Articles tagged “uber”

High travel costs and an uncertain global economy aren't good news for those expecting businesses to spend more on travel.

Getting mobile self-service rentals to market quickly is clearly in the best interest of Avis Budget as business travelers prefer the swiftness of mobile as the company saw weakness with its commercial rentals during the fourth quarter.

This collaboration further reflects Uber's importance to flyers and business travelers.

Business travelers in the U.S. are now taking more rides in Ubers than rental cars. This is huge progress for Uber and represents a major problem for traditional car rental companies.

Prices for ride-hailing services will one day have to reflect the real cost of doing business — from realistic fares to local rules and regulations — and when that happens consumers won't be as nearly in love with them as they are now.

Lyft will be giving up significant control to raise this billion — much more than its main rival does for the same amount of money.

Uber has made no secret of its dreams to one day replace human drivers with self-driving cars and the contempt it and its peers hold for the human factor shouldn't be discounted.

Business travelers want convenience above all else and that's something rental car companies aren't the best at delivering, especially on their outdated websites that don't offer user-friendly experiences.

Rental cars have felt some of the burn during Uber's rise but this data show they still have a foot in the game if they can create smarter marketing tactics and make doing business with them simpler for business travelers.