Avis Car Rental
Pittsburgh, PA 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

Pittsburgh Intl Airport

Additional Travel Information

If you arrive at Pittsburgh International Airport (PIT) between the hours of 6 am and midnight Monday through Saturday, and 6 am and 3 pm on Sunday, proceed to the Avis Car Rental counter located right in the terminal. At all other times, exit the main terminal, cross the street and proceed to the Avis airport car rentals booth in the parking garage where an Avis representative will be more than happy to assist you.

Avis’s PIT car rental fleet features a wide variety, from compact cars to luxury cars and SUVs. It’s a 25- to 30-minute drive from the Pittsburgh airport car rentals facility to the city’s downtown core.

Pittsburgh’s fortunes were once tied to its massive steel industry. As that has declined, the city has re-emerged as a center of education, medicine, finance and technology. If you work in one of these industries, you’ll probably be visiting Pittsburgh a lot, so it makes sense to accelerate your travel experience with Avis Preferred, a complimentary membership that allows you to skip the line and go straight to your car.

In town, drive up Mount Washington for a view of the downtown skyline, then visit the South Side, an area once dominated by heavy industry and now populated by hip eateries and student hangouts. To inspire yourself and your colleagues, visit the Oakland neighborhood, where Pittsburgh’s wealthy industrialists built their grandiose homes. And don’t miss the Carnegie Museums, funded by one of America’s most famous business families.

First though, you’ll need a vehicle, and for business travelers looking for Pittsburgh International Airport rental cars, there’s no better choice than the professional service and quality vehicles from Avis.

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

• SATURDAY 6:00 AM TO MIDNIGHT
  SUNDAY 6:00 AM TO 3:00 PM
  Proceed directly to the rental counter in the terminal. An Avis representative will be ready to assist you.
  ALL OTHER TIMES
  Proceed directly to the Avis booth inside the parking garage which is located directly across the street from the landside terminal building. An Avis representative will be ready to assist you.

*GENERAL DIRECTIONS*

• AIRLINE PASSENGERS: Proceed to the Avis counter in the baggage claim area.
  WALK-UP RENTERS: Follow airport signs for “Arrivals” or “Baggage Claim”. They will lead to the baggage claim area entrance.
  WALKING DISTANCE from rental counter to car lot: 150 feet