Avis Car Rental
Sacramento, CA 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

Sacramento Intl Airport

Additional Travel Information

When you land at Sacramento International Airport, Avis’s convenient rent-a-car bus will take you on a three-minute drive to the Avis Car Rental counter where you can select from the best in Sacramento airport car rentals. For even faster service, accelerate your travel experience with Avis Preferred, a complimentary membership that allows you to skip the line and go straight to your car.

Behind the wheel of your Avis SMF car rental, you’re sure to arrive in the River City in style. Shops, museums and restaurants sit amidst the beautiful architecture of Old Sacramento and the city’s business district. The gardens adorning the State Capitol park are worthy of a visit any time of the year— especially so after a long meeting. A fine collection of contemporary and classic art can be found at the Crocker Art Museum if that piques your interest.

The California Automobile Museum houses a collection of Ford cars from every year since they were manufactured. A visit here is an opportunity to learn about the development and history of the automobile in America. For even more transit history, head to the California State Railroad Museum—the largest in North America. Explore exquisitely restored railroad cars and exhibits illustrating the history of the railroad in the West, and wow your colleagues with your newfound knowledge.

Avis’s selection of Sacramento International Airport rental cars ensures you get excellent service and great deals on quality airport car rentals, whether they’re for business or pleasure.

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

• Follow signs to the baggage claim area. Proceed outside to center median where the common rent-a-car bus will stop to take you to the common rent-a-car facility. After entering the facility, immediately proceed through the side exit to the Avis kiosk. Show your drivers license and identify yourself as a Preferred Renter to the Avis rental agent in order to receive your preprinted rental document and keys.

*GENERAL DIRECTIONS*

• AIRLINE PASSENGERS: Follow signs to the baggage claim area. Proceed outside to center median where the common rent-a-car bus will stop to take you to the common rent-a-car facility.
  WALKING DISTANCE to center median from baggage claim area: 50 feet
  TIME ALLOWED for bus ride: 4 minutes
  WALKING DISTANCE from bus exit to rental counter: 30 feet
  WALKING DISTANCE from rental counter to car lot: 10-150 feet

• WALK-UP RENTERS Follow airport signs for Rental Car Return. They will lead to the Avis car rental lot.