Avis Car Rental
Honolulu (Oahu), HI 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

Honolulu Intl Airport

Additional Travel Information

With a wide selection of airport car rentals including compact cars for city driving, luxury rides and convertibles for surfside cruising and SUVs for journeys into the island’s rugged interior, Avis Car Rental is the preferred choice for business travelers to Honolulu International Airport (HNL).

Avis’s HNL car rental counter is located in the baggage claim area. From the counter, it’s just a short ride from the front doors of the terminal in an Avis courtesy bus to your vehicle. Once you’ve picked up your vehicle, a 15-minute drive takes you from the Honolulu airport car rentals lot right into downtown.

While your business here may keep you inside, you’ll most likely be staring out the window the whole time wishing you were anywhere else but a boardroom. When the time comes to break free, take a sunset stroll and enjoy the people watching on Duke Kahanamoku Beach, named for one of Honolulu’s most beloved sons and the man responsible for popularizing surfing outside of Hawaii. If you’re entertaining clients (or being entertained by clients) and want an exceptional view of the city, be sure to put Punchbowl Crater on your itinerary—this extinct volcanic tuff cone is just a short ride from downtown.

Perhaps even more appealing than Hawaii’s beaches and volcanoes is its food. Poke, a raw tuna preserve that has long been a local staple, is an island favorite. For a uniquely Hawaiian dinner with clients or colleagues, try Kalua pork; this is meat prepared by being buried underground and slow cooked using traditional Hawaiian spices.

Honolulu International Airport rental cars from Avis are easy to reserve, pick up and drop off—perfect for the busy business traveler. What’s more, 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.

PREFERRED SERVICE

• Once you have arrived at the Overseas Parking Garage structure, Preferred Renters should proceed directly to the 3rd floor.

*GENERAL DIRECTIONS*

• AIRPORT CONSTRUCTION: The state of Hawaii Department of Transportation will begin construction of a new consolidated rental car facility which will be located east of the Overseas Terminal parking garage in early September 2017. Construction may not be complete until 2019. The extensive project will cause traffic delays. Please allow ample time when renting and returning your rental vehicle.
  AIRLINE PASSENGERS – HAWAIIAN AIRLINES & COMMUTER TERMINAL
  Follow signs to the baggage claim area. Proceed outside to meet the courtesy bus to take you to the Overseas Parking Garage structure. Proceed inside to the Avis counter.
  TIME allowed for bus ride: 8 minutes
  DISTANCE from terminal to car lot: 1/2 mile
  AIRLINE PASSENGERS – ALL OTHER AIRLINES
  Follow signs to the baggage claim area. Proceed to the crosswalk between baggage claim E and F and cross the street to the Overseas Parking Garage structure. Proceed to the Avis counter.

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