Avis Reaps Success In Travel And Media Awards

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Awarded As The Best Car Hire Company In India By Times Travel Honors - Wins “Asia’s Leading Car Hire” Title For The 6th Year at Regional World Travel Awards

Green Park, Delhi, India., November 23, 2011 - (PressReleasePoint) -Avis India, the leading International car rental brand in India has been awarded as the best Best Car Hire Company by the Prestigious “Times Travel Honours”,. These awards are aimed at recognizing and honouring outstanding achievements of individuals / companies who have created a positive impact in Indian Tours and Travel Industry.
 
Avis in Asia too has again been awarded as “Asia’s Leading Car Hire” company at the regional World Travel Awards ceremony this year.  The World Travel Awards is a prestigious organization of travel professionals around the world that recognizes excellent customer service in the international travel and tourism industry.  Avis at the awards was named Europe's Leading Business Car Rental Company, Asia’s Leading Car Hire Company, Africa’s Leading Business Car Rental Company, Indian Ocean’s Leading Car Rental Company and Egypt’s Leading Car Rental Company. The awarding ceremony was recently held at the Dusit Thani Hotel in Bangkok, Thailand.
 
This is the sixth consecutive year that Avis Asia has brought home the “Asia’s Leading Car Hire” accolade from the esteemed institution.  Avis has been honored as the top car rental company in Asia since 2006 for its excellent delivery of customer service and reliability amidst tight and growing competition in the industry.
 
Speaking about the awards Mr Sunil Gupta, CEO, Avis India, said, “Providing a high quality service on an odd occasion may be possible for some other operators but the real differentiator for Avis is that it does this consistently, time after time, across all 17 cities and from all 39 locations that we operate in. An Avis customer is getting into an Avis car somewhere in India once every 45 seconds. Providing a consistently high service on each of these occasions demands an investment in people and technology, which we have been doing consistently. Receiving these awards for the sixth year in a row proves that our constant endeavor to understand customer needs and invest in processes to meet these needs has proved successful. This is really a proud moment for us”.
 
The World Travel Awards highly regards excellent customer experience as the main differentiator to lever commercial advantage.  Since founded 18 years ago, the World Travel Awards has always aimed to acknowledge, reward and celebrate achievements in all sectors of the global travel industry. As a benchmark for industry excellence, the World Travel Awards prides itself on identifying companies that consistently excel beyond expectation to offer a world-class service, making it the most coveted and sought after awards in the industry. 
 
Avis’ success at the World Travel Awards and all these prestigious award shows only proves how Avis can make a difference in the service industry. Through its steadfast commitment to world class service and customer satisfaction, as well as its relentless goal to provide flexible mobility solutions to travellers around the world, Avis remains unparalleled in this realm despite tough competition.
 
Furthermore, Avis has also been awarded as the Best Car Rental Company Worldwide by UK-based international travel publication, Business Traveller; and the Silver Lions during the much acclaimed Cannes Lions International Festival of Creativity for its commitment to environmental sustainability through its “Carbon Neutral” status in South Africa. This noble effort has also been recognized in the Climate Change Leadership Awards where it won top prize in the Corporate Services Category followed by recent results on the Top Brands Survey of the Sunday Times (South Africa) wherein it gained top ranking in the Business to Business Car Rental Category. Its impressive accomplishment in the service industry is all the more exemplified with its recognition as the Leading Car Rental Company in Customer Loyalty in the Brand Keys Customer Loyalty Engagement Index in India.
 
Avis India, which has received numerous prestigious awards and recognitions, has also earliuer been recognized as a ‘Super Brand’ for the year 2008 – 2009 as well as the Category One Best Tourist Transport Operator Award by National Tourism Awards 2008-09.
 
Avis in India is a one-stop shop for all car rental needs with Safety, Quality, Timely Service delivery & customer delight as some of its important benchmarks. Avis in India offers chauffeur and self-drive services across a wide range of cars including Economy Segment Cars, Mid Segment (Suzuki Swift Dzire, Ford Fiesta & Honda City), Premium Segment (Toyota Corolla, Toyota Camry, Mercedes E & S class) and MUV/SUV (Toyota Innova, Ford Endeavour & Mitsubishi Pajero).
 
About Avis India
India's leading car rental provider Avis India is a joint venture between the Oberoi Group & the Avis Budget Group. It has a fleet of more than 1400 premium cars across India. With a network extending across 39 conveniently located rental stations in 18 cities and a volume of more than 1600 car rental bookings per day, the company in India has an annual turnover of USD $ 20 million. For further information please visit www.avis.co.in. - The Oberoi Group, founded in 1934, operates 28 hotels and three cruisers in five countries under the luxury ‘Oberoi’ and five-star ‘Trident’ brands. The Group is also engaged in flight catering, airport restaurants, travel and tour services, car rentals, project management and corporate air charters. - Avis Budget GroupInc. is a leading global provider of vehicle rental services through its Avis and Budget brands, with 10,000 rental locations in approximately 175 countries around the world.  Avis Budget Group operates most of its car rental offices in North America, Europe and Australia directly, and operates primarily through licensees in other parts of the world.  Avis Budget Group has approximately 28,000 employees and is headquartered in Parsippany, N.J.  For more information, visit www.avisbudgetgroup.com.