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The future of business travel: app-based, technology enabled, door-to-door

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The future of business travel: app-based, technology enabled, door-to-door

App-based, ride-hailing usage in business travel has skyrocketed over the next few years recently. On December 20, 2017, a report by Kate Vasiloff has showcased the app-based, ride-hailing usage in business travel with an amazing increase as below: Additionally, according to Forbes [https://www.forbes.com/sites/michaelgoldstein/2018/02/

2018 LE CONGRÈS DES VTC – Big chance to size up your taxi and limo business!

LE CONGRÈS DES VTC

2018 LE CONGRÈS DES VTC – Big chance to size up your taxi and limo business!

Team QUp is SO much proud to exhibit at the 2018 LE CONGRÈS DES VTC next week in Paris under the role of an OFFICIAL SPONSOR. The conference takes place from September 4th to 5th at Espace Champerret – 6 Rue Jean Oestreicher – 75017 Paris. It will bring together hundreds of

TechCrunch Disrupt SF 2018 – Discover the Super Bowl of tech!

TechCrunch Disrupt SF 2018 – Discover the Super Bowl of tech!

Next week, team QUp is packing up the trailer with our trade show booth and driving to San Francisco. The purpose? To exhibit at TechCrunch Disrupt SF 2018 – a conference where tech industry professionals come together to talk about the latest trends [https://blog.qupworld.com/wtm-arabia-2018-travel-qup/]! For startups (like

Ridesharing in the 21st century – big benefits recorded

Ridesharing in the 21st century – big benefits recorded

Ride Sharing services like Uber and Lyft have put giant change to the transportation landscape by providing private access to fleets to cars. Researchers have found that the services have both pros and cons, with one of the major benefits being the opportunities they provide for social interactions between riders

South East Asian market: Go-Jek’s big expansion to challenge Grab

South East Asian market: Go-Jek’s big expansion to challenge Grab

Indonesia’s ride-hailing firm Go-Jek has confirmed to invest $500 million in four new markets: Vietnam, Thailand, Singapore and the Philippines over the next several months. Launched in Jakarta in 2011, Go-Jek – a play on the local word for motorbike taxis – has evolved from a ride-hailing service to a one-stop

GBTA Convention 2018: A nice recap from San Diego!

GBTA Convention 2018: A nice recap from San Diego!

GBTA Convention 2018 has come and gone once again, with a hugely successful outcome for Team QUp! The convention showcased 400+ exhibiting companies, an agenda featuring 100+ education & professional development sessions and 7,000+ attendees representing over 50 countries. GBTA Convention 2018 is a 5 day event being held from

Uber business is now over in Turkey

Uber business is now over in Turkey

Turkey president Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has just signaled on the media that Turkey will join several other European countries that have banned Uber, saying that the Uber business is about to finish. The president’s statement came after new regulations announced in recent weeks tightening transport licensing requirements, making it

Uber closed in Southeast Asia: Time to start your own playbook!

Uber closed in Southeast Asia: Time to start your own playbook!

Grab has taken over Uber to seize control of all share-riding markets in Southeast Asia. Asia as a whole has certainly been tough on Uber, with regional services consistently beating the American giant. Uber already threw in the towel in China, where it swapped its operations for an ownership stake

WTM Arabia 2018: Broadening the horizons for travel tech-savvy

WTM Arabia 2018: Broadening the horizons for travel tech-savvy

WTM Arabia 2018 is the leading global event for the Middle East inbound and outbound travel industry for the last 25 years. WTM Arabia 2018 opens its doors on Sunday 22th April 2018 to Wednesday 25th April 2018. The event will take place at the Dubai World Trade Centre, featuring

Team QUp is heading to WTM Africa 2018: A lot more to gain!

Team QUp is heading to WTM Africa 2018: A lot more to gain!

Cape Town welcomed WTM [https://blog.qupworld.com/wtm-london-2017-digital-travel-market/] Africa 2018, one of the largest leading inbound and outbound travel and tourism shows for yet another opportunity to bring the world to Africa and to take Africa to the world. And of course, WTM Africa 2018 is hailed as a

Team QUp is in action at LCT International 2018 - The largest LIMO show in the World!!!

Team QUp is in action at LCT International 2018 - The largest LIMO show in the World!!!

LCT Show 2018 is actually a stage where several main solutions and products tend to be put on show! These are about Transportation, Logistics, Travel Services, Limousine and Charter. The show attracts over 3,000 attendees from over 39 countries where limo service industry professionals gather to network, display vehicles,

ITB Berlin 2018 is your passport to the exciting world of travel!

ITB Berlin 2018 is your passport to the exciting world of travel!

From March 4 until 8, Team QUp, along with more than 10,000 other travel industry [https://blog.qupworld.com/wtm-london-2017-digital-travel-market/] professionals – will attend the world’s leading travel trade show, ITB Berlin 2018. Since the founding in 1966, ITB Berlin has established itself as the guidance system of the

Team QUp are ready for BTL 2018!

Team QUp are ready for BTL 2018!

