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Parsippany, NJ Sep 18, 2002 - Avis Rent A Car System, Inc. is pleased to announce its sponsorship of Martial Arts Weekend taking place September 21 and 22nd, at Six Flags Great Adventure Theme Park in Jackson, New Jersey. Participating Avis rental locations in New York, New Jersey and Pennsylvania will be offering customers discount coupons good for $18 off regular priced admission tickets to Six Flags Great Adventure now through November 2, 2002.
Highlights of the two-day event include a live concert, martial arts demonstrations and theatrical presentations by MAC Live ™ and the Martial Arts Channel
(www.martialartscentral.com).
Avis will be hosting an in-park child passenger safety seat station where visitors can receive information from certified child safety experts. Avis vehicles will be positioned around the park to showcase LATCH, the new Federal standard for child safety. Other Avis highlights of the weekend will include a Special Olympics Soccer Ball Drive (a limited edition co-branded Avis and Special Olympic soccer ball will be given to all donors) and other Avis
discounts. Details on LATCH and the Avis Special Olympics Soccer ball promotion can be viewed on
avis.com.
About Martial Arts Channel
The Martial Arts Channel (MAC), a planned digital basic cable channel, is a multi-media / entertainment company dedicated to entertain, inform and educate audiences through martial sports and human development techniques. Founded by R.
Anthony Cort, the Martial Arts Channel is planning to launch in Spring 2003 as an advertiser-supported 24-hour television network service. Two additional communications entities MAC Live ™, a unique high-impact martial arts demonstration event and Martialartscentral.com, a fully integrated web portal for the martial arts, combine with MAC to centralize communications in the martial arts industry. Breakthrough Communications, LLC, is the parent company to MAC, MAC Live ™ and
Martialartscentral.com.
About Avis
Avis Rent A Car System, Inc. and its subsidiaries operate the world’s second largest general-use car rental brand, providing business and leisure customers with a wide range of services at more than 1,700 locations in the United States, Canada, Australia, New Zealand and the Latin/American Caribbean region. Avis is one of the world’s top brands for customer loyalty, ranking as the number one brand overall among 158 ranked in the 2002 Brand Keys® Customer Loyalty Awards. Avis is also the exclusive car rental partner of Upromise®, the way to save for college. The company is a wholly owned subsidiary of Cendant Corporation (NYSE: CD), a diversified global provider of business and consumer services primarily within the real estate and travel sectors.
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