Avis Car Rental
Colorado Springs, CO Hours and Location

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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

Colorado Springs Airport

Additional Travel Information

The Avis Car Rental center at Colorado Springs Airport has great deals on variety of vehicles to meet any business traveler’s needs. If you’re traveling to Colorado Springs in winter or early spring, consider an SUV for navigating the seasonal ice and snow. In the summer, mix business with pleasure in a convertible, perfect for a Southern Rockies sightseeing drive. Whatever your itinerary, there’s sure to be something in Avis’s line-up to complement your trip to one of America’s most outdoorsy states.

Picking up your Avis COS car rental is easy. Upon arrival, proceed through the baggage claim area to Avis’s Colorado Springs airport car rentals counter. Your rental will be parked directly outside. Then it’s just a 15-¬ to 20-minute drive from the Colorado Springs airport car rentals lot to downtown.

Colorado is a great place to entertain clients. The city sits on the eastern flank of the Rockies, and just outside your door lies some of America’s greatest natural wonders. A productive afternoon outdoors starts at The Garden of the Gods, a city park known for its red sandstone rock formations just a 5-mile drive east of downtown. A clear day in the summer or early fall is the perfect time for a team-building outing to Pikes Peak, a 14,000-foot natural wonder, with jaw-dropping views of Colorado Springs and the Rocky Mountain backcountry.

But first you need a vehicle, and for the best deals and selection of Colorado Springs Airport rental cars Avis is the place to go. Don’t forget that 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

• Park & lock the car. Place the completed contract & the keys in the key drop box at the Avis counter inside the terminal. The terminal is open 24 hours. 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. Rental cars are parked outside the baggage claim area.
  WALK-UP RENTERS
  Follow airport signs for “Arrivals” or “Baggage Claim”. They will lead to the baggage claim area entrance. Proceed inside to locate the Avis counter. Rental cars are parked outside the baggage claim area.