Avis Car Rental
Denver, 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

Denver Intl Airport

Additional Travel Information

Denver International Airport rental cars are conveniently located right on the airport property itself. Avis Car Rental is one of seven places to offer airport car rentals, but is the only DEN car rental option featuring Select & Go Exchange and Upgrade Areas, which allow you to handpick the perfect vehicle for your trip. Plus, it’s easily accessed via 24-hour shuttle bus to and from the terminal. From compacts and luxury vehicles to SUVs and eco-friendly hybrid models, you’ll find whatever you’re looking for to enhance your trip to the Mile-High City.

For business travelers to Denver, airport car rentals from Avis are the preferred choice, and not just because of the incredible vehicle selection. At Avis 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.

Colorado is an excellent place for entertaining clients, and a day trip to the Rocky Mountains should be at the top of any itinerary. If you’ve come in the winter and want to bring your skis, you can upgrade to an SUV with roof racks and GPS to get you to the area’s best hills. If you’re here in the summer, reserve box seats at Coors Field and take in a Colorado Rockies baseball game. It has the highest altitude of any Major League Baseball park in America so you’re sure to see a homerun, or ten. It’s located in the city’s core—a fantastic place to see in its own right, as it’s gone through an impressive renaissance in the last while. Downtown Denver is about an hour from Avis’s DEN location, but certainly worth a look, even if your business here is closer to Denver International Airport.

Denver is a vibrant city and a growing business center. The right vehicle from Avis is bound to make any trip here that much better.

Additional Location Information

AFTER-HOURS RETURNS

• Park & lock the car. Place the completed contract & the keys in the key drop box. Remember to take your personal belongings with you.

PREFERRED SERVICE

• Take the train to the baggage claim area (Level 5). Exit through door 510 or 512 on the airport terminal West side & proceed to the middle of Island 4 to wait for the Avis courtesy bus. The courtesy bus will take you to the Preferred Service facility.
  TIME allowed for bus ride: approx. 5-7 minutes.

• 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: All rental transactions are completed at the Customer Service Center at the Avis facility. The counter in the terminal is for information only. Take the train to the baggage claim area (Level 5). After exiting the train, proceed toward the Avis rental counter and exit out door 510 or 512. Proceed to the Avis bus. The bus ride from the terminal to the Avis facility is approximately 5-7 minutes.

• WALK-UP RENTERS Follow airport signs for Rental Car Return. They will lead to the Avis car rental lot.