Avis Rewards Long-Time American Airlines AAdvantage Members

     Exclusive Bonus Miles Offer From Avis Means Customers Can Earn up to
             2,000 Bonus AAdvantage Miles on a Qualifying Rental

    GARDEN CITY, N.Y., May 21 As the first car rental company
to offer AAdvantage miles for car rentals in 1984, Avis Rent A Car is
celebrating AAdvantage's 20th anniversary with a special, exclusive offer:
100 bonus miles for every year an Avis customer has been an AAdvantage member
on qualifying rentals of three or more days including a Saturday night.
    The longer an Avis customer has been an AAdvantage member, the more miles
the customer can earn when renting with Avis.  For example, Avis customers who
have been AAdvantage members for 20 years can earn 2,000 bonus miles on their
next qualifying car rental, and so on, down to the minimum 100 mile bonus
available for qualifying rentals.  The Bonus Miles offer is in addition to the
standard 50 miles per rental day and the special rates and discounts
AAdvantage members already enjoy with Avis.  Customers must rent before
August 31, 2001.
    "As the first rental car company to offer AAdvantage miles for car
rentals, Avis wanted to create a unique bonus for AAdvantage members who were
already earning miles through their normal Avis rentals," said Scott Deaver,
executive vice president of marketing for Avis Rent A Car System, Inc.  "This
special offer truly rewards travelers for their loyalty to Avis and American
Airlines."
    To earn their bonus miles, customers should mention their AAdvantage/Avis
Worldwide Discount Number (AWD) K817118 when making their advance Avis
reservation and provide their AAdvantage membership number at the time of
rental at any participating Avis airport location worldwide.  This special
Avis/AAdvantage bonus miles opportunity can only be used once during the
promotional period and the offer may not be combined with any other offer,
coupon or promotion.  Customers should allow six to eight weeks after the
promotion ends (August 31, 2001) for Bonus Miles to appear on their statement.
    For reservations and information, customers should call their travel
consultant, visit Avis online at http://www.avis.com, or call Avis at
800-331-1212 in the United States, or 800-879-2874 in Canada.  Elsewhere,
customers should call the nearest Avis location.
    Following are the specific terms and conditions of the Bonus Miles offer:
Up to 2,000 Bonus Miles anniversary offer valid through August 31, 2001 at all
participating Avis airport locations worldwide.  The offer is valid on a
qualifying rental of three or more consecutive days including a Saturday
night.  Members of Avis' Preferred program must provide their AAdvantage
membership number at the time of reservation.  All other renters should
provide their membership number at the time of rental.  Customers must meet
Avis' age and driver and credit requirements and the rental must begin by
August 31, 2001.
    Avis Rent A Car System, Inc., a subsidiary of Cendant Corporation
, and its subsidiaries operate the world's second largest
general-use car rental business, providing business and leisure customers with
a wide range of services at more than 1,650 locations in the United States,
Canada, Australia, New Zealand and the Latin/American Caribbean region.  Avis
is recognized as the industry leader in applying new technologies to grow its
business and is one of the world's top brands for customer loyalty.  In April
2001, Avis tied for first place in customer satisfaction for business
travelers in the J. D. Power and Associates survey of car rental companies.
The company is a wholly owned subsidiary of Cendant Corporation , a
diversified global provider of business and consumer services primarily within
the real estate and travel sectors.
    For additional information and news about Avis, please log onto the Avis
Web Site (http://www.avis.com).

    About AADVANTAGE(R)
    American's AADVANTAGE Travel Awards Program -- the first and largest of
its kind -- began in 1981 with 283,000 members and has grown to more than
43 million members nationwide.  The AADVANTAGE program has more U.S. fliers
than any other frequent traveler program, and it provides more opportunities
to redeem miles than any other program.  It also includes the two most popular
redemption options, AAnytime Awards and PlanAAhead Awards.
    AAnytime Awards, available "anytime, anyplace, anywhere" there is a vacant
seat on airline participants, carry no restrictions, such as limited seat
availability or travel embargo dates.  PlanAAhead Awards -- best for times
when customers can plan in advance -- have restrictions, such as limited seat
availability and some travel embargo dates, but can be claimed for fewer miles
than AAnytime Awards.  For additional information, visit http://www.aa.com.

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