Rentalcars.com, Ryanair Form Partnership
The partnership will also see Europcar’s car rental services, provided by Rentalcars.com, promoted exclusively through offline channels, such as in-flight announcements and boarding cards, offering exclusive discounts to Ryanair customers.
Ryanair’s customers will not only be offered the widest choice of cars available but will also receive personalized, dynamic recommendations and price-matched rates for car rentals in 60,000 locations across 160 countries.
Photo courtesy of Wikimedia/Adrian Pingstone.
Ryanair has partnered with Rentalcars.com to offer its travelers the better rates on a wide variety of car rental inventory.
By integrating Rentalcars.com’s platform across its Group Airlines, Ryanair is using th innovative technology to create a market-leading and frictionless user experience that will deliver more car rental bookings.
As a result of its improved customer journey across web, mobile and app platforms, Ryanair’s customers will not only be offered the widest choice of cars available but will also receive personalized, dynamic recommendations and price-matched rates for car rentals in 60,000 locations across 160 countries. Rentalcars.com has also integrated a 24/7 customer service center into Ryanair’s car rental product, giving its travelers access to a live chat service in multiple languages.
The partnership will also see Europcar’s car rental services, provided by Rentalcars.com, promoted exclusively through offline channels, such as in-flight announcements and boarding cards, offering exclusive discounts to Ryanair customers.
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