Rentalcars.com is owned by Booking Holdings (the United States, NASDAQ: BKNG), which acquired the brand on 26 May 2010.[1][2] Rentalcars.com was founded in 2004 in Manchester and was independent until 2010.
Rentalcars.com compares and books hire cars in more than a hundred and sixty countries, founded in Manchester in 2004 as TravelJigsaw. Booking Holdings acquired it in 2010, giving the group a ground transport business alongside its flights and accommodation. It operates in more than forty languages and takes a commission on each booking rather than owning any vehicles, the same agency model the group uses for hotels and flights.
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Priceline acquired TravelJigsaw, the Manchester company trading as Rentalcars.com, adding car hire to a group built on flights and accommodation. The consideration was not disclosed at the time.
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The parent company of Rentalcars.com is Booking Holdings, a publicly listed company headquartered in the United States.
Rentalcars.com originated in the United Kingdom in 2004, but it is owned today by Booking Holdings, which is headquartered in the United States. So Rentalcars.com is a British-origin brand under American ownership.
Booking Holdings completed its acquisition of Rentalcars.com on 26 May 2010, after announcing the deal on 26 May 2010.
Rentalcars.com was an independent company from its founding in 2004 in Manchester until Booking Holdings acquired it in 2010.
Yes. As of 8 September 2026, Rentalcars.com is still owned by Booking Holdings. The ownership record was last checked against primary sources on that date.
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