Avis Car Rental
Warwick, RI 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

T F Green Airport

Additional Travel Information

The Avis Car Rental center at Rhode Island’s T. F. Green Airport (PVD) offers a wide selection of airport car rentals—from compact cars, perfect for squeezing into parking spaces downtown, to eco-friendly hybrids for superior gas mileage, to luxury vehicles and SUVs for comfort, style and spaciousness.

To locate the Avis PVD car rental facility from the baggage claim area, take the escalator and moving sidewalk to the third floor of the Interlink facility. In a hurry? 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.

To reach Providence’s business district from the T. F. Green Airport rental cars lot, merge onto Interstate 95 north. Take Exit 20 and continue on to East Franklin St. for one mile to Maiden Line. The entire trip takes just 15 minutes in light traffic.

Providence’s downtown core is small and pedestrian-friendly. Waterplace Park and the Riverwalk come alive on summer and fall evenings when the city plays host to the annual WaterFire community arts event, and hundreds of fires are lit on the three rivers that pass through Waterplace Park and downtown Providence.

Rhode Island may be America’s smallest state, but its charming capital city is big on interesting things to discover. For discerning travelers looking for professional service and great deals on Providence airport car rentals to see it all, there’s no better place to start than Avis.

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PREFERRED SERVICE

• When you arrive, claim your luggage in the baggage claim area on the lower level inside airport terminal. Take the escalator & moving side walk/Skywalk to the Interlink Facility. Your Name will be on the Reader Board to the right, with the location of your vehicle. The keys are in the vehicle and contract is on the dashboard. Please show the guard your license. Note: Avis counter is now located on the 3rd floor of the Interlink Facility. The Garage with our vehicles is located on the 4th floor.

*GENERAL DIRECTIONS*

• COUNTER:
  AIRLINE PASSENGERS
  When you arrive, claim your luggage in the baggage claim area on the lower level inside airport terminal. Take the escalator & moving side walk/Skywalk to the Interlink Facility. Avis counter is located on the 3rd floor of the Interlink Facility.
  WALK-UP RENTERS
  Follow airport signs for “Interlink Facility”. Avis counter is now located on the 3rd floor of the Interlink Facility.
  VEHICLES: Located on the 4th floor of the Interlink Facility.
  RETURNS: Same as pick-up.
  AFTER-HOURS RETURNS: Available. Park & lock vehicle. Place keys & completed contract in the drop box located at the counter or return booth.