Avis - Company details

Car rental giant, Avis Rent A Car have decided to show their support for the Department for Transport’s new THINK! Campaign this November, highlighting the importance of wearing a seat belt by issuing some of their own safety advice. Not wearing a seatbelt is still the cause of a high number of deaths and serious injuries. Research from the Department for Transport indicates that nearly 300 lives would almost certainly have been saved in 2007 if all car occupants had been wearing a seat ... read more

Avis Rent A Car has just published the results of its latest survey, which makes for worrying reading. The car rental company surveyed UK motorists to see whether they could correctly identify both UK and foreign road signs and 53% answered incorrectly. “It is well known that foreign roads signs can cause UK motorists headaches, but we were shocked to see that even the simplest of UK signs had drivers stumped,” says Daniel McCarthy, Commercial Director, Avis UK. Straightforward UK signs ... read more

The average family could save up £7,000 a year Avis recently conducted a survey, on the www.wetryharder.co.uk blog, to see if motorists would consider downsizing their vehicles. 58 per cent of those questioned claimed they would definitely downsize or seriously consider it and, as the financial crisis continues to mount, downsizing is becoming a more viable and attractive option, particularly for city-dwellers. The average family living in the UK could save up to £7,792 per year by ... read more

Ferrari F430 Spider voted most desirable supercar by bloggers on Avis webiste, www.wetryharder.co.uk . Avis Prestige Car Rental has some new motoring thoroughbreds in its stable of luxury car marques for hire.  Joining an already impressive array of supercars from Avis are the Ferrari F430 Spider, Bentley Continental GT, Lamborghini Gallardo and the new Jaguar XF. Inspired by these recent additions, the supercar enthusiasts at Avis selected their top five models on the Prestige fleet before ... read more

One of the largest rental groups, Avis is issuing advice to motorists who intend to drive in France. As of the 1st October 2008, all drivers must carry a reflective vest or a warning triangle in their vehicles for use in the event of a breakdown. Any driver caught without this equipment in their vehicle is liable to an on-the-spot fine. Avis provides reflective and hazard triangles with their rental vehicles in France, to make sure their customers don’t fall foul of the law. “It is ... read more

Low fare airline Air Southwest has just signed a new exclusive three year deal with car rental giant Avis. The agreement will benefit customers across the airline’s entire route network. The announcement builds on the successful partnership between the two companies, which have been working together since 2003. Business and leisure travellers, at all airports served by Air Southwest, will benefit from special prices and offers. Air Southwest, which is based at Plymouth City Airport, flies ... read more

Josi Kytle has been appointed Head of Marketing for Avis UK. She joins the Hayes – based company from Avis Europe, where she led European brand and marketing communications since 2006. “Josi’s expertise in the travel industry has helped shape Avis’ European marketing strategy over the past few years.  We are delighted to leverage her unrivalled experience in all areas of marketing to lead the UK business,” says Daniel McCarthy, Commercial Director, Avis UK. “I am thrilled to be ... read more

Avis Rent a Car has signed a two-year contract to supply Alphabet, the multi-marque fleet funding company, with all its rental vehicle requirements. Avis won the business following Alphabet’s detailed review of requirements and a tender process. Avis will be supplying Alphabet’s UK customers booking globally with hire cars, covering both short and long term rental needs. “Avis has been successful in winning a contract with us for the next two years,” says Paul Hollick, ... read more

Kim Baxter joins from Avis France On 1 September 2008 Kim Baxter takes up her new role as Fleet Director, Avis UK.  Kim joins from Avis France, bringing with her a huge depth of industry understanding and fleet experience gained over 25 years in the business; initially as a receptionist for a rental company, before moving to Renault Europe, and then finally joining Avis in 2005. While at Avis France Kim was instrumental in successfully developing and implementing a ‘partnership’ ... read more

Latest convenience-led initiative For the ultimate in car rental convenience, Avis now delivers its cars straight to customers’ doors. The delivery service has long been available for Avis’ corporate and fleet customers and is now on offer to all 12 million households on mainland UK. Home Delivery is the latest in a long line of customer service improvements from the car rental company. Most notable this year include the launch of the Avis’ 3 Minute Promise, a time-saving ... read more

Avis rolls out guaranteed 3 minute promise service across more european locations following huge success in France and UK - offering faster service for business and leisure travellers Avis has launched its “3 Minute Promise” service, for Avis Preferred members, across approximately 500 European locations following a successful trial and implementation of the service in France and the UK. The customer service initiative has a current success rate of over 98%. The 3 Minute service ... read more

Flybe, Europe’s largest and most successful regional low cost airline, has awarded Avis a three year contract to be its exclusive car rental partner, building on a successful relationship that already spans five years. Commenting on the partnership with Avis, Simon Lilley, Flybe’s Director of Marketing says, “We are delighted to have Avis on board for another three years. Our renewed partnership with this prestigious group is yet more proof that Flybe is committed to continuing to ... read more

Avis Europe has announced that it is to exclusively partner Swissôtel Hotels & Resorts for the next three years. Avis will provide the hospitality group dedicated and tailored service for the hotel chain’s customers, including an easy-to-use and bespoke on-line booking system and fast on-line sign-up to Avis’ loyalty programme, Avis Preferred. Simon Palethorpe, Group Commercial Director, Avis Europe said: “We are looking forward to working with Swissôtel Hotels & Resorts and ... read more

Avis China has been recognised as a leader in Service Quality at one of Beijing’s leading travel trade shows, COTTM 2008 - proof if any were needed that Avis’ ‘We Try Harder’ values translate into Mandarin Chinese as well as any other language. Launched in 2004, the prestigious CTW Awards are granted by an independent international jury and cover five categories: Service Quality, Product Development, Marketing, Internet/New Media, and Overall Performance. Winners were ... read more