CarTrawler Signs Car Rental Partnership with Travel Booking App, Hopper

Apr 7, 2021

7th April 2021, Dublin, Ireland and Montreal Canada: CarTrawler, the leading B2B provider of car rental and mobility solutions to the global travel industry, has today announced it has launched a partnership with dynamic travel booking app, Hopper. The partnership will provide Hopper’s customers with the widest choice of car rental globally.

Hopper is a travel booking app that uses data-driven tools to save customers time, money, and anxiety when planning travel. To continue to meet the needs of today’s travellers, in the fall of 2020, Hopper expanded its travel offerings to include rental car bookings directly in the app. Hopper now offers exclusive rates and flexible booking options on select car rentals to help make the booking process easier and more convenient for travellers.

I am delighted to announce this partnership with Hopper, an incredibly innovative and forward-facing travel app whose customers can now avail of the world’s most extensive car rental solution. Hopper’s business model is a reflection of a mobile-first approach, which CarTrawler is also embracing, to ensure an unrivalled customer experience.”

“We are excited to partner with CarTrawler to bring our customers a best-in-class car rental experience,” said Ani Malkani, Head of Ground Transport at Hopper. “As we continue to expand our car rental offerings, having a wide inventory available in the app will ensure we can meet the needs of each traveller and offer the best prices and selection to improve the planning, booking and trip taking process for our customers.

Aileen McCormack, Chief Commercial Officer

About CarTrawler

CarTrawler brings opportunities to life through a global online marketplace connecting partners, customers and suppliers. Its market-leading B2B car rental and mobility platform expands airline and travel partners’ offering to their customers, while deepening those relationships and creating substantial ancillary revenue opportunities. CarTrawler provides unrivalled breadth and depth of transport suppliers across the globe, including car rental, private airport transfer and ride-hailing services. CarTrawler works in partnership with many of the world’s biggest travel brands, providing mobility services for over a quarter of the top brands globally, including Alaska Airlines, easyJet, eDreams ODIGEO, Emirates, Hotels.com, Jetstar, SWISS, and KLM. As a B2B company we focus solely on helping our airline and travel partners build their brands, not our own. CarTrawler creates innovative, data-led solutions for some of the largest airlines and travel partners in the world, operating from our headquarters in Dublin, Ireland. CarTrawler is private equity backed by TowerBrook Capital Partners.

About Hopper

Hopper is the smart way to plan and book travel on your phone. Combining trillions of data points and powerful machine learning, the app saves users time, money, and anxiety in their quest to book the perfect trip. Hopper makes it possible to save money and travel more, predicting future prices for flights and accommodations with 95% recommendation accuracy, offering personalized tips, and notifying users about price drops and exclusive deals. Visit www.hopper.com for more information and to download the free app.