Final Rentals, a fast-growing car rental network born in Wales, U.K., has launched a major international expansion, gaining rental facilities in five new major regions across the globe.

The new territories include Egypt, Spain (Tenerife & Gomera), Portugal (Azores), Grand Cayman, and for the first time, New Zealand (South Island). The expansion that takes the Cardiff, U.K.-based brand to the corners of the earth.

This milestone connects local car rental businesses to international travelers in more than 60 countries across six continents through an online franchise model.

Ammar Akhtar, founder and CEO of Final Rentals, said in a news release: “From the Welsh valleys to the volcanic Azores and all the way to New Zealand’s South Island — we’re building bridges of opportunity for local car rental businesses everywhere.”

Final Rentals’ journey began in Cardiff, with a mission to empower independent car rental providers, many of whom had long been overshadowed by large global corporations. It gives them access to world-class digital tools, branding, and visibility.

From Tenerife’s bustling tourism hub to Gomera’s peaceful island roads, from the deserts of Egypt to the blue waters of Grand Cayman, and the majestic landscapes of New Zealand’s South Island, Final Rentals is uniting local entrepreneurs under one global brand and one vision of making car rental fair and local, worldwide.

“Our expansion is built on partnerships, not acquisitions,” Akhtar added. “Every partner that joins Final Rentals brings their local story, their local team, and their pride of place. What we do is give them a global voice. That’s the Welsh way — we grow by lifting others.”

The entry into New Zealand stretches the network as far as the other side of the world from Wales. As the network now expands across Europe, the Middle East, North America, Africa, the Caribbean, and Asia-Pacific, Final Rentals contributes to the future of car rental through connection instead of consolidation.

“Every new region represents more than a map marker,” Akhtar said. “It represents a story of a local business that now has the same visibility as the biggest names in the world.”