taxis-VTC

A French alternative to Uber, Bolt and others. By acquiring its competitor Marcel, LeCab intends to establish itself as a major player in the VTC and taxi market in France. The merger, which is expected to be completed rapidly, will bring together nearly 18,000 drivers in 65 towns and cities, for "more than one million users"...

Although VTC applications do exist in Japan - Uber, for example, has been present in Tokyo since 2018 - this type of service is still finding it hard to find a place in the travel options of Japanese people or foreigners present in Japan. This situation is primarily due to a relatively...

The excitement surrounding the Olympic Games is growing by leaps and bounds. And tourism professionals are banking heavily on the financial windfall generated by this fortnight and beyond, in Paris and elsewhere in France. However, some players in the mobility sector are taking a more... mixed view of the event. These are the findings of a study published on 13...

Victory. This is the name of the muse chosen by Uber for Business to play the lead role in its latest white paper. Perhaps this will also be the feeling of corporate customers after following in the footsteps of this business traveller who intends to reconcile international mobility with respect for the environment. Without sacrificing the fluidity of...

What is the new mobility card launched by Freenow? Benjamin Giovanni - The mobility card is linked to the Mobility Budget, launched last year. In other words, an allowance granted by the company to its employees, often on a monthly basis, for personal mobility use or for home-office journeys. In this way, companies can...

Business travellers know Hertz for individual car hire. But the rental company's solutions also extend to larger-scale partnerships. Since 2016, Hertz has partnered with Uber to offer the platform's drivers preferential rates for weekly rentals including insurance and basic maintenance...

In just a few days, the integration of taxis and VTCs into centralised payment solutions has gathered pace. While FREENOW has just announced its partnership with American Express to connect its mobility solution for businesses to the Amex Business Travel Account, AirPlus has also announced a major step forward...

Business travellers whose companies are both FREENOW for Business and American Express customers for the centralised payment of their travel expenses will no longer have to download their receipts after their errands, or create expense reports. In fact, these key players in the business travel sector, each in their own field, have decided to...

It's official as of 12 October: Uber is launching its Uber Taxi service in Paris, with an initial roster of some 500 drivers. The managers of the multimodal platform are describing it as a "historic launch", just a few months after making the same move in New York and San Francisco. A few months after the arrival of Freenow...

There are some changes that, despite their relative aesthetic 'sobriety', add a whole new dimension to an online tool. Such is the case with the tab recently integrated into the Uber for Business interface. A new "Sustainable Development" entry is now available to travel managers, who can access all the information they need on sustainable...

At the start of the 2022 season, which the IFTM Top Resa will be marking for good on 20 September, Amadeus is balancing prudence and optimism on a business travel market that is still convalescing. "We've learned to be cautious over the last two years, but overall we're seeing an acceleration in the recovery in the second quarter", confided Bertrand Poey...

Taxi company G7 is offering new digital services to its subscribers following an overhaul of its application dedicated to businesses and their employees. Now that G7 has 10,000 corporate subscribers, business customers will have a wider choice for ordering a means of transport to suit their needs, whether...

Pursuing its idea of enhanced hospitality, Accor is extending the scope of its ALL loyalty programme to include urban mobility. Using the ALL application or the all.com website, members of the programme can now book a taxi or VTC and earn points by paying for their journey with a credit card, or even by...

Known in France for its VTC services, FREENOW is now launching a taxi service in Paris. What is behind this move? Dimitri Tsygalnitzky - For FREENOW, France was the only market where only VTC services were offered. Conversely, in all the other European countries where we operate...

The news was eagerly awaited by everyone, especially business travellers used to long-haul flights: from Monday 16 May, masks will no longer be compulsory for travel. "The constantly improving health situation means that we can lift the requirement to wear a mask on all flights from Monday"...

Does the Uber application claim to be a super app, a jack-of-all-trades model that is already widespread on the Asian market? In any case, the American giant is getting closer to it every year by diversifying its functionalities. And the latest initiative marks a major step forward in this process, particularly for business travellers, who will soon be able to...

Hailing a New York taxi on 5th Avenue, arm in the air, eyes fixed on those instantly recognisable yellow vehicles, in the hope of getting to that strategic customer meeting on time. Or call out to the same vehicle - in the same colour - with a few flicks of the thumb from your smartphone. From now on...

On 28 January in Kuala Lumpur, the AirAsia group unveiled its new identity: Capital A. The name change reflects a new commercial strategy for the carrier. Capital A brings together a wide range of travel and lifestyle activities. A rather unique phenomenon in the...

Why did you launch the Mobility Budget in France at the end of last year? Benjamin Giovanni - There are several reasons. We became a multimodal platform in 2021. We cover several modes of micro-mobility in the major cities where we operate. In Paris, we are the only ones to offer the...

Initially dedicated to navigation, Here WeGo is extending its range of possibilities. On 5 January, at the CES 2022 event, the mobile application announced the addition of new travel-related functions. From the first quarter of 2022, Here WeGo will be adding new building blocks to its range of services...