFERRED SERVICE
- Follow signs to lower level baggage claim area. Overhead directional signs will indicate where to exit for Rental car buses. Go to the third lane for courtesy bus pick-up then proceed to the Rental Car pick up area. The Avis Budget shuttle will take you to the rental car facility.
- Upon arrival at the rental facility, check your email on your smartphone or the Preferred board for the space number of your preassigned vehicle.
You have the option to accept the preassigned car or exchange it for a similar car from the Select & Go Exchange Area or upgrade the car to a specialty vehicle from the Select & Go Upgrade Area. Cars in the Select & Go Upgrade Area have the additional daily cost posted on the hangtag.
Once you have selected your vehicle, drive the vehicle to the exit booth and present your driver’s license to the Avis representative who will quickly complete the transaction and get you on your way.
*GENERAL DIRECTIONS*
- AIRLINE PASSENGERS: Follow signs to lower level baggage claim area. Overhead directional signs will indicate where to exit for Rental car buses. Go to the third lane for Avis Budget Courtesy Bus pick-up then proceed to the Rental Car pick up area; The Avis Budget shuttle will be marked. Identify that you have a reservation and the bus driver will take you to the AVIS Budget Lot and direct you to the customer service lobby.
WALK-UP RENTERS: Follow signs to lower level baggage claim area. Overhead directional signs will indicate where to exit for Rental car buses. Go to the third lane for Avis Budget Courtesy Bus pick-up; The Avis Budget shuttle will be marked. Identify that you have a reservation and the bus driver will take you to the AVIS Budget Lot and direct you to the customer service lobby.
CARS: Vehicles are located at 10000 Bessie Coleman Drive.
RETURNS: Car lot located at 10000 Bessie Coleman Drive.
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