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Articles tagged “ground transportation”

Ground Transport

Avis and Hertz Face Big Setbacks as Airports Still Remain Desolate

With international travel still mostly off-limits, recovery will depend on how successfully these brands can shift towards off-airport rentals and compete with ridehailing firms like Uber and Lyft.

Matthew Parsons, Skift | 4 years ago

Avis and Hertz Face Big Setbacks as Airports Still Remain Desolate

Ground Transport

Uber’s Airport Rides Still Small Part of Business, IPO Filing Reveals

Expect new light on the importance of airport rides to the fortunes of Uber to prompt more airport authorities and ground transportation companies to pressure the company harder for various concessions.

Sean O'Neill, Skift | 5 years ago

Uber’s Airport Rides Still Small Part of Business, IPO Filing Reveals

Ground Transport

iCars Denies That It Is Spinning Its Wheels in Corporate Ground Transport

In theory, the merger of iCars and Limos.com promises a thriving black car service for corporate travelers. In practice, there is circumstantial evidence this investment vehicle hasn't yet left the repair shop.

Sean O'Neill, Skift | 7 years ago

iCars Denies That It Is Spinning Its Wheels in Corporate Ground Transport

Business Travel

iCars Buys Limos.com in Crowded Corporate Travel Ground Transport Market

The iCars merger with Limos.com could make the combined company a viable competitor against Blacklane and GroundLink, leaders in private car aggregation for corporate travelers. But all the companies need to step up their games.

Sean O'Neill, Skift | 7 years ago

iCars Buys Limos.com in Crowded Corporate Travel Ground Transport Market

Online Travel

5 Travel Startups Speeding Up Inter-City Trips and Transfers

Travelers need more affordable ways to travel between cities. As urban cores continue to expand and cities become more interconnected, these startups' ideas will be analyzed more closely.

Dan Peltier, Skift | 7 years ago

5 Travel Startups Speeding Up Inter-City Trips and Transfers

Ground Transport

Uber CEO Visits Colbert’s New Show to Talk Driverless Cars and On-Demand Food

Uber's attack on the taxi establishment in New York does remove people from the industry that currently serve no role other than charging drivers for the right to drive. And that's a good thing. But there needs to be rules in place to keep Uber from becoming just as bad an influence.

Alexandra E. Petri, Skift | 9 years ago

Uber CEO Visits Colbert’s New Show to Talk Driverless Cars and On-Demand Food

Airlines

Northern Europe and Switzerland Have Best, Most Expensive Transportation

Price often matches quality, with the more expensive northern European countries having more modes of transport traveling more frequently with cleaner and more modern stock.

Dan Peltier, Skift | 10 years ago

Northern Europe and Switzerland Have Best, Most Expensive Transportation

Online Travel

Mozio Raises $750,000 to Make Airport Ground Transport Booking Easier

Air travel has long been the primary focus of online travel innovation, but new business models are emerging that tap into the complimentary parts of the travel experience. None have yet to capture the volume of users or profits as the air travel search and booking sites.

Samantha Shankman, Skift | 10 years ago

Mozio Raises $750,000 to Make Airport Ground Transport Booking Easier

Airlines

Is Elon Musk’s tube travel at 4,000 mph a pipe dream or the next big thing?

Game changer? No, world changer. Is it workable? Who knows. But it's nice to dream.

Skift | 11 years ago

Is Elon Musk’s tube travel at 4,000 mph a pipe dream or the next big thing?

Tourism

One of China’s longest bridges collapses just nine months after it’s built

The sixth bridge to collapse this year has sparked strong criticism of Chinese officials who are accused of rushing into building the country's infrastructure without proper materials or skilled workers.

Skift | 12 years ago