Airbnb Partners With CarTrawler for Car Rentals in 5 Countries: Scoop

Skift Take Airbnb's partnership with CarTrawler on car rentals is Airbnb's latest step toward becoming a traditional online travel agency. CarTrawler is poised to become an Expedia brand, which will compete with Airbnb on car rentals. Airbnb has partnered with CarTrawler to provide car rentals in five countries, according to terms and conditions of a credit program identified by Skift and later confirmed by Airbnb. The service with CarTrawler is now live in the U.S., France, Italy, Spain, and Australia. CarTrawler is based in Ireland and is a B2B provider of car rental and ground transport. Skift reported in May that Expedia was on track to acquire CarTrawler for $350 million. Airbnb doesn't currently have an