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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Rapid City Regional Airport
Whether you’re in Rapid City, South Dakota, for business or pleasure, you won’t want to miss seeing Mount Rushmore, one of the most iconic American landmarks of all time. Getting there is most convenient, of course, when you have your own car. Avis Car Rental, the preferred choice of discerning travelers, is conveniently located on-site at Rapid City Regional Airport (RAP).
Avis boasts an extensive selection of great deals on Rapid City airport car rentals, so whether you’re looking for a sturdy SUV or a stylish convertible, you can rest assured you’ll find the perfect RAP car rental. 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.
The faces of George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, Theodore Roosevelt and Abraham Lincoln loom overhead as you drive up to the Black Hills outcrop they were carved into between 1927 and 1941. Over two million tourists a year visit this incredible work. In keeping with the theme of rock formations, the Badlands National Park has them—as well as 37-million-year-old fossils—in droves. Both can be seen driving, walking or horseback riding through the largest undisturbed mixed-grass prairie in the United States.
Beautifully preserved fossils, rocks and crystals can be seen indoors as well at the Museum of Geology.
When it comes to Rapid City Regional Airport rental cars, choose the name savvy travelers trust. Keep Avis in mind for airport car rentals and every trip you take will start off well.
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