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Avis Budget Group, Inc. is an American car rental agency holding company headquartered in Parsippany, New Jersey. It is the parent company of several brands including Avis Car Rental , [ 3 ] Budget Rent a Car , [ 4 ] Budget Truck Rental , Payless Car Rental and Zipcar .
The company was founded in 1946 with three cars at Willow Run Airport, [10] Ypsilanti, Michigan, by Warren Avis (August 4, 1915 – April 24, 2007). [8] It established branch operations across the United States over the next few years, becoming the second largest car rental company in the country by 1953.
Preferred Hotels & Resorts was founded by 12 North American hoteliers in 1968, originating as a referral organization for hotels. [3]In 1981, the association rebranded under the name Preferred Hotels Worldwide, and ended the personal referral system previously used for membership.
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As it does every year, NORAD, the North American Aerospace Command, tracked Santa on his trip around the world on Christmas Eve so children and families could see where he was.
Seven people, including one American citizen, were hospitalized over the weekend for suspected poisoning after drinking cocktails at a hotel resort bar in Fiji, health officials said Monday.
Warren Edward Avis (August 4, 1915 – April 24, 2007) was an American entrepreneur who founded Avis Car Rentals in 1946. Biography.