Heathrow Airport Signs Deal With CarTrawler
CarTrawler will offer Heathrow.com customers access to rental vehicles from 2,300 suppliers across the world.
Heathrow Airport. Photo via Adambro/Wikimedia
Heathrow Airport. Photo via Adambro/Wikimedia
London’s Heathrow Airport has signed a deal with CarTrawler, an online global car rental platform.
CarTrawler will offer Heathrow.com customers access to rental vehicles from 2,300 suppliers across the world. The airline’s online users can now select their pick-up and drop-off point from 44,613 locations worldwide, according to CarTrawler.
“We are delighted to be offering our world class technology to Heathrow’s growing online customer base,” said Aileen O’Mahony, CarTrawler’s chief commercial officer. “Providing support to the customers of Europe’s busiest airport is very exciting. Our team are looking forward to working closely with the Heathrow team to optimise the audience and improve conversion.”
“We are delighted to enter into this relationship with the leading B2B travel technology provider,” said Paul Buckley, Heathrow’s business lead for xommercial passenger services. “Working together with CarTrawler to offer a wide variety of car rental solutions to our online visitors will greatly improve the travel options for our passengers at Heathrow and worldwide.”
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