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.
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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Kenai Intl Airport
Planning a trip to Alaska’s Playground? Be prepared for a true Alaskan experience. The Kenai Peninsula is absolutely breathtaking. Enjoy glacier and wildlife cruises, sea kayaking, horseback riding, hiking and biking, golfing, flight seeing (that’s sightseeing but from a plane!), dog sledding or fantastic fishing for your chance to catch your very own King Salmon—now that’s something to brag about!
Whether you’re here for business or an Alaskan adventure, airport car rentals are the most comfortable and convenient way to get you around the last frontier.
Avis Car Rental is conveniently located on-site at Kenai Municipal Airport (ENA), and offers a diverse selection of quality Kenai Municipal Airport rental cars ready to tackle any itinerary. Vehicles range from luxury cars and SUVs from the Signature Series to smaller eco-friendly hybrids and compacts. Want to get to your ENA car rental even faster? Accelerate your travel experience with Avis Preferred, a complimentary membership that allows you to skip the line and go straight to your car.
If you want to golf and fish, Birch Ridge Golf Course is located just 15 minutes away in Soldotna and offers both. Its close proximity to the world-renowned Kenai River make it your best chance at catching a King Salmon.
Golfers can enjoy fairways lined by Alaskan tundra, native trees and wildlife. Bring your camera and be prepared—you may have to share the course with caribou, moose and bears that frequent the area. Birch Ridge Golf Course also boasts gorgeous views of Mt. Redoubt and Mt. Iliamna, two of Alaska’s active volcanoes. Views of these volcanoes are particularly picturesque from holes #4, #5, #13 and #14.
Explore the last frontier in the comfort and style of one of Avis’s Kenai airport car rentals.
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