Duffel, a TravelTech platform, is capping off a year of record growth with the launch of Duffel Cars – the latest major vertical to join its suite of API travel services.
The firm reached a record $900 million total transaction value run rate last year, with 85% of its volume coming from the US.
The platform is now trusted by global names such as newly-minted unicorn Bilt, which uses Duffel to turn rent payments into travel rewards; and spend-management platform Rippling, which uses Duffel to give its companies real-time control over corporate travel spend.
Other partners include software giants, credit card firms and AI platforms.
Duffel already offers its growing partner base a number of key travel services – Duffel Flights and Duffel Stays – as well as a 24/7 end-to-end support layer via an API.
Duffel Flights now connects to 500+ airline giants (including American Airlines, British Airways, Lufthansa, Emirates, Ryanair and United), while Duffel Stays has grown 10,000% in the past 12 months and now provides access to 1.6m properties worldwide.
With Duffel Cars, brands can additionally embed car rentals from 40 global providers, including Avis, Sixt, Enterprise, Hertz and Europcar, directly into their booking flow via the same API.
This gives travellers at 40,000+ locations in 200 countries a way to arrange ground transport while allowing Duffel partners to tap into the growing car rental market – set to be worth $244 billion by 2030 – without the need for multiple contracts and legacy systems.
“We’re seeing more demand than ever from businesses that want to turn travel into a real growth driver, and that’s been reflected in our own momentum over the past 12 months,” said Steve Domin, co-founder and CEO.
“Our focus has always been to build a travel-tech platform that actually works at scale. Flights and Stays proved this model, Cars expands it, and our momentum is a testament to what can be achieved when we focus on bringing the benefits of travel to the wider market.
“Together, this means our partners can launch, grow and support travel as part of their product, while we handle the complexity behind the scenes.”
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