AVIS Car Rental at Genova Airport

Passengers arriving at Genoa Airport will find several major car rental companies like Avis, Maggiore, Hertz, Europcar, Sixt, and Travelcar in the arrivals area of the terminal building. A tourist information stand can also be found in the arrivals hall, situated just in front of the car hire stations.

The tourist information stand is open from Mondays to Sundays from 9.00 am to 1.00 pm and from 1.30 pm to 5.30 pm (tel +39 010 601 5247). Here passengers can find out more about Italy's lovely Liguria region, can ask for help with their hotel accommodation or make enquiries about activities and attractions in Genoa and the surrounding area.

Customers wishing to hire a car from Avis car hire Genova Airport are advised to book in advance, since this not only avoids disappointment on the day of their arrival but may also secure them great discounts for their car rental contract. Many car hire companies offer customers with advance booking discounts or "early bird offers", which can be as much as 15% off the weekly rental rate.

Genova Airport, or as it is locally known, Genoa Cristoforo Colombo Airport, is situated a mere 7.2 km from Genoa. The city offers public transport via two train stations, underground trains, buses, coach services and motorists will find well sign-posted motorways at their disposal, which make onward travel by car to Rome, Milan, Turin or Florence easy and enjoyable.

At present Avis car hire Genoa Airport offer all sorts of excellent deals for customers travelling in Italy. These deals may change from season to season, but in essence there is always something for everybody that makes travelling by hire car from Avis enjoyable and cost effective. The company offers currently some cheap weekend car hire with unlimited mileage and also car hire deals for 1 to 3 days contracts, where the rental for a Panda will cost from €50.33, the rental of a Punto Evo from €60.40 and the car hire of a Megane will cost only around €70.49.

Avis Genova Airport strive to update their fleet of vehicles regularly to give customers the latest make and model, guaranteeing a safe and enjoyable driving experiencing during the customer's stay in Italy. From time to time used vehicles come up for sale via the Avis website and customers having enjoyed driving a particular rental vehicle might find that such a vehicle is actually for sale. Avis will be a trusted source for obtaining a second hand car with all official documentation and legal requirements being fulfilled and handed over to the customer.

The Avis fleet is principally divided into standard, prestige, commercial and second hand vehicles for sale. The standard categories for hire are sub-divided into small, medium and full-sized vehicles.

In the small or mini category customers will find the Fiat Panda 1.2, which is a manual transmission diesel vehicle. The economy class vehicles, still within the category of small vehicles though, are the Opel Corsa 1.2, the Fiat Grande Punto 1.3 and the Lancia Ypsilor DFN. The latter car can have either a diesel or petrol fueled engine and customers should always make sure that upon getting the keys for their hire car they know exactly which type of fuel is needed for their car. Cleaning out an engine is expensive and will be charged to the customer, should the wrong type of fuel be filled into the tank.

There are many more types of vehicles in the small category, but the next step up in size also provides great choice at affordable prices. The compact class offers the VW Golf 1.9, the Ford Focus 1.6 TDCi and the Fiat Bravo 1.9 Multijet.

Station wagons are always great for families and customers, who have a lot of luggage or need to take water sports equipment like surfboards for example. Here Avis Genoa Airport can offer the Ford Focus 1.6 TDCi, the Opel Astra 1.7 CDT and the Renault Megane 1.5 Dci for example.

In the spring and summer the Gulf of Paradiso and the Liguria and Piedmont regions are ideal for driving in a cabriolet with the wind in one's hair and the Mediterranean sunshine on one's face. The Nissan Micra C+C is an economical diesel cabriolet that fits the bill. For a larger vehicle with a bit of style customers can choose from the Mercedes Class A or the VW Golf Plus.

For more information about Avis car hire Genoa Airport, please telephone on +39 010 6507 280.