Avis Car Rental
Phoenix, AZ 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

Phoenix Sky Harbor Airport

Additional Travel Information

Start your trip to sunny Phoenix off right at Avis Car Rental. If you’re here on business, you won’t find airport car rentals at Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport (PHX) with a better selection to make an impression, and better deals to make an upgrade more affordable. Just follow the signs through the baggage claim area and proceed outside, where a shuttle bus will take you to the Phoenix airport car rentals facility.

Phoenix averages an astonishing 330 days of sunshine per year and the highest daily summer temperatures in America. When you’re moving between meetings, you’ll need something comfortable with premium air conditioning. Avis offers a variety of luxury cars and SUVs to meet those needs. And if you prefer a more natural sort of wind in your hair, you can also choose from a line of convertibles. There is no better way to enjoy the sunset on one of Phoenix’s mild autumn evenings than with the breeze against your skin as you cruise into the city.

Phoenix is a surprisingly good destination for adventurous foodies. Phoenix’s desert climate, local farmers grow a variety of foods that are rare or unknown elsewhere in the US. Though you may have never heard of Navajo-Churro sheep, prickly pear and Saguaro cactus, all three are succulent staples of the local cuisine and highly sought after by those in the know. Shame on your hosts if they don’t point you in the direction of at least one.

You’ll enjoy your time in the Valley of the Sun so much more with in the right vehicle, and even more when you can get a great deal on it. That’s what you get from Avis, and it’s easy to arrange, reserve, pick up and drop off your PHX car rental. Look through our fleet of Sky Harbor International Airport rental cars to find one that best meets your needs, and 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. Remember to take your personal belongings with you.

PREFERRED SERVICE

• ALL TERMINALS: Follow signs to the baggage claim area & proceed outside. A common shuttle will take you to the Rental Facility.

• 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
  Proceed outside to the curb. Catch the common shuttle bus to the Rental Facility.

• WALK-UP RENTERS
  Follow airport signs for “Rental Cars”. They will lead you to the rental car counters which is in a common facility.
  MIDNIGHT TO 6:00 AM: The main rental counter is closed. Customer should proceed to the Preferred booth on level 1 of the rental facility.
  CAR RETURN
  Return car to the Rental Facility, following the signage. The shuttle bus will take customers to the terminal.