Rental/Sharing

Advantage Rent a Car Corporate Office

Advantage Rent a Car was founded in 1963 in San Antonio, Texas, by husband and wife team Kenneth and Helen Walker. The original name of the company was $3.99 Car Rentals and the couple had only 5 cars. The main source of business at that time was the large military base stationed near San Antonio.

The company has been sold several times over the years and now is owned by private investment firm Catalyst Capital Group. Today, the company has more than 40 airport service locations, 5 more at hotels in Hawaii and Las Vegas, Nevada, and more than 23,000 cars. The majority of customers are tourists visiting California, Florida, and Hawaii.

Advantage Rent a Car filed for bankruptcy in 2013 and was acquired at that time by the Catalyst Capital Group. Company headquarters are now located in Fort Lauderdale, Florida.

The company announced that it had acquired E-Z Rent a Car in early 2017.

Advantage Rent a Car

Advantage Rent a Car filed for bankruptcy in 2013 and was acquired at that time by the Catalyst Capital Group. Company headquarters are now located in Fort Lauderdale, Florida.

History

The company announced that it had acquired E-Z Rent a Car in early 2017.

Payless Car Rental Corporate Office

Payless Car Rental was founded in Spokane, Washington, in 1971 by John Netterstron. What began as a local car rental service, quickly became, under Netterstron’s leadership, a franchise with more than 100 locations by 1987. The company purchased Holiday Rent a Car that same year. Payless was the first auto rental company to operate an automated central reservation system.

Payless Car Rental was purchased by Avis Rent a Car in 2013 and now operates as a subsidiary of this company. Today, Payless Car Rental has more than 80 locations in 20 countries, and an estimated 10,000 vehicles.

In March of 2009, the company was added to Expedia’s group of preferred vehicle rental companies. The company also offers service through Orbits, JetBlue, Travelocity, and Priceline.Com.

In May 2020, a federal judge nixed the arbitration clause, which forces the parent company, the Avis Budget Group, to face a class action lawsuit claiming the company charged renters for unauthorized products and services.

Payless Car Rental

History

In March of 2009, the company was added to Expedia’s group of preferred vehicle rental companies. The company also offers service through Orbits, JetBlue, Travelocity, and Priceline.Com.

Dollar Rent A Car Corporate Office

Dollar Rent a Car was founded in 1965 in Los Angeles, California by Henry Caruso. The business was originally named Dollar A Day Rent a Car, but changed the name when price increases made renting a car for one dollar impossible.

The company provides car rentals, specialty vehicle rentals, and hire services for small to mid-sized businesses, the U.S. Government, and governmental associates. The company also offers franchises of its car rental service.

Besides vehicle rentals, the company also offers business and vacation travel planning, airline and hotel reservations, as well as online services, including reservations for rental vehicles.

In 2014, a woman filed a lawsuit against Dollar regarding what she called “obvious overcharges” in regards to rental insurance.

Due to the pandemic of 2020/2021, many companies sold a great deal of their inventory only to find that purchasing new cars was extremely difficult and expensive due to a lack of computer parts. This will mean that renting a car will be more difficult and expensive at least throuh 2022 and perhaps 2023.

The company has locations in the U.S., Canada, Latin America, and other countries. Today, Dollar Rent a Car operates as a subsidiary of Dollar Thrifty Automotive Group, Inc.

Dollar Rent a Car

History

Besides vehicle rentals, the company also offers business and vacation travel planning, airline and hotel reservations, as well as online services, including reservations for rental vehicles.

In 2014, a woman filed a lawsuit against Dollar regarding what she called “obvious overcharges” in regards to rental insurance.

The company has locations in the U.S., Canada, Latin America, and other countries. Today, Dollar Rent a Car operates as a subsidiary of Dollar Thrifty Automotive Group, Inc.

Vacasa Corporate Office

Vacasa is a rental management company which provides software, management, and marketing to more than 2,000 vacation rentals in the United States, Mexico, and Belize. The company was founded by Cliff Johnson and Eric Breon in 2009.

The company aims to give their customers a stress-free vacation experience in private vacation homes ranging from tropical getaways to luxury ski chalets. Since its founding in 2009 Vacasa has become one of the largest vacation property management companies in the United States.

Vacasa is #9 in the Inc 5000 2014 list of Fastest-Growing Private U.S. Companies with a three-year growth rate of 16,192%. From 2010 to 2013, the company grew from 2 employees to 264 employees.

To help Vacasa stay afloat during the coronavirus, investment firm Silver Lake infused with company with $108 million in June 2020.

Vacasa maintains a corporate office in Portland, Oregon.

Vacasa

History

Vacasa is #9 in the Inc 5000 2014 list of Fastest-Growing Private U.S. Companies with a three-year growth rate of 16,192%. From 2010 to 2013, the company grew from 2 employees to 264 employees.

To help Vacasa stay afloat during the coronavirus, investment firm Silver Lake infused with company with $108 million in June 2020.

Vacasa maintains a corporate office in Portland, Oregon.