PARSIPPANY, N.J., Sept. 30, 2013 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Avis Car Rental today announced that Brian Turner of Augusta, Georgia is the grand prize winner of the “It’s Your Space” Facebook photo contest. As the grand prize winner, Turner will receive a 2014 BMW 328i for showing the world how an Avis vehicle is “Brian’s space.” […]
PARSIPPANY, N.J., Sept. 27, 2013 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Avis Budget Group, Inc. (Nasdaq:CAR), a leading provider of vehicle rental services, today announced that David B. Wyshner, Senior Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, will present at the upcoming Deutsche Bank Leveraged Finance Conference on Tuesday, October 1, 2013 at 1:10 p.m. Eastern time. A […]
PARSIPPANY, N.J., Sept. 25, 2013 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Avis Car Rental today announced that its experiential iPad campaign, “The Professional Challenge,” has been named “Mobile of the Day” by Favourite Website Awards (FWA) — marking the second time the Company has earned this distinction. Recognized in the advertising industry, Favourite Website Awards showcases projects that […]
PARSIPPANY, N.J., Sept. 24, 2013 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Avis Budget Group, Inc. (Nasdaq:CAR) today announced that its supplier diversity program has been recognized among the nation’s top programs for women business owners. Presented by Professional Woman’s Magazine (PWM), the annual “Best of the Best” evaluation seeks to encourage active outreach and diversity policies among corporations and […]
PARSIPPANY, N.J., Sept. 23, 2013 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Avis Budget Group, Inc. (Nasdaq:CAR), a leading provider of vehicle rental services, today announced that Thomas M. Gartland, President, North America, will present at the upcoming MKM Partners Leisure Conference on Thursday, September 26, 2013 at 9:30 a.m. Eastern time. A live webcast will be available on […]
PARSIPPANY, N.J., Sept. 19, 2013 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Avis Budget Group, Inc. (Nasdaq:CAR) today announced that it has joined the “It Can Wait®” movement in support of eliminating texting while driving. The anti-texting initiative seeks to raise awareness of the dangers of texting while behind the wheel and encourages drivers to take the pledge to […]
PARSIPPANY, N.J., Sept. 18, 2013 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Avis Budget Group, Inc. (Nasdaq:CAR) announced today that its Avis Budget Rental Car Funding (AESOP) LLC subsidiary has completed an offering of $550 million of five-year, fixed-rate asset-backed notes with a weighted average interest rate of approximately 3.08%. The proceeds of the offering are expected to be […]
PARSIPPANY, N.J., Sept. 16, 2013 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Avis Budget Group, Inc. (Nasdaq:CAR) today announced that it has signed a new multi-year agreement with Costco Travel to provide more than 45 million Costco Wholesale members in the United States with savings on vehicle rentals and ancillary products from Avis Car Rental and Budget Car Rental. […]
PARSIPPANY, N.J. and PONTE VEDRA BEACH, Fla., Sept. 10, 2013 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — PGA TOUR and Avis Car Rental announced today that Tiger Woods has been voted the August PGA TOUR Player of the Month presented by Avis. As the official rental car company of the PGA TOUR, Avis will make a $50,000 contribution to […]
PARSIPPANY, N.J., Sept. 9, 2013 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Budget Car Rental today announced a new partnership agreement with Japan Airlines (JAL) that will provide the more than 26 million JAL Mileage Bank members with travel offers and value-added membership benefits. Under the multi-year agreement, Budget becomes the only international car rental company to offer JAL […]