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  • VroomVroomVroom partners with Sydney Airport

    Release, 26 Jun 2024

    VroomVroomVroom is pleased to announce that it has integrated its industry-leading car rental booking platform into the official Sydney Airport website (https://www.sydneyairport.com.au/). Through this partnership, which became operational on May 1, 2024, Sydney Airport customers can seamlessly search, compare, and book competitively-priced rental cars directly through the airport’s website, both for Sydney Airport and around the world.

    Mike Boyd, CEO and Managing Director of VroomVroomVroom, expressed enthusiasm about the new partnership:

    “This partnership marks a significant step forward for Sydney Airport and its customers. By integrating our industry-leading technology into the Sydney Airport website, passengers can easily find, compare and book competitive hire cars rates with confidence” said Boyd.

    Australia’s busiest airport both by passenger and aircraft movements, Sydney Airport joins a long list of other major Australian airports in choosing VroomVroomVroom to offer car hire deals to their customers. The partnership will provide greater convenience, expanded choice, and competitive hire car prices to Sydney Airport’s passengers, delivering further ease to their onward travel plans.

    The Asia Pacific’s largest independent car hire comparison site, VroomVroomVroom’s market leading technology will power Sydney Airport’s car rental booking platform, allowing passengers using the airport’s website to compare and book car rental in as little as two minutes. VroomVroomVroom offers both B2C and B2B car hire comparison services worldwide and expects to welcome its four millionth hire car customer in late-2024, firmly establishing it on the car hire comparison map.

    VroomVroomVroom’s B2B services include seamless white label integration, dynamic widgets, conversion optimisation, customisable inventory supported by established partnerships with Australia’s major car rental brands, and all supported by a first class customer experience. VroomVroomVroom’s SEO insights and expertise has yielded considerable benefit to existing partners in both booking numbers and website visitation levels.

    Delivering car hire you can trust since 2001, VroomVroomVroom is headquartered in Brisbane, and is the Asia Pacific’s largest independent car hire comparison site.

  • VroomVroomVroom partners with Catch.com.au

    Release, 29 Nov, 2018

    “More than 100,000 members of Catch’s members club, Club Catch, will gain exclusive access to car rental deals through VroomVroomVroom as part of a new partnership.”

  • VroomVroomVroom lands partnership with Melbourne Airport

    Release, 27 Sep, 2018

    “Asia Pacific’s largest ground transport comparison site, VroomVroomVroom.com.au, has beaten local and international competitors to land a coveted partnership with Melbourne Airport. VroomVroomVroom will power a new online car rental booking engine for Melbourne Airport, allowing visitors using the airport’s website to easily compare and book car rental in just minutes. ”

  • Newcastle Airport partners with VroomVroomVroom

    Release, 11 Sep, 2018

    “Asia Pacific’s largest ground transport comparison site, VroomVroomVroom.com.au, will power a new online car rental booking engine for Newcastle Airport. The partnership will enable visitors to newcastleairport.com.au to easily compare and book car rental at the airport.”

Kind words for VroomVroomVroom

  • How to do the greatest road trip in Australia

    The Telegraph, 6 Aug, 2024

    “Car hire can be pricey. Use a comparison site such as VroomVroomVroom to find the best deal. Family cars cost from £62 per day. Hertz, Enterprise, Budget, Avis and SIXT are all represented.”

  • A beginner’s guide to Australia

    The Telegraph, 14 May, 2024

    “Car hire can be pricey. Use a comparison site such as VroomVroomVroom to find the best deal. Family cars cost from £62 per day. Hertz, Enterprise, Budget, Avis and SIXT are all represented.”

  • The secret to seeing Australia without spending a fortune

    The Telegraph, 26 Jan, 2015

    “Car hire can be pricey. Use a comparison site such as VroomVroomVroom to find the best deal. Family cars cost from £62 per day. Hertz, Enterprise, Budget, Avis and SIXT are all represented.”

  • Triplogist

    The Sydney Morning Herald, 5 Oct, 2014

    “With VroomVroomVroom.co.uk (vroomvroomvroom.co.uk) the price is a keen $2765, which would put you behind the wheel of a manual Fiat 500 from Europcar, and there are plenty of larger options at just a slightly higher price.”

