MANCHESTER, England, June 21, 2016 /PRNewswire/ --

SunExpress, a joint venture between Lufthansa and Turkish Airlines, has partnered with Rentalcars Connect, the strategic partnership division of Rentalcars.com, to launch a new car rental offering at http://www.sunexpress.com.

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This new partnership expands on the offering that SunExpress had been providing annually to more than 8.7 million passengers. It enables them to take advantage of attractive alternative offers from multiple suppliers across all markets - all on one customer-centric platform. Passengers booking a car rental on the SunExpress website have now a wide range of choices from numerous trusted suppliers, in their preferred language and in more than 110 of the destinations in Turkey, Germany, Spain, Italy, Greece, Egypt and many more that SunExpress flies to, along with the countries that Rentalcars.com serves.

Ahmet Gündüz, E-Commerce & Ancillary Specialist at SunExpress, says:

"We've been keen to present this type of solution to our passengers, which is customer-friendly and reliable. Implementation was quick, smooth and without difficulty and we've already noticed an increase in conversion and client satisfaction. We are confident that this partnership will continue to be a success. Especially with a view to our new reservation and ticketing system." 

Arnaud Delbary, Regional Director of Rentalcars Connect, commented:

"We are happy to be partnering with SunExpress and pleased that we can provide their passengers with a user-friendly platform that offers the right car, at the right time and for the right price. Our strength is best customer service, as well as increased conversion rates, and we aim to make also a substantial contribution to the continuous growth that SunExpress has been experiencing." 

About Sun Express:  

SunExpress is a joint venture between Lufthansa and Turkish Airlines. Since its inception in 1989, SunExpress has gained its place as the leisure specialist throughout the whole of Europe and is amongst the largest airlines in terms of traffic between Germany and Turkey as well as domestic air traffic within Turkey. The airline carries more than eight million passengers per year with its more than 70 Boeing 737 aircrafts and offers with over 700 flights per week to more than 110 destinations this summer a great variety of non-stop services. For more information please visit http://www.sunexpress.com.

About Rentalcars Connect: 

Rentalcars Connect is the B2B end-to-end car rental solution that is powered by the world's largest online car rental service - Rentalcars.com. Enabling over 3,000 partners, Rentalcars Connect provides innovative solutions that have the best conversion, revenue generation and customer loyalty for airlines, online travel agencies, and many other travel businesses globally. Each solution is available in 40 languages, across 46,000 locations and 169 countries worldwide. Customers can easily access over two million verified local supplier reviews by real travellers and book with confidence. Rentalcars Connect also operates an expert in-house customer service team providing 24/7 multilingual support to customers around the world. For more information, visit http://www.rentalcarsconnect.com.

Rentalcars.com is part of The Priceline Group [NASDAQ: PCLN], the world leader in online travel, which serves consumers and partners through six primary brands - Booking.com, priceline.com, KAYAK, Agoda.com, Rentalcars.com and OpenTable. For more information, visit http://www.PricelineGroup.com.

SOURCE SunExpress