Avis Budget Group, Choice Hotels Cozy Up

Image: PHOTO: An Avis Rent a Car counter. (photo via Flickr/Atomic Taco)
Image: PHOTO: An Avis Rent a Car counter. (photo via Flickr/Atomic Taco)
Donald Wood
by Donald Wood
Last updated: 11:10 AM ET, Mon November 27, 2017

The Avis Budget Group announced it has been selected as a qualified vendor by Choice Hotels International, one of the world's largest hotel companies.

As part of the multi-year agreement, Avis Car Rental and Budget Car Rental have been named the preferred car rental partners for Choice Hotels and the Choice Privileges rewards program, which boasts more than 33 million members worldwide.

The Avis and Budget brands will promote their products, services and money-saving offers to Choice's customers and franchisees, as well as across the lodging company's varied marketing channels.

"Choice Hotels provides a range of high-quality options for travelers around the globe and has grown to become one of the world's largest and most successful hotel companies," Avis Budget Group senior vice president Stephen Wright said in a statement.

"Marketing our products and services to their loyal customers across all their brands will help us capture incremental volume. We look forward to serving their customers' mobility needs at Avis and Budget."

"Like us, Avis Budget Group understands that every trip is important - whether it's a long-awaited vacation or a last-minute business trip - and their industry-leading brands are known the world over," Choice Hotels International vice president Rick Summa said in a statement.

"We're proud to select Avis Budget Group as our Qualified Vendor for mobility solutions and add Avis Car Rental and Budget Car Rental to our business roster."

The partnership between the Avis Budget Group and Choice Hotels International is great news for travelers. The car rental company boasts more than 11,000 locations in approximately 180 countries around the world.

For tourists looking for a place to stay during their next trip, Choice Hotels franchises approximately 6,500 properties representing more than 500,000 rooms worldwide across 11 brands.


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