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Avis Budget Group

Payless

Price-conscious brand with about 120 locations, many of them at major airports.

Snapshot

Avis Budget Group says Payless provides price-conscious leisure and business travelers with great value. The company acquired Payless in 2013. Payless operates around 120 rental locations in the United States, Canada, Europe, and South America, mixing corporate and franchise stores, many at major airports.1

Payless is one of the 12 on-airport brands at LAX’s Rental Car Center, which opened fully on March 11, 2026 (Avis, Budget, and Payless had begun operating there in October 2024).2

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Remarketing is handled at the Avis Budget Group level (retail lots and wholesale), not through a widely advertised standalone Payless used-car chain.

Sister brands: Avis · Budget · Zipcar

What this means at the counterPayless customers chose the brand for price. Surprises at the counter — extras, deposits, young-renter rules — cause the most friction. If you share a ConRAC with Avis and Budget, double-check the reservation brand so nobody is sent to the wrong desk.

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    Sources

    1. Avis Budget Group, Our Brands
    2. LAWA, March 11, 2026