Avis News
BTN Interview: Avis South Africa
Avis South Africa was voted the World’s Leading Business Car Rental Company at the World Travel Awards in 2010. Here Breaking Travel News catches up with chief executive Wayne Duvenage to see how the organisation is faring in 2010.
Avis rolls out TV commercials
Avis has developed a series of new TV commercials which feature first-person accounts of customer service at Avis, based on letters, phonecalls and emails from customers.
Avis awarded extended contract with the Guild of Travel Management Companies
Avis UK has today announced it will continue to be the exclusive car rental partner for the Guild of Travel Management Companies (GTMC) following the renewal of its longstanding agreement.
Avis UK extends HRG deal
Avis UK has been named as the preferred car rental partner with HRG for a further two years.
Avis forges ahead with rapid expansion plans across UK towns and cities
Leading car hire firm Avis Rent a Car, today announces that it has increased its local rental branches across the UK by 50%, with the opening of 37 new locations for leisure customers in the last two months.
Avis expands business travel team after increasing its market share to 43%
Leading Car Rental Company Avis UK, has today announced the expansion of its business travel team with the appointment of Paul Clark as account manager.
Avis targets new business by boosting corporate sales team
Avis UK has today announced the appointment of eight new Sales Managers as the leading car rental company looks to significantly grow its B2B portfolio.
Travel rebound pushes up profits at Dollar Thrifty
Dollar Thrifty has seen profits edge up as the travel sector continues to rebound from the global financial crisis. Announcing its own financial results for the fourth quarter last week, Avis said it was seeking closure on a proposed merger with Dollar Thrifty.
Avis seeks Dollar Thrifty closure
Car rental giant Avis is seeking clarity from American federal regulators as it seeks to complete its takeover of smaller rival Dollar Thrifty. Regulators are presently assessing whether the proposed deal will require antitrust clearance, with Avis waiting to see what action, if any, it needs to take before the takeover can be cleared.
Air France ordered to compensate Flight 447 victims
A court in Rio de Janeiro has ordered Air France to pay $727,000 in compensation to relatives of a Brazilian family that died on Flight 447, the Rio-Paris flight that came down in the Atlantic in June 2009, killing all 228 people on board.
Avis wins Asia’s Leading Car Hire & Australasia’s Leading Business Car Hire at World Travel Awards
Avis world’s leading premium car rental services provider, has been awarded as Asia’s Leading Car Hire and Australasia’s Leading Business Car Hire - in the Asian travel and tourism calendar of the much sought after 17th World Travel Awards held at The Claridges, Surajkund on 14th October 2010.