Tagged: uber

What's It Like to Take Uber's Shuttle to LaGuardia Airport? Our Review

Airport shuttles were one of the many victims of the Covid-19 pandemic. Across the United States, a bunch of shuttle services went out of business, and most have not come back.But Uber…

Study Finds Gig Drivers Still Earn Less Than Minimum Wage. Is Using Uber and Lyft Ethical?

Corporations are squeezing Americans for more cash everywhere. We're all feeling it, especially at the grocery store and at the gas pump, even as the big companies in those industries…

When This U.S. City Asked for a Living Wage, Lyft and Uber Said They're Leaving Town

The newly installed CEO of Lyft, David Risher, has a contract that enables him to earn as much as $980 million if he can raise the value of the company's stock.  Last year, Dara…

Uber and Lyft Cleaning Fee Scams: Beware Nauseating Vomit Fraud

There was a time when the only kind of vomit fraud you had to worry about involved plastic throw-up of the sort favored by practical jokesters. With the advent of ride-hailing apps…

Is Your Airport Hiding Big Uber and Lyft Fees from You?

It's impossible to be an informed consumer if you're not allowed to know exactly what you're paying for.Frommer's has found that a majority of airports in the United States that force…

Lyft Airport Pickup Just Got a Lot Easier for Some Riders

The tricky task of timing pickup at the airport from a ride-hailing app is getting easier for a lot of Lyft users this summer.  The company has launched a new feature that lets you…

What to Know About Costa Rica’s Red Taxis So You Don’t Get Ripped Off

Say you’ve flown to Costa Rica for a vacation. Excellent choice. Lucky you.  After getting through customs at Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO) in the capital of San José or,…

A Taxi and Uber Shortage Is Making Airport Transfers Hard: Here's What to Do

In many American cities this summer, the line for taxis is making the TSA queue look short by comparison. The wait for rideshare services like Uber and Lyft isn't much better—and their…

More and More Business Travelers Using Uber Instead of Taxis

An increasing number of business travelers are making the switch from taxis and rental cars to ride-hailing services like Uber and Lyft, according to a report from Certify, a company…

Trump Tower Vexes Chicago Tour Guides, More Business Travelers Use Uber, and More: Today's Travel Briefing

Well, folks, we finally made it to Election Day 2016. Don't forget to vote! If you aren't sure whether you're registered (and in some states you can still do that today) or don't know…

Where NOT to Go This Month and More: Today's Travel Briefing

Here's what's happening today in the world of travel.* WHY YOU SHOULD STAY AWAY FROM CLEVELAND AND PHILLY THIS MONTH (New York Times). Cleveland and Philadelphia are both historic and…

In China You Can Use Uber to Get a Hot Air Balloon

Uber China is introducing a new service called Uber+Travel that will let you use the car-hailing app to request rides on boats as well as hot air balloons. The company has tried out…

July Fourth Travel, Uber Changes, and More: Today's Travel Briefing

Here's what's happening today in the world of travel.* RECORD NUMBER OF JULY FOURTH TRAVELERS EXPECTED (AP). A record 43 million Americans are expected to travel during Independence…

Uber to Downplay Surge Pricing

If you use Uber to get around when you're on vacation (or when you're home), you'll soon see a change in the ride-sharing service's most hated feature. That would be surge pricing,…

How to Complain to Uber

Sign into your Uber account on a desktop computer and go to "Report an Issue with the App" from the Help Center. In this form, fill in your device type, operating system version, and a…

Some End-of-the-Year Musings on Current Developments—And Bitter Controversies—in Travel

As we move into 2015, a number of important travel issues seem unresolved and the subject of fierce controversy. Since both travelers and legislators are being asked to resolve…

Hailo Shuts Down: How Taxi Drivers Sabotaged a Golden Opportunity and Handed Uber and Lyft the Keys

Taxi, New York City, 2013   The cab-summoning app Hailo is dead.   Yesterday, it suspended operations in North America, opting to concentrate its business in Europe and…

Those New Car Services With Funny Names, Performing In-City Transportation, Are a Mystery to Many Americans. We'll Clear Matters Up

 Because their policies are constantly changing, with new approaches, new methods of pricing and new prices introduced on a frequent basis, the in-city transportation companies…

Those New Car Services With Funny Names, Performing In-City Transportation, Are a Mystery to Many Americans. We'll Try to Clear Matters Up

     Because their policies are constantly changing, with new approaches, new methods of pricing and new prices introduced on a frequent basis, the in-city transportation companies…

5 Tips to Avoiding a Customer Service Nightmare

Ask Bonnie Friedman about her worst customer service experience, and she won't hesitate to tell you about the time she checked in for her flight from Venice to Frankfurt. An agent…

Block Island: A Porkchop of Peace in the Northeast

On the third day of my trip to Block Island, a guy came up to me on the beach. He said, "what do people do around here?" I thought. "Well, I've been to the beach six times," I…

Unexpected Family Destination: Lake Garda, Italy

My husband, in a stereotypically understated British manner, mentioned I might enjoy visiting his friend's olive grove on our next trip to Italy. Knowing neither his friend nor the…

7 House Rental Agencies That Make Disney Feel Like Home

In most guidebooks, the home rental option is relegated to a single box or a few wan paragraphs. That makes zero sense to me. For value, renting a home is quite simply the best way to…

Small Museums Pull Out All the Stops and Build Big for Visitors

It's often thought that Europe is the harbinger of great museums, which can only be rivaled by major institutions in American cities such as New York or Chicago. But there are a…

RVing Utah's National Park Country

    Early on an October morning, the snowcapped Henry Mountains glisten against a blue sky. Down every wash, a stalwart line of cottonwoods has turned a glowing gold. Flocks of tiny…