Avis Car Rental
Rock Springs, WY 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

Rock Springs-Sweetwater County Airport

Additional Travel Information

Rock Springs is known as the Home to 56 Nationalities, the result of an influx of immigrants who came to work in the coalmines here. Whether you’re in town to celebrate this cultural mosaic on International Day, or you’re in and out on business, a quality rental car from Avis Car Rental will upgrade your stay from ordinary to extraordinary.

The Avis counter at Rock Springs-Sweetwater County Airport (RKS) is conveniently located right inside the baggage claim area. A wide variety of airport car rentals—from fuel-efficient compact cars, to luxury vehicles and SUVs—and the ability to accelerate your travel experience with Avis Preferred, a complimentary membership that allows you to skip the line and go straight to your car, make Avis the preferred choice of savvy travelers.

Rock Springs-Sweetwater County Airport rental cars are parked right outside the baggage claim area in the adjacent lot. Once you’ve picked up your vehicle, it’s an 18-minute, 10-mile drive into Rock Springs.

Learn how the city got its start as a coal supplier for the Union Pacific Railroad, and how oil and gas undergirds the city’s recent growth, at the Rock Springs Historical Museum, housed in the city’s 1894 city hall. Then stop to see a full-size cast replica of a T-Rex at the Natural History Museum of Western Wyoming.

Catch a glimpse of the 1,600 wild horses that call the Rock Springs area home on a self-guided 24-mile Wild Horse Scenic Tour.

From Mexican dining at Los Cabos to pub fare at Bitter Creek Brewing to superior sushi at Bonsai, there’s a great selection of dining options in town.

Rock Springs airport car rentals from Avis are easy to reserve, pick up and drop off. Browse through the fleet to find a great deal on an RKS car rental.

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

• Proceed to the Avis counter in the baggage claim area. Show your driver’s license to receive your preprinted rental document and keys. Rental cars are parked outside the baggage claim area.

*GENERAL DIRECTIONS*

• AIRLINE PASSENGERS
  Proceed to the Avis counter in the baggage claim area. Rental cars are parked outside the baggage claim area.
  WALK-UP RENTERS
  Follow airport signs for “Arrivals” or “Baggage Claim”. They will lead to the baggage claim area entrance. Proceed inside to locate the Avis counter. Rental cars are parked outside the baggage claim area.