Avis Continues Local Market Expansion with Thirty-Five New Western Loc

PARSIPPANY, N.J., March 22 /PRNewswire/ -- Avis Rent A Car System, Inc. today announced the opening of thirty-five new car rental facilities as part of its commitment to expand into local markets nationwide. Avis has opened more than sixty-five local rental facilities throughout the United States since July 2004, for a total of more than ninety locations over the past year. Avis plans to open an additional 100 locations each year for the next three years.

The new locations, situated in Arizona, California, Colorado, Idaho, Nevada, Oregon, Texas and Washington, provide Avis customers with a wide range of rental vehicles including minivans, SUVs, luxury vehicles and newly added 12-passenger vans. All vehicles are backed by the Avis commitment to provide outstanding customer service and include free pick-up and drop-off service within a five-mile radius, roadside assistance and, in most cases, unlimited mileage. All Avis rate plans will be honored, including special inter-city, one-way rates with no drop-off charges between these locations and the airport. Avis also offers an insurance replacement program designed for customers who are having their own cars repaired.

"The local market in the West is an area showing tremendous growth," Ray Koch, vice president of off-airport operations for Cendant Car Rental Group, parent of Avis. "Customers rent from these locations for a variety of reasons -- whether they are taking a long trip and want to avoid putting miles on their car or their own car is being repaired. Our expansion in this market will ensure that Avis is conveniently located to serve all their rental needs."

Addresses, phone numbers and hours of operation for the new full-service rental facilities are as follows:

