Savings promise for air travellers booking rental cars thanks to new partnership

Passengers travelling from London Luton Airport (LLA) are set to benefit from savings on their travels when booking rental cars for their trips thanks to an exciting new partnership between the airport and car hire specialists StressFreeCarRental.com.

Passengers booking a parking space on the LLA website will now be offered the option to book destination car hire on an airport branded website provided by StressFreeCarRental.com.

LLA is popular with both leisure and business passengers, with many needing to hire a car for their travels.

John Charnock, CEO of StressFreeCarRental.com said: “We are excited to be partnering with London Luton Airport and we’re looking forward to building a successful partnership as the travel sector recovery continues this year.”

“Our entire focus is on improving the customer experience by offering complete transparency on fees including insurance excess and security deposits, which are often hidden from customers at the time of purchase.”

“It’s a significant announcement as part of our strategy is to grow our partner sales channel, offering airports, travel agents, tour operators and airlines internationally an easy way to earn commission on sales of self-drive car rental and airport transfers whilst improving their customers car rental experience.”

“We believe this channel represents a significant growth opportunity for us and we are delighted to announce London Luton Airport – who have many leisure and business passengers looking to rent cars for their trips – as our first partner.”

Danny Williams, Head of Car Parking at London Luton Airport said: “We want to provide our customers with a safe, simple and quality travel experience. This agreement with StressFreeCarRental.com provides an opportunity to work with a competitively priced and user-friendly car rental brand, focused on transparency and customer service, and perfectly aligns with our mission. We look forward to building a successful partnership ahead of what we expect to be a very busy summer.”

Manchester-based StressFreeCarRental.com operates a price comparison and booking platform for car hire and airport transfers. In November, it announced a £534,000 funding round led by investment firm DSW Ventures and including angel investor Harry Dixon, former technical director at Rentalcars.com.

The deal with London Luton Airport is an exciting and encouraging step for the online rental company as it seeks to expand further into Europe. It is already established as an operator in the UK, South Africa, Australia and the US.