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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
Dallas/Fort Worth Intl Airport
Additional Travel Information
Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport rental cars are located in the Rental Center just south of the terminal buildings, which is where you’ll find Avis Car Rental. Avis is pleased to offer a free 24-hour shuttle service to its DFW car rental lot and back. The buses depart every five minutes or so from the arrivals level, and the ride takes less than ten minutes.
Business travelers to Dallas will find a range of rental cars to suit their needs. If you’ll be trekking out of town into the oil patches that surround the city, an SUV would be your best bet. On the other hand, if your trip here involves more city excursions, a luxury or compact car would be a much better solution — and much easier to park.
Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport is the third-busiest airport in the world, Dallas being one of the more visited business centers in the Southwestern US. If you’re here a lot, 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.
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But first things first: a great deal on airport car rentals. And as far as Dallas airport car rentals go, there’s no better choice for business travelers than Avis.
Additional Location Information
PREFERRED SERVICE
- Follow signs through the baggage claim area and take the escalator to the lower level.
Proceed outside and locate the blue signs for the Auto Rental Bus Stop. The common bus
arrives approximately every 5 minutes and will take you to the car rental facility at the south
end of the airport.
- 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 customers take shuttle to car lot.
COUNTER: Airline Passengers: Collect baggage, follow rental car signs to the designated pick-up area on lower level of terminal. From there, board rental car shuttle bus. Buses depart every five minutes and reach rental car center in approximately 10 minutes.
CARS: Located at south end of DFW Airport “rental car plaza” on airport property.
RETURNS: To return to DFW Airport rental car facility:
TO RETURN FROM 121 NORTH or 635,
Follow DFW north entrance signs, follow the detour signs at north end of DFW airport
to exit at 114 and Texan Trail. Turn south on Texan Trail & go 1 block south to Airfield Dr
to a dead end & turn left on Airfield Dr. Proceed to southbound service rd, then turn right (south) & go through airport, passing terminals until you get to Rental Car Drive. Turn left at the light. Go straight ahead over bridge to Passport & turn left at light. Proceed & turn left into correct rental car return entrance to enter lot.
TO RETURN FROM 114 WEST AREA:
Follow DFW airport north entry signs to Texan Trail exit off of 114 near entrance of DFW airport. Exit Texan Trail & turn right. Go 1 block to dead end into Airfield Dr & turn left at light. Proceed to southbound service road & turn right. Continue through APO on southbound service rd passing terminals to Rental Car Drive exit. Turn left at the light & go straight ahead across bridge to Passport Dr. Turn left at light. Proceed & turn left into correct rental car return entrance to enter lot.
TO RETURN FROM 114 EAST AREA:
Follow DFW airport entry signs to Freeport Parkway exit. Turn left & go 1 block to Airfield Drive then turn right. Go west, pass over Freeway Bridge & loop to right to follow the southbound service rd. Go south through terminals on southbound service rd until you get to exit at Rental Car Dr. Turn left & go across bridge, going straight to Passport Dr, then turn left. Turn left into correct rental car return entrance to enter lot.
TO RETURN FROM SOUTH 183 and 360:
Follow signs to DFW airport south entry at 183 and 360 interchange. Enter south DFW airport entrance. Go approximately 1 mile to Rental Car Dr, exit & turn right. Go to Passport Dr and turn left. Turn left into correct rental car return entrance to enter lot.
AFTER-HOURS RETURNS: Open 24 hours.
- WALK-UP RENTERS Follow airport signs for Rental Car Return. Park on the infield parking in front of the common rental car facility. Proceed to the Avis rental suite.
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