Pre-booking Airport Taxi rides can save travelers money

Pre-arranging your ride home to the suburbs from the airport is an often overlooked part of a trip. Most people just get whatever taxi is there at the airport and often end up overpaying for service. City cabs found at the airport charge a much higher rate sometimes as much as twice the fare of a suburban company. So passengers find out too late that they have to pay an outrageous rate when they are at their destination. These rides are always “on the meter” at a per mile rate.

Pre-arranging your ride with a suburban company like MyPersonalTaxi.com means you get a flat rate and are not charged extra for tolls, per person, luggage, etc. Some suburban companies do also add on extra charges so you want to be sure to ask if there are any ‘extra’ charges added on to the fare when you arrange the ride.

If you do not book a ride in advance, you will not know if your driver is from a reputable company, if the car is clean and if there is adequate room for your party. You will not have the option of asking for personal requests like smoking/non-smoking vehicle, female drivers, Spanish speaking driver, etc. Booking ahead allows you to ask for a particular driver if you have used that company before and were happy with your driver, or you can request specific driver types (female, etc.).

By planning ahead, the driver will be waiting for the customers on arrival and will transport them directly to their home, business or hotel. Some companies will monitor your flight and adjust the drivers pick up time based on your flight status. This way you are not sitting around waiting for a driver to show up on time.

Some things to look for are companies like  My Personal Taxi that require drivers to have GPS systems in their cars. Also, all reputable companies will be able to take major credit cards as well as cash payments in the vehicle. Any company that requires cash is most likely doing business illegally.  The drivers should all have GPS systems in the car to find locations quickly and divert around traffic jams, etc. They should also allow you to prepay for rides so that you can have family members be picked up and they don’t have to carry cash or worry about paying for the ride. This is especially nice when sending students to/from school, or grandparents, etc. This way they have a no worry ride.

With parking rates skyrocketing, getting a taxi is a much more reasonable alternative to driving, using gas and then paying high parking rates at airports. Pre-arranged rides allow you to get in an already air conditioned or heated car, where you don’t have to clean car off or dig out of snow that may have accumulated in your absence.

Airport parking can be quite an inconvenience when considering dragging several pieces of luggage onto a bus or through the airports. If you are gone more then a few days, parking in airport lots is extremely expensive. The non-regulated off property lots can be unsafe and often have items stolen from vehicles. By booking an airport taxi ahead your travel is actually safer, comfortable and most especially a money saving alternative.

Pre-booking Airport Taxi rides can save travelers money

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