WhereDaily News: Why Taxis and Car Rental Companies Are Losing Share to Mobile Ride-Hailing
NEW YORK, NY--(Marketwired - May 19, 2016) - Mobile ride-hailing's impact on traditional taxis is at the core of the heated and ongoing debate over the service's fairness and legality. Less attention has been given to the competitive effects on limos, car rental services and other types of rides, but is that accurate? Actually, all forms of ground transportation are at risk of losing travelers to mobile ride-hailing. A new report from travel industry research authority Phocuswright, Hail This! The Transformation of the Ground Transportation Experience for Travel, analyzes the impact of mobile services and new business models on the ground transportation segment.