Rental cars most popular for business travellers
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Rental cars are the most popular form of ground transport for business travellers, a new report has found.
According to the GBTA‘s 2015 Ground Transportation Study, which was released at the GBTA Convention in Orlando this week, 36% of business travellers use rental cars to get around their destination, while 24% use taxis and 13% use chauffeur-driven cars.
Interestingly, 11% of respondents said they use ride-sharing companies, but this form of transport is not widely accepted by businesses.
“Our research shows one in four travel buyers say their company does not allow their business travellers to use ride-sharing companies, by far the highest percentage for any form of ground transportation,” said GBTA executive director & chief operating officer, Michael W. McCormick.
“In addition, a large number of companies still have not adopted policies around ride-sharing companies, revealing a need for education about the benefits and the risks. GBTA hopes this study is the start to closing that knowledge gap and we welcome an open and constructive dialogue on this topic.”
The study also identified the most important factors business travellers and travel buyers consider when choosing ground transportation. Topping the list was traveller and vehicle safety, availability for a timely pick-up and convenience of payments methods. Three-quarters of business travellers and eight in 10 travel buyers called these factors “highly important”.
But the report also found that only about one-third of business travellers are at least “somewhat familiar” with aspects such as driver certification, training requirements and regulations affecting each ground transportation method.
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