Guide · rental companies
Get your fleet in front of more travelers.
Brokers and travel sellers reach travelers you don't. Here's what they need from you, and how to start without changing the system you run today.
How do I get my rental cars listed with brokers?
What brokers need from you
- Rates. Net rates or retail rates with a commission, by car category and season.
- Car categories. Each car mapped to an ACRISS (SIPP) code, so travelers compare like with like. See car codes.
- Availability. What's open, and how quickly you can close a category when it sells out.
- Cover and charges. What's included, the deductible or excess, and every fee paid at the counter.
- Terms. Driver age, deposit, accepted cards, fuel, one-way and cancellation rules, in plain words.
- Locations. Addresses, opening hours, and in-terminal or shuttle pickup.
Rate sheet or XML connection?
A rate sheet is the fastest start: a spreadsheet of rates and terms the seller loads into their system. An XML or API connection sends live rates and takes bookings automatically, which matters once bookings are regular. Many sellers start with the sheet and connect later. See how supplier connections work.
Do I have to replace my reservation system?
Usually not. Sellers work with the system you already run, either through its connection or through a rate sheet you keep up to date.
What should I ask a broker before signing?
Which travelers they reach and in which countries, how they show your cover and counter charges, when you're paid, how cancellations and no-shows are handled, and what reporting you'll get each month.
Where niftiOS fits
niftiOS connects to a supplier's system or loads its rate sheet, shows every car a supplier returns with a rate, and maps each one back to the supplier's own category. niftirent.com runs on it; rental companies that want North American travelers can read about its Supplier Partner Program.