Tagged: taxi

Why You Shouldn't Trust Uber's Price Quotes for Taxis

We've catalogued a lot of shady practices by Uber, the ride app. We've warned about how Uber pre-selects a payment method that costs you more money.We've warned you that Uber hides…

Las Vegas without Taxis or Ubers: Try These Free or Cheap Transit Methods

Slapping slot machine screens, walking the Strip in flip-flops, subjecting stroller-age children to the debauchery of Fremont Street—there are a lot of things tourists do in Vegas that…

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…

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…

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

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

Don't Get Taken for a Ride in Las Vegas

15 to 20 minutes.That's about how long it should take a passenger to get from the Las Vegas Airport to their Strip hotel in Las Vegas, most times of the day. Heck, you can see the…

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…

Slope Specs: Chamonix, The Monarch of French Mountain Resorts

Chamonix (tel. +33 450 53 00 24; www.chamonix.com) is far from the prettiest of European mountain towns, but in every other respect it is an unsurpassed destination for dedicated…