Articles tagged “taxis”

Startups

Travel Startups Raised $358 Million Last Week, the Most Since January

Fewer than 10 travel startups have raised at least $100 million so far this year.

Justin Dawes | 4 days ago

Travel Startups Raised $358 Million Last Week, the Most Since January

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Lyft Will Pay Airport Riders Up to $100 to Take an Uber — If Scheduled Ride Is Late

Lyft launched an on-time pick-up promise when riders schedule an airport trip, and if the driver is 10 minutes or more late, the company pledges to shell out $100 in Lyft cash to passengers if they ended up needing to use another service such as Uber or a taxi. Screengrabs of the Lyft app. Source:…

Dennis Schaal | 5 months ago

Startups

Whimstay Raises $10 Million for Last-Minute Vacation Rental Bookings

Short-term rentals are continuing to gain ground everywhere, as can be seen with raises this week for platforms in three different parts of the world.

Justin Dawes | 1 year ago

Whimstay Raises $10 Million for Last-Minute Vacation Rental Bookings

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Lyft Names Former Amazon Exec as Its New CEO

Ride-sharing firm Lyft has appointed David Risher, a former Amazon and Microsoft senior exec, as its new CEO. Lyft's co-founders Logan Green and John Zimmer are stepping down from their respective roles as CEO and president, and moving into non-executive roles, the company revealed on Tuesday. Risher was employee number 37 at Amazon, and was…

Matthew Parsons | 1 year ago

Startups

Roami Raises $14 Million for Group Travel Vacation Rental Platform

Roami has a unique approach for acquiring short-term rentals units, and Doroni Aerospace wants to make personal aircraft that can be stored in a two-car garage.

Justin Dawes | 1 year ago

Roami Raises $14 Million for Group Travel Vacation Rental Platform

Airlines

Uber Triples Reservation Window to Sync With Airline Bookings

The ride-hailing company said it wants to "redesign" the entire airport experience, and has business travelers in its sights with a new 90-day reservation feature and business-class ride category.

Matthew Parsons | 1 year ago

Uber Triples Reservation Window to Sync With Airline Bookings

Startups

FreshBus Raises $3.1 Million for Electric Buses Across India

The roundup this week: Four travel tech startups based in four different continents, all focused on ground transportation.

Justin Dawes | 1 year ago

FreshBus Raises $3.1 Million for Electric Buses Across India

Startups

Welcome Pickups Raises $5.6 Million for Personalized Taxi Rides

The taxi drivers of Welcome Pickups double as tour guides, while Cabana is offering vacation rentals in high-tech camper vans and Customcells wants to create a next-generation battery for airplanes.

Justin Dawes | 1 year ago

Welcome Pickups Raises $5.6 Million for Personalized Taxi Rides

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Uber’s $30 Billion Quarter Shows the Travel Recovery Is Well Underway

Taxi tech company Uber has just recorded its busiest quarter, with gross bookings reaching an all-time high of $29.1 billion in the three months to June 30, 2022. That number’s up 33 percent on the same period last year. However, losses prevail. Uber posted a net loss of $2.6 billion, with a $1.7 billion net…

Matthew Parsons | 2 years ago

Business Travel

Hertz Tests WeWork Alliance to Pick Up More Remote Workers

Expect to see plenty more travel-infused partnerships over the coming months, because everyone wants a bite of a recovery that could smash records this year.

Matthew Parsons | 2 years ago

Hertz Tests WeWork Alliance to Pick Up More Remote Workers