Sabre Travel Network has launched a new ‘virtual’ payment solution for car rentals, enabling agencies to make reservations for their corporate customers using an e-voucher as the form of payment. Launched in conjunction with Hertz, Sabre’s new ‘Car e-Voucher’ eliminates the need for travellers to make a payment transaction when picking up or dropping off rental cars as the company said.

“Finding new ways to make travel easier, more convenient and more flexible is an important part of a travel manager’s role. Agents have been doing this for years through e-ticketing for flights, and now they can start offering automated car rental payment,” said Geoffrey Breeze, Vice President of Marketing for Sabre Travel Network EMEA.

“This is particularly attractive in Europe, where a lot of corporations prefer to have their car rental billed back to the company or the travel agency rather than having travellers use their credit cards to pay for these.”

Sabre’s new ‘Car eVoucher’ solution is seamlessly integrated into the car rental booking process with agents having the flexibility to either input voucher information at the time of booking or at a later date. The solution is also integrated into an agency’s back office system, enabling full tracking and reporting.

Fabrice Quinquenel, Sales Director Europe, from Hertz praised the latest development in car rental payments saying a virtual payment solution would help automate and streamline the process for both agency and supplier. 

“Sabre’s ‘Car eVoucher’ solution enables the travel agency to enhance the customer experience with a highly efficient voucherless service and a speedier rental transaction.”

Corporate travellers using Sabre’s new ‘Car eVoucher’ solution can choose to print their car voucher or access it as part of their travel itinerary via the internet or a web-enabled device using Sabre’s award-winning Virtually There solution.

Sabre will continue to add more car rental suppliers to its ‘Car eVoucher’ solution in the coming months.