Transfer (travel)
In travel, a transfer is local travel arranged as part of an itinerary, typically airport to hotel and hotel to hotel.[1] Transfer has some features that distinguish it from ground transportation alternative. This features are meeting directly in a transport hub, opportunity to choose a car class and additional options like a baby seat.
Classification
There are few transfer classifications based on:
- route:
- from/to the transport hub
- intercity
- from/to the sightseeing;
- purpose:
- touristic
- business;
- number of tourists:
- individual (one person or family)
- group (more than four people);
- comfort level:
- economy
- comfort
- premum.
Most popular tourist transfers are individual economy class transfers (about 52,3% of all orders).
Providers
Transfer could be provided by the local taxi company, an OTA (online travel agency) directly or via aggregator site.
The major world transfer providers are:
- Hoppa
- Kiwitaxi
- HolidayTaxi
- BlackLine.
References
- ↑ Allan Beaver, A Dictionary of Travel and Tourism Terminology, p. 331
External links
Tourist transfer. History, classification, comparison from blog of transfer OTA
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