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The world’s 15 most expensive taxi rides from the airport to a city
TransportThrifty travellers would do well to avoid taxis from Tokyo’s Narita Airport, new research suggests. A taxi from the main international airport serving the Japanese capital into the city centre could set you back almost £200, the study indicated. The 41-mile journey, was not however, the most expensive when ranked on cost by distance travelled. [...]
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How far will Miami’s hotels and tourism agencies go to land a Super Bowl?
DestinationsIf Miami-Dade raises hotel taxes to land the 50th Super Bowl from the NFL, one group of visitors may not be paying the higher tax: NFL executives. Among the standard demands from the NFL for communities hosting a Super Bowl is that league employees be exempt from all local taxes. That would free NFL employees [...]
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Judge blocks e-hail taxi app pilot program in New York City
TransportA pilot program that would allow people in New York City to hail yellow cabs using a smartphone app was blocked by a judge on Thursday, handing a victory to private car companies that have said the program threatens their business. Manhattan Supreme Court Justice Carol Huff granted a request from the livery companies to [...]
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SideCar won’t let a small matter like Austin laws stop its SXSW business
TransportSideCar and Lyft, two competing apps that allow citizens to offer rides in exchange for donations, will both be out in force at South By Southwest Interactive in Austin this year — even though local regulators have said that ride sharing apps are illegal in Austin. But while SideCar will be taking payments and arranging [...]
