taxis-VTC

Aware that the "duty of care" issue may be holding back travel managers when it comes to opting for new entrants to the business travel market, Uber is taking new measures. The VTC platform has just announced the integration of new functionalities designed to improve traveller safety. These tools will be integrated into the...

Following a major strike in 1936, the taxi profession was regulated in 1937, giving rise to the dual French specificity of the monopoly and the numerus clausus. Until 2009, the numerus clausus hardly increased at all. Driven by the growth of the digital economy, the years 2011...

Kolett, the new VTC platform due to launch on 12 September, is already causing a stir. This application will offer an exclusively female service: only female passengers will be welcome to take a seat in the back of vehicles, all of which will be driven by "chauffeurs". Female users will be able to call on the services of...

American Express Global Business Travel (GBT) is stepping up a gear in the urban transport sector. The GBT recently unveiled a distribution agreement with Lyft. By teaming up with Uber's competitor, American Express GBT aims to improve the experience of business travellers while guaranteeing Travel Managers greater visibility of booking data, and therefore...

Hertz is looking to cater for business travellers by extending its VTC offering in Asia. The service, soberly named Hertz Chauffeur, enables a driver and his vehicle to be booked for a half-day or a full day. The service is now available in China, Hong Kong, Singapore, South Korea, Brunei, Malaysia, the Philippines, Thailand and...

27.5%: this is the amount of the shareholding that Uber will receive from its rival Grab in exchange for its withdrawal from South-East Asia. A decision that had been announced many times and regularly denied by Uber's management. Now it's a done deal. For a week now, Grab and Uber have been one and the same, with Grab...

Following the agreement reached with Uber, AirAsia passengers will now be able to book rides to and from 52 cities in 16 markets in Asia-Pacific and the United States where AirAsia operates and where the Uber app is available. The agreement is a major first for Uber, which will boost its profile in Asia,...

Daimler Mobility Services' acquisition of a majority stake in Chauffeur Privé gives it a presence in 15 European countries. It is part of the carmaker's "CASE" strategy, which focuses on four key areas: "Connected", "Autonomous", "Sharing & Service" and "Electric". "Thanks to its financial strength, Daimler is ideally positioned to...

The Uber app is gradually adding new features to make business and personal travel easier. After integrating journey planning a year ago, the VTC giant is now moving to multi-stops. So it is now possible to add several stops before reaching the final destination, to pick up colleagues on the way...

Taxify's arrival in Paris has been brewing for a few weeks now. Since 10 o'clock this Thursday morning, it's official: the chauffeur-driven vehicle (VTC) booking application is available in the capital. The platform already boasts 5,000 registered drivers, and intends to compete head-on with the giant Uber. Its "secret": an attractive price structure, and...

Uber will no longer be able to operate in London. The British capital's public transport authorities, Regulator Transport for London (TfL), have just announced that they will not be renewing its operating licence, which expires on 30 September. The main complaint against the world leader in VTC is that Uber is not complying with safety standards...

When Uber arrived in Paris in December 2011, it made a dramatic entrance into the French mobility market, which had been rather quiet until then. Since then, business travel has entered the VTC era head-on. In just three letters, the acronym for chauffeur-driven cars has profoundly reshaped the landscape of urban travel. A study...

Ah, that damned time that stubbornly refuses to suspend its flight... Every day, millions of business travellers battle against all the clocks in the world, running from taxi to plane, from hotel to meeting. As a result, they are forced to find their own little tricks and habits to make their journeys more productive...

What is Uber Central, the new service unveiled on 18 April? Benjamin Chino - We want to integrate various tools into our business solutions to meet the needs of companies, both for ordering vehicles and for reporting, control and management after the journeys have been made. The...

The CWT 3.0 strategy unveiled at the end of 2016 by the heads of the business travel agency is taking a rather unexpected turn. While we were expecting CWT to focus on data, mobile or hotels, the agency is finally investing in the urban travel sector. Carlson Wagonlit Travel France...

SnapCar is moving up a gear: four years after its launch in Paris, the chauffeur-driven touring car (VTC) application is setting out to conquer the regions. First stop: Lyon, where the platform dedicated to corporate customers will officially launch at the end of the year, on 12 December to be exact. Local companies and business travellers in the Lyon area will be able to take advantage of the...

G7 Taxis recently unveiled a new service designed to simplify business travel and urban mobility in general. Its mobile application has been equipped with the G7 Connect tool, enabling passengers to pay for their journey directly from their smartphone, once they have boarded their taxi. Pre-booking the vehicle is no longer necessary...

Three million euros: this is the amount of the investment agreed on 13 October by the SNCF to boost the development of Allocab, the French VTC specialist. Although the two companies have already been working together for three years on the iDCab offering, this new financial windfall should enable Allocab to rapidly reach a new milestone in France...

Here's a feature that many far-sighted business travellers must have been hoping for, on the eve of a very early morning take-off: since 5 October, Uber has been offering the "Plan a ride" option on the French market, so that you can be sure of finding a VTC down the road from your home, or when you arrive at your destination. Travellers...

Marcel celebrated its second anniversary on 29 September by bringing together investors, partners and journalists at Halle Pajol. This trendy eco-neighbourhood in the 18th arrondissement of Paris has seen the development of coworking spaces and youth hostels: an area in the throes of change, which made it the perfect setting for the new...