Airport Car-Sharing Service FlightCar Partners With Travelport


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This Travelport agreement with FlightCar is a shocker given the regulatory and reputational risks. It's a shocker because we didn't know Travelport had it in them to make such a brash move -- and it is a multi-year agreement, too.
In a significant milestone, airport car-sharing service FlightCar partnered with travel agency distributor Travelport, a sign that portions of the travel industry establishment have embraced the sharing economy. Services such as FlightCar and RelayRides enable travelers to drop their cars off at the airport and rent them out to other travelers in exchange for free parking or getting up to around $0.20 per mile. Renters, in turn, get access to car rentals starting at around $10 per d