News & Press Releases relating to Avis

AVIS REORGANISATION FOCUSES ON CORPORATE CUSTOMERS

  • Avis B2B team adopts deeper account development approach
  • New business development structure aims to grow business substantially in 2010
  • Avis corporate rental volumes ahead of consumer rentals


Avis UK's Sales team has announced an internal reorganisation to provide even greater focus and energy on managing and growing its corporate customer base in 2010 and beyond.

Avis secures BAE contract

Deal worth £20m

News in brief: April 24 2009

This week's news in brief: Ryanair, BA and Avis, Deloitte on UK hotels, Amadeus and Air France, and Heathrow Express

Simon Palethorpe

 

Palethorpe quits Avis Europe

IN BRIEF: 17 November 2008

This week's ABTN news in brief

Avis Europe makes 315 redundant

Car firm retrenches as business "noticeably weakens"

Josi Kytle

Appointed as new head of marketing at Avis UK.  Joins from Avis Europe where she has been in charge of brand and marketing communications since 2006. Ms Kytle, a New Yorker, has previously worked in a number of roles for BA in London and her home city.

She replaces Xavier Vallee who has taken up his new role as head of direct marketing at Avis Europe.

Murray Hennessy

Takes over as CEO from Alan Tomlin who left the company at the end of last month.
Mr Hennessy joins thetrainline.com as more and more corporates use trains for business travel and a growing number of bookings are made online.
Mr Hennessy worked at Avis Europe for four years. Before that he has worked for the John Lewis Partnership, Buy.Com (UK) Limited, Pepsico Restaurant Services and Tricon Global Restaurants.

Avis buys 45% stake in Carey

Car rental company Avis Budget group has paid $60m in cash for a 45% stake in Carey International.

Avis launches 'Rapid Return'

AVIS, which claims to be Europe”s largest car rental company, has launched its newest customer service initiative called ”Rapid Return”, whereby clients dropping off their cars are dealt with by Avis staff kerb-side operating a hand held computer. 

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