The industry news and our latest developments.
As travel retailers weigh direct supplier relationships against third-party distribution, rental operators need to understand how those decisions affect their business.
The United Kingdom, Germany, France and Spain recorded lower booked rates, while Ireland and Cyprus fell further and Poland and Hungary rose.
The total solar eclipse of 12 August 2026 changed where people rented cars, when they booked and how long they stayed.
We at Car Rental Gateway don't have release days.
The FIFA World Cup 2026 is already starting to appear in car rental booking data.
Much of Vladislav Bezrukov’s work happens behind the visible part of the product. It lives in booking logic, APIs, data structures, service behaviour and the many small decisions that decide how a system works before anything reaches the user interface.
Choosing car rental software is less about finding the longest feature list and more about testing whether the system fits how your rental business actually works.
Car Rental Gateway recently joined Algorütm, an Estonian developer podcast, to talk about the technical reality behind car rental and mobility platforms. The full episode is in Estonian and features Kaspar Soer, Chief Architect at Car Rental Gateway, who has been connected to the company since 2007.
Before Marek Lepik became a full-stack developer at Car Rental Gateway, his interest in technology started in a simpler place: taking things apart.
‘The shift from branch-based software to connected operations is turning rental technology into strategic infrastructure,’ writes Hannes Põldvee, Product and Sales Manager at Car Rental Gateway.
Car Rental Gateway runs more than 200 car rental supplier integrations.
Timo Otsing has worked in software development for about four years, and the last two of those have been at Car Rental Gateway.
The new platform targets operators, as well as franchise and affiliate networks, that want to scale smarter, faster and more profitably.
Greater transparency, simplified digital access, and connected fleets will be the key factors in determining who comes out on top over the next ten years.
In recent years, the traditional idea of car ownership has started to lose ground.
Artificial intelligence is rewriting the rules of car rental.
Car Rental Glossary and Terminology is an online glossary compiled and continually updated by Car Rental Gateway.
With millions hitting the road, 2024 is shaping up to be a turning point. Curious which places are topping the charts and where travellers are heading in droves? Join us for a recap.
Let's explore some of the key trends shaping our industry and how Car Rental Gateway is harnessing this shift to provide seamless and sustainable mobility solutions.
The car rental industry experiences a significant increase in demand during the summer. To successfully manage the influx of customers, businesses must prioritise customer support and satisfaction strategies.
The rise of connected cars with V2X connectivity paves the way for wide range implementation of Vehicle-as-a-Service (VaaS) model in the private mobility industry.
Vehicle as a Service (VaaS) oriented business model allows mobility service providers to profit from customers' growing preference for usage-based models over traditional ownership.
The extensive implementation of MaaS will reduce reliance on privately owned cars in more than one way.
Telematics systems are often used in conjunction with a car cloud platform to provide real-time access to the whole fleet of rental vehicles.
A new era is dawning in the mobility industry: smart rentals and digital car keys are here to stay. Smart rental offers a fully digitised rental journey where customers are issued a digital key to access and start the car. It is an easy, efficient and, most importantly, stress-free method of travel.
Mobility made accessible 
