BUSY executives, it seems, are getting better at sharing. Every quarter Certify, a business-expense software firm, collects data from millions of travel-expense claims in America in order to spot market trends. If there has been one story this year, it has been the incredible rise in the proportion of business travellers using Uber. Within the space of 12 months, the car-sharing service has gone from having the lowest share of “ground transportation” journeys, when compared with regular taxis and car rentals, to the most (see chart).
There is no reason to think that Uber’s ascent will stop anytime soon. In fact it is baffling who would prefer to hire their own car nowadays, with all that hanging around at the airport and bothersome paperwork, not mention having to find somewhere to park in crowded cities. The only reason to drive yourself would be when a business trip involves travelling between cities....Continue reading
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