Does Avis share your values?
The full-page color ad below has been appearing in hard-core homosexual
magazines across the country. Next time you rent a car, keep this picture in your mind.
Text:
"You're on the A-ist to us. For over a decade, Avis
has automatically included domestic partners as additional drivers in the U.S.
No extra fees charged, no questions asked. And now, we're coming out in grand
style, including domestic partners as additional drivers internationally. So
go ahead, take a spin. Here, there, just about anywhere."
(And you get the special gay "A-Card" and "exclusive savings" if you use their
gay web
address and promotion number!)
Where your money goes when you rent an Avis car: According to
comments by Avis executives on several gay websites, Avis is committed to
supporting the homosexual movement. Avis donates to the Gay and Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation (GLAAD), an
organization which pushes for more homosexual characters in television and
movies. Avis also sponsors their annual GLAAD Media Awards
presentation, honoring homosexuality in the media.
And Avis brags
that since 2003 it has directly supported gay film festivals across the country.
As the ad describes, Avis has launched a sweepstakes for a "VIP Festival Pass"
trip to the 2006 gay film festivals in Miami, Philadelphia and San Francisco.
(You get entered automatically by using their special avis.com/prouder web
address and promotion number.)
Don't just sit and take it . . .
Let Avis and its parent company, Cendant, know how YOU feel!
Tell them why you will absolutely NOT rent another car from Avis!
Avis World Headquarters
6 Sylvan Way
Parsippany, NJ 07054
(973) 496-3500
Robert Salerno, President and CEO
(Salerno is a native of Springfield, Massachusetts.)
Website: www.Avis.com
Avis is owned by:
Cendant
9 West 57th Street
New York, NY 10019
(973) 428-9700
www.cendant.com
Public Relations Contacts
John Barrows, VP, Communications/Public Affairs
(973) 496-7865
john.barrows@cendant.com
Susan McGowan, Director, Public Relations
(973) 496-3916
susan.mcgowan@cendant.com