Dublin-based CarTrawler is expanding its global presence with instant access for nearly 20,000 travel agencies in the United States via the Airlines Reporting Corporation (ARC). Effective immediately, ARC-accredited travel agencies can access CarTrawler using ARC MarketPlace www.arcmarketplace.com - ARC’s online platform for thousands of commissionable travel industry products and services.

Through ARC MarketPlace and utilizing the latest Web 2.0 technology, ARC-accredited travel agencies, CTDs and VTCs can now book commissionable car rental products from CarTrawler’s top rent-a-car suppliers in North America and 450 suppliers in 134 countries, all without the use of a GDS.

“ARC has long been synonymous with airline sales. More recently, rail ticketing has enhanced the product mix and many more products and services have followed as ARC MarketPlace was introduced as a source for commissionable ground arrangements. Car rental has until now been absent from this extensive platform, however, so we are especially pleased to be able to round out the ARC MarketPlace product mix with CarTrawler - a premiere brand with a global presence,” said Lauri Reishus, ARC General Manager, Industry Products & Services.

Commenting on the partnership, Greg Turley, CEO, CarTrawler said “ARC is the backbone of the North American travel industry, and by working together with CarTrawler and the best auto rental brands in the world, ARC is really providing an excellent incremental revenue source for its travel agency base. This is a ringing endorsement for the CarTrawler distribution strategy, and we’re very proud of this milestone in our growth.”