CarTrawler is a B2B technology provider serving the global travel industry, connecting car rental suppliers with travel companies, airlines, and other partners. Founded in Dublin in 2004, the company operates the Connect Platform, a proprietary marketplace that links 2,200 car rental suppliers across 50,000 locations in 176 countries, making it the largest aggregator of rental and mobility options globally.
The company works with over 70 airline partners and approximately 250 travel companies, handling the technical infrastructure that powers car rental distribution across the travel ecosystem. CarTrawler's technology stack encompasses revenue management systems, machine learning, and AI to optimise supply and demand across its network.
CarTrawler's business model centres on licensing access to its platform rather than direct consumer services. This approach requires sophisticated backend engineering to manage complex partnerships, data flows, and pricing algorithms across a fragmented global rental market. The company emphasises combining human expertise with machine intelligence to deliver customer solutions at scale.
