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Need a ride from the airport this holiday season? Uber and American Express have teamed up to offer you two free rides from select airports from now until the end of the year. These rides are good for up to $65 each. When you arrive at one of the airports below, pull up your Uber…
Conflicting stats tell two different sides of the ride-sharing story within business travel. One side tells us that Uber appeared on more expense reports in the second quarter of 2015 than cabs did (BusinessTravelNews); the other side says that only 11% of road warriors rely on ride-sharing services such as Uber (GBTA Study). So which is…
For many people, Airbnb has some advantages over hotels. Users of the service often end up with nicer accommodations that are more central to their destination. Oh, and there is that nice advantage that they are usually less expensive than nearby hotels, in part because they haven’t been charging guests the typically 10-18% taxes that…
Uber has made many friends over the past couple years but unfortunately, they have made many enemies, too. Governments around the world are pushing back on Uber but none harder than South Korea. It seems their prosecutor’s office issued an indictment for CEO Travis Kalanick, charging him and the unit based in Korea with violating…
A couple months ago, the city of Orlando decided to take on Uber and Lyft, seeing the ride-sharing services as a threat to the existing taxi services. The city said it was all about safety but of course, it was really all about money. Orlando has now issued final regulations, effective February 1, that may…
Previously I wrote about how the city of Orlando went to war with Uber. The ride-sharing service – along with Lyft – finally had their big day at City Hall. And the outcome was… The tech upstarts can stay. Temporarily. Sort of. The Orlando City Council, working into the night, gave them temporary approval to
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
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.…
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…
I have said before that I like Uber. No, they are not perfect but the app-based system is far better than trying to hail a taxi in many cities and paying by credit card is much more convenient. And yes, another Uber benefit is that they are typically less expensive than city taxis, sometimes much…
Pearls of Travel Wisdom and its companion website, Smart Women Travelers were founded by Carol Margolis, a well-traveled consultant, businesswoman and international speaker who has collected countless pearls of travel wisdom over many years.
