It’s shaping up to be a crazy busy Thanksgiving travel season. And Uber is hoping to capitalize on that.
The ride-sharing service has announced a slew of new products and services for people trying to get from the airport to the homes of friends and family that it claims will help them save money — or move it. Easy to do are those Buick-sized suitcases. Insist on traveling together.
First, the UberX Share service will now be available at select airports, allowing riders to share a trip with another passenger, saving them both 25%. (If a match doesn’t happen, the single rider will still save 25%.) The service will initially be available in Austin, Denver, Newark, Dulles-Washington, D.C., Miami, New Orleans, Phoenix, San Francisco — and Ben. Will be made available internationally. in Amsterdam and Madrid. Other cities will be added later.
For people who travel with a lot of luggage, Uber is also introducing UberXXL, which will provide additional trunk space. Prices for these rides typically run between the price of Uber XL and Uber Black, the company said. Riders who make a reservation between now and December 1 will get $20 Uber cash back on the ride.
Uber XXL is currently offered at 60 airports worldwide and 40 in the US, including all three airports in New York City, Los Angeles, San Francisco, Atlanta, Miami and more.
Uber also plans to expand its shuttle service to LaGuardia in New York, with service every 30 minutes between 5:00 a.m. and 10:45 p.m. on three different routes taking riders to the World Trade Center, Grand Central Station or Penn Station. will take
The Transportation Safety Administration says 2024 could be the busiest Thanksgiving travel period ever, with 18.3 million people arriving at airports between Tuesday, Nov. 26 and Monday, Dec. 2.
