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Avis
Rent-A-Car Systems Inc. is the world's second largest general-use
car rental company. A wholly owned subsidiary of Cendant Corporation
(a provider of travel and residential real estate services),
it provides business and leisure customers with a wide range
of services at more than 1,700 locations in the United States,
Canada, Australia, New Zealand and the Latin American/Caribbean
region. The company also has marketing agreements with Avis
Europe Plc, a separately owned UK-based company owning or franchising
an additional 3,050 Avis locations in Europe, the Middle East
and Africa. The Avis fleet today averages 200,000 vehicles and
features a wide variety of GM and other fine vehicles. It processes
16 million transactions annually, and on an average handles
21 million calls a year.
The
company was founded in 1946 by Warren Avis at Willow Run Airport
in Detroit as the first car rental operation located at an airport.
The company grew rapidly during the 1950's, becoming a formal
holding company for its related business interests in 1956.
In 1963, Avis introduced the award winning “We try harder” campaign
and the tagline remains even today as one of the most famous
advertising mottos in the world. Avis introduced Wizard in 1972,
the first real-time information management and reservation system;
the Roving Rapid Return, a handheld computer terminal allowing
customers to bypass the Avis counter in 1987; and two years
later Avis Cares was launched to increase renter and employee
safety. In 1996, HFS Incorporated acquired Avis and it became
a public company, separate from the franchising rights, Wizard
system, and the reservation operations. In the year 2000, the
company introduced Avis Interactive, the first Internet-based
reporting system in the car rental industry. Cendant Corporation
purchased all the shares of Avis Group Holdings in 2001, and
moved its world headquarters to Parsippany, NJ. A year after
that in August 2002, Avis became the first rental car company
to offer seamless connectivity with all four major GDS systems.
Avis has Special Service
Programs for its clients: Avis Preferred and Avis Preferred
Select programs offer members faster, more convenient rental
experience and other amenities; Avis Cares makes drivers feel
at home on the road as they are provided region-specific safety
information, vehicle operating guides, Route Navigator mapping
systems, daily Weather Fax updates and Quick City Guides; and
Avis Access, which is the rental car industry's first comprehensive
accessibility program for travelers with disabilities. Besides
these, there are special membership programs for both business
and leisure travelers which make travels easier and within their
budget.
Avis
Rental Car agency has two locations to serve you on
the Island of Oahu.
(1) Honolulu
International Airport, 2912 Aolele Street, Honolulu, HI 96919.
The rental counter is in the terminal of the
airport building.
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