  • Great Ocean Road, Australia: Trip of a lifetime

    The Telegraph, 19 Dec, 2013

    “To find the best deal visit vroomvroomvroom.com.au, which compares prices from all the major firms.”

  • Mike Boyd: Everyone has the ability to be an entrepreneur

    Courier Mail, 19 Nov, 2013

    “One of his main tips for people hoping to start a new business, or launch a business concept that has never been done before, is to surround yourself with like-minded people.”

  • Why did this man work for 36 hours straight?

    The Sydney Morning Herald, 14 Nov, 2013

    “Privately owned business vroomvroomvroom.com.au has grown, thanks to his hard work, with 40 staff around the world and offices in Brisbane, Las Vegas and Britain. The site makes around 1000 sales a day and is free for customers.”

  • The great American road trip

    Irish Independent, 27 Oct, 2013

    “All offer Route 66 as well as shorter drives across the US. All the usual suspects rent cars in the US, and websites such as kayak.co.uk, 66rentacar.com and vroomvroomvroom.com are handy for comparing deals.”

  • Great American road trips: Trip of a lifetime

    The Telegraph, 11 Oct, 2013

    “All the usual suspects rent cars in the US, and websites such as kayak.co.uk, 66rentacar.com and vroomvroomvroom.com are handy for comparing deals.”

  • What to know before you rent a car

    ABC News, 4 Sep, 2013

    “Along the way rental car expert and VroomVroomVroom.com Director David Eastes shared his tips for how to save while renting a car.”

  • Travel advice: A month in Australia

    Telegraph Travel, 16 May, 2013

    “Car hire is incredibly competitive in Australia. Compare rates for all the major rental companies at oodles.com.au or vroomvroomvroom.com.au.”

  • US road trips: Car-hire essentials

    The Guardian, 27 Apr, 2013

    “VroomVroomVroom.com Specialist car hire website with (perhaps) the best name.”

  • Ironman battlers do it the tropics way in sunny Cairns

    Daily Telegraph, 6 Mar, 2013

    “We started by surfing the various hire companies' websites, but vroom vroom vroom does all the hard yards for you. After lodging the requirements into the vroomvroomvroom.com.au website, we ended up saving more than $200 on the original quotes.”

  • Richard Eastes reveals how he built VroomVroomVroom.com into a leading car rental comparison site generating over $4 million a year

    Yaro Stark, 25 Feb, 2013

    “If you are thinking of starting a comparison shopping site, which has to be one of the most popular business models online right now, this is an interview you cannot miss.”

  • Rental cars: At last, an easy way to be ecofriendly

    Budget Travel, 10 Mar, 2012

    “There are no cancellation fees, and the prices listed in the search results are total prices, including taxes and fees (including those pesky Airport Recovery Fees at airport rental car company locations).”

  • Guide to navigating rental car fees

    The New York Times, 26 Apr, 2011

    “Kayak works fine, but my nod goes to VroomVroomVroom, which is utterly intuitive and presents your options in a simple list with no bells or whistles.”

  • Business travel: Green car rental a handful of companies are making it a little bit easier to lessen the environmental impact of renting a car.

    Inc, 5 Jan, 2009

    “Launched stateside in late 2008, the Australian website VroomVroomVroom.com helps users find low rates on rentals.”

  • Saving green while driving green

    The Wall Street Journal, 30 Sep, 2008

    “Making its U.S. debut, Vroom Vroom Vroom is an international car-rental Web site that hopes to make rentals both easier and more eco-friendly. Originally launched in Australia, the site allows customers to book reservations with all the major rental companies including Hertz, Alamo and Budget, at over 2,000 locations in the U.S.”

  • Vroom Vroom Vroom: An Australian import that isn't rebadged as a Pontiac

    Wired, 10 May, 2008

    “We underestimated the clever men at work at Vroom Vroom Vroom (VVV), however. These blokes from the land down under came up with an idea for "car hire" that's far from business as usual.”