Arizona 875 North McQueen Drive #4 Monday thru Friday: 8:00 am - 6:00 pm Gilbert, AZ 85233 Saturday: 9:00 am - 4:00 pm (480) 558-3267 Sunday: 11:00 am - 4:00 pm 8995 W. Olive Avenue Monday thru Friday: 8:00 am - 6:00 pm Suite 113 Saturday: 9:00 am - 4:00 pm Peoria, AZ 85345 Sunday: 10:00 am - 4:00 pm (623) 486-1542 3400 Gateway Boulevard Monday thru Friday: 8:00 am - 5:00 pm (At the Sears Auto Center Saturday: 9:00 am - 2:00 pm at Gateway Mall) Prescott, AZ 86303 (928) 771-9870 California 1868 Verne Roberts Circle Monday thru Friday: 8:00 am - 6:00 pm Antioch, CA 94509 Saturday & Sunday: 8:00 am - 1:00 pm (925) 757-4050 520 Grass Valley Highway Monday thru Friday: 7:30 am - 6:00 pm Auburn, CA 95603 Saturday & Sunday: 8:00 am - 3:00 pm (530) 823-8520 1982 East 20th Street Monday thru Friday: 8:00 am - 6:00 pm (At the Sears Auto Center) Saturday: 8:00 am - 3:00 pm Chico, CA 95928 Sunday: 10:00 am - 3:00 pm (530) 566-9835 4200 Chino Hills Parkway,#645 Monday thru Friday: 8:00 am - 6:00 pm Chino Hills, CA 91709 Saturday & Sunday: 8:00 am - 2:00 pm (909) 628-9344 216 East Rowland Avenue Monday thru Friday: 8:00 am - 5:30 pm Covina, CA 91723 Saturday: 8:00 am - 3:00 pm (626) 915-3077 Sunday: 8:00 am - 12:00 pm 10101 Wolfe Road Monday thru Friday: 7:30 am - 5:30 pm (At the Sears Auto Center Saturday: 8:00 am - 1:00 pm at Vallco Shopping Center) Sunday: 9:00 am - 1:00 pm Cupertino, CA 95014 (408) 446-4507 12825 Ventura Boulevard Monday thru Friday: 8:00 am - 6:00 pm Los Angeles, CA Saturday: 9:00 am - 2:00 pm (818) 985-0456 148 West Calaveras Boulevard Monday thru Friday: 8:00 am - 6:00 pm Milpitas, CA 95035 Saturday & Sunday: 8:00 am - 1:00 pm (408) 942-3300 1161 Galleria Boulevard Monday thru Friday: 8:00 am - 6:00 pm (At the Sears Auto Center) Saturday: 8:00 am - 3:00 pm Roseville, CA 95678 Sunday: 9:00 am - 3:00 pm (916) 781-3029 333 Madonna Road Monday thru Friday: 8:00 am - 6:00 pm (At the Embassy Suites Hotel) Saturday: 9:00 am - 2:00 pm San Luis Obispo, CA 93405 Sunday: 10:00 am - 2:00 pm (805) 595-1464 1305 East Francisco Boulevard Monday thru Friday: 8:00 am - 6:00 pm San Rafael, CA 94901 Saturday: 8:00 am - 1:00 pm (415) 472-7878 Sunday: 8:00 am - 1:00 pm 4130 Lake Tahoe Boulevard Sunday thru Saturday: 8:00 am - 3:00 pm (At the Embassy Suites Hotel) South Lake Tahoe, CA 96150 (530) 544-5289 12667 North Beach Boulevard Monday thru Friday: 8:00 am - 6:00 pm Stanton, CA 90680 Saturday & Sunday: 9:00 am - 4:00 pm (714) 379-1679 Colorado 3203 Quebec Street Monday thru Friday: 7:00 am - 6:00 pm (At the Doubletree Hotel) Saturday: 8:00 am - 5:00 pm Stapleton, CO 80207 Sunday: 9:00 am - 4:00 pm (303) 671-0661 Idaho 401 North 4th Street Monday thru Friday: 8:00 am - 6:00 pm Coeur d'Alene, ID 83814 Saturday & Sunday: 9:00 am - 4:00 pm (208) 665-7797 Nevada 2960 St. Rose Parkway Monday thru Friday: 8:00 am - 6:00 pm Henderson, NV 89012 Saturday: 8:00 am - 4:00 pm (702) 270-7808 3475 South Las Vegas Boulevard Sunday thru Saturday: 8:00 am - 6:00 pm (At the Harrah's Hotel) Las Vegas, NV 89109 (702) 862-8636 6120 Tropicana Avenue, Monday thru Friday: 8:00 am - 6:00 pm Suite A17 Saturday: 8:00 am - 4:00 pm Las Vegas, NV 89103 (702) 878-2847 Oregon 330 SW Washington Monday thru Friday: 7:30 am - 6:00 pm Portland, OR 97202 Saturday: 8:00 am - 4:00 pm (503) 227-0220 Sunday: 8:00 am - 3:00 pm Texas 5900 SW 45th Avenue Monday thru Friday: 7:30 am - 6:00 pm Amarillo, TX 79109 Saturday & Sunday: 9:00 am - 1:00 pm (806) 677-0286 1320 North Zaragosa, Suite 105 Monday thru Friday: 8:00 am - 6:00 pm El Paso, TX 79936 Saturday: 8:00 am - 2:00 pm (915) 858-5846 Sunday: 8:00 am - 12:00 pm 132 FM 1960, Suite C Monday thru Friday: 8:00 am - 6:00 pm Houston, TX 77073 Saturday: 9:00 am - 2:00 pm (281) 821-1626 Sunday: 10:00 am - 2:00 pm 5425 State Highway 6, Monday thru Friday: 8:00 am - 6:00 pm Suite A200 Saturday: 9:00 am - 2:00 pm Missouri City, TX 77459 Sunday: 10:00 am - 2:00 pm (281) 499-0189 719 North Grant Avenue Monday thru Friday: 7:00 am - 6:00 pm Odessa, TX 79761 Saturday & Sunday: 8:00 am - 12:00 pm (432) 337-2208 2235 Thousand Oaks, Suite 103 Monday thru Friday: 8:00 am - 6:00 pm (At the Parkwood Place Saturday: 9:00 am - 4:00 pm Shopping Center) Sunday: 9:00 am - 1:00 pm San Antonio, TX 78232 (210) 403-9200 2501 West I-20, Suite 110 Monday thru Friday: 7:00 am - 6:00 pm Grand Prairie, TX 75052 Saturday & Sunday: 8:00 am - 12:00 pm (972) 263-3030 3100 Midwestern Parkway #100 Monday thru Friday: 7:00 am - 6:00 pm Wichita Falls, TX 76308 Saturday & Sunday: 8:00 am - 12:00 pm (940) 696-9511 Washington 611 West 2nd Avenue Monday thru Friday: 8:00 am - 6:00 pm Spokane, WA 99201 Saturday & Sunday: 9:00 am - 4:00 pm (509) 747-0707 32610 Pacific Highway South Monday thru Friday: 8:00 am - 6:00 pm Federal Way, WA 98003 Saturday: 9:00 am - 3:00 pm (253) 835-1121 Sunday: 12:00 pm - 4:00 pm 1100 SE Plum Monday thru Friday: 7:00 am - 6:00 pm Olympia, WA 98502 Saturday: 8:00 am - 4:00 pm (360) 943-7346 Sunday: 8:00 am - 2:00 pm 12413 Meridian Monday thru Friday: 8:00 am - 6:00 pm Puyallup, WA 98323 Saturday: 9:00 am - 2:00 pm (253) 840-4100 Sunday: 11:00 am - 3:00 pm 15711 Aurora Avenue N Monday thru Friday: 9:00 am - 5:00 pm Shoreline, WA 98133 Saturday: 10:00 am - 2:00 pm (206) 365-9600 Sunday: 12:00 pm - 3:00 pm

For more information or to make a reservation, customers can contact the locations directly at the phone numbers listed above; Avis reservations at 1-888-777-AVIS; their local travel professional; or simply visit http://www.avis.com/.

About Avis

Avis Rent A Car System, Inc. and its subsidiaries operate one of the world's leading car rental brands, providing business and leisure customers with a wide range of services at nearly 1,900 locations in the United States, Canada, Australia, New Zealand and the Latin American / Caribbean region. Avis is one of the world's top brands for customer loyalty, ranking as the number one car rental company in the 2004 Brand Keys(R) Customer Loyalty Index. The company is part of Cendant Car Rental Group, a wholly owned subsidiary of Cendant Corporation , a diversified global provider of business and consumer services primarily within the real estate and travel sectors. For more information visit http://www.avis.com/ or http://www.cendant.com/media.