BTL 2018 Expo provides consumers a great opportunity to meet with travel industry representatives that showcase a wide array of destinations. This is one of the leading trade fair for tour and travel industry in Portugal. The event will be held between Feb 28th to Mar 4th 2018 at Feira

Let’s meet on the 2018 International LCT Show!

Let’s meet on the 2018 International LCT Show!

Team QUp will be at its booth, No. 344, on the exhibit floor of the ILCT Show 2018 at the Mandalay Bay convention center in Las Vegas, March 11 to March 14 2018 under the role of the GENERAL SPONSOR! Whether you would like to learn about our products, get

Team QUp visits Madrid for the FITUR 2018

Chauffeur Drive

Team QUp visits Madrid for the FITUR 2018

A pole of attraction for visitors and residents, Madrid celebrates the fair of reference in business tourism. Right after the IBTM World Show 2017 [https://blog.qupworld.com/ibtm-world-2017-business-tourism-qup/], Team QUp has quickly prepared itself and traveled to Madrid for FITUR 2018, taking place over 3 days from 17 to

QUp new feature release – Uber just got new ride-sharing competition!

QUp new feature release – Uber just got new ride-sharing competition!

The QUp product development team has been working night and day to add more impactful value to our fleet partners’ prosperity. After receiving feedback and looking into given suggestions, we have incorporated them into a new feature in the next version of the QUp Chauffeur Drive Platform [https://blog.qupworld.

New blow for Uber EU: A tech-enabled taxi service is still a taxi service!

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New blow for Uber EU: A tech-enabled taxi service is still a taxi service!

The European Union has officially declared what most of us have understood all along: Uber EU is a transportation business. Thus it should be subjected to the same regulations as other transportation businesses. This one is an old battle that Uber has been fighting in various countries. Uber always defended

IBTM World 2017: Paint a positive picture with the best business tourism in the world

IBTM World 2017: Paint a positive picture with the best business tourism in the world

With great excitement, Team QUp is participating in the annual IBTM World 2017, the leading and biggest global event for the meetings, incentives, conferences, events and business travel industry which takes place at Barcelona, Spain from 28th – 30th November 2017. IBTM World 2017 gives event planners, DMC and MICE professionals

Team QUp visits Barcelona for the IBTM World 2017

Team QUp visits Barcelona for the IBTM World 2017

A pole of attraction for visitors and residents, Barcelona celebrates the fair of reference in business tourism. Right after the WTM London [https://blog.qupworld.com/wtm-london-2017-digital-travel-market/], Team QUp has quickly prepared itself and traveled to Barcelona for IBTM World 2017, taking place over 3 days from 28 to 30

WTM London 2017: Discover the latest innovation in the digital travel market

WTM London 2017: Discover the latest innovation in the digital travel market

In less than two weeks after ITB Asia 2017 [https://blog.qupworld.com/itb-asia-2017-team-qup/] – the leading event in Asia Pacific, Team QUp heads to London to attend the World Travel Market (WTM) London from 6th to 8th of November 2017. It is truly an honor and privilege to be part

ITB Asia 2017: Another successful outing for Team QUp!

Chauffeur Drive

ITB Asia 2017: Another successful outing for Team QUp!

Organized by Messe Berlin (Singapore), ITB Asia 2017 takes place from 25 – 27 October 2017 at the Sands Expo and Convention Centre, Marina Bay Sands. It has welcomed its strongest ever buyer participation across the corporate, MICE and leisure sectors, with 22,000 business appointments recorded. With exhibitors spanning across

Uber London ban: Chance to get your OWN apps and REPLACE Uber!

Uber London ban: Chance to get your OWN apps and REPLACE Uber!

TfL: Uber London has the bad outweighs the good London’s regulator said it wouldn’t renew Uber London’s license to operate in the city. The reason is because the company’s “approach and conduct demonstrate a lack of corporate responsibility”. The Transport for London (TfL) has raised big

Uber South Africa: Violence erupts as two Uber taxi's petrol-bombed

Uber South Africa: Violence erupts as two Uber taxi's petrol-bombed

The latest violence between Uber South Africa and local taxies On Friday, September 8th 2017, the South African transport minister Joe Maswanganyi has denounced the clashes [https://www.timeslive.co.za/news/south-africa/2017-09-07-watch--sandton-streets-resemble-war-zone-after-attack-on-uber-drivers/] a day earlier between metered taxi drivers and two Uber drivers in Johannesburg. The three vehicles

Uber service failed to fuel its Europe operation blaming strict laws and big rivals

Uber service failed to fuel its Europe operation blaming strict laws and big rivals

Uber has paved its path into dozens of countries, backed by billions raised in venture capital and the board’s global ambitions. But today, Uber’s position on the whole world stage is in doubt [https://blog.qupworld.com/uber-scandal-ban-italy-tipping-app/]. Reason is, while traditional taxis and limos are already equipped

Uber Philippines: Forced to suspend operations after clashing with regulators

Uber Philippines: Forced to suspend operations after clashing with regulators

Uber Philippines went offline for disobeying the law over driver permits On Monday, August 14, 2017, the Philippines Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board (LTFRB) has ordered Uber Philippines to suspend its operations in all over Philippines [https://www.yahoo.com/news/ubers-philippine-suspension-know-094038504.html] for one month after the company