The world’s leader in high-speed rail development is certainly China. They keep adding to their tens of thousands of miles of train track each year. But now they are taking their high-speed train on the road. According to this article, China and India have entered into an agreement where China will develop a feasibility study for…
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Uber Kicked Out of Nevada – Again!
Not sure how the Las Vegas odds makers set this but it has been quite the Uber story. Only one day after I wrote this article noting that Uber was not in Las Vegas, their cars were all over the Strip. Of course, I then wrote a follow up post but by the time it…
Uber Starting Orlando-Tampa Service
In a break from tradition, tech company Uber announced they will be offering long-distance service between Orlando and Tampa. Having driven this myself many times, it takes anywhere from about 90 minutes to two hours depending on where you start and where you end. The new service, called UberHighway, costs
Uber vs Taxi Drivers: From the Taxi Driver Side
I like Uber. In fact, most people I know like Uber. Sure, many people can report a bad experience or two but anyone used to taxi drivers can say the same thing. On a recent trip to a major city, I opted to use a taxi from my hotel to go back to the airport.…
Another Day, Another Uber
Love or hate Uber, they have a way of making the news around the country almost daily. Now comes this story from Pennsylvania where Uber is making progress. The State Public Utility Commission voted 4-1 to allow Uber X to serve most of the state except Philadelphia and a few counties. Uber’s Black and SUV…
Enterprise Double Points Promotion
Enterprise Car Rental just began a new promotion for its Enterprise Plus members. Between now and February 27, 2015, you can earn double points on qualifying car rentals. There does not appear to be a limit on the number of points you can earn. However, you do need to be a member of their Enterprise…
Is the U.S. Ready for High-Speed Rail?
I mentioned a few weeks ago that one group sees the future of travel belonging to rail, not airlines. In their vision, freight and passengers will use trains instead of planes but as I mentioned in that post, much of what they say may be true for everywhere except in America. But is that changing?…
Uber Moves into Las Vegas, Then Kicked Out
Timing is everything. Only one day after I wrote this article stating that Uber was not in Las Vegas, they began service in Las Vegas. Last night I spent 90 minutes writing an update with a nice workaround for the Uber restrictions. All of that was in vain as I learned this morning the Uber…
Travel to Mars? Yes, Sort Of…
Sometimes travel is out of this world. Literally. I have talked about space travel before but this time NASA is giving us an opportunity to take our place in space. Their Orion spacecraft is preparing for a journey to Mars and you can go along. Okay, not exactly, more in mind than body. The ship…
Uber for Business Goes International
I hear more and more people talking about trying out Uber transportation and most seem to like it. So far most of my experiences have been pretty good. Of course, Uber is not available in all
