Competition is good for the consumer and until the limo companies can compete by offering better service or something "special", they will continue to lose share. (Target is not as cheap as WalMart, but they continue to thrive). Sounds like they need a lesson on COST VS. VALUE! :lol:
That is what we've been doing for the last 4 years, offer services a shuttle couldn't. 30 minutes free stops, phone calls, meet and greet, luggage assistance, nice clean cars worth 30,000 to 60,000, 1,000,000 insurance coverage, nice clean drivers :lol: , and etc...
Since the beginning of time, adapatability has meant been key to survival. The limo companies need to become more efficient, improve their product, and reduce their costs to compete.
Our costs couldn't go lower. Only if now, to compete with a FREE shuttle I should maybe lower my employees salary, my drivers daily pay. Other than that, in my business, there is not much we can do without going downhill with the service provided.
The other problem is that I usually travel alone or with one or two other people. It doesn't pay for us to get a car service, as the Mears bus was always cheaper unless you have 4 or more people. Maybe the towncars could take a step to address that issue by charging per person and not by car. (No charge for that idea, boys!) It comes down to their ability to react to changes in their operating environment. Just watch....the smart ones will not try to change Disney, but will change themselves and survive.
That said, I shall protest the limo protest by booking my Magical Express seat.
Mears is $29.00 per person round trip. We, for most resorts, charge $95.00 with all the extras above mentioned. I don't think I could go any cheaper offering what I offer. A cab costs about $100.00 round trip with their new rates. How could I survive charging much less than a regular taxi cab that offers absolutely nothing to it's clients. :veryconfu
It's illegal for Towncar companies to offer a per person rate. That's why we are a Limo service not a shuttle service. With the price we pay for the Towncar, a luxury vehicle, we couldn't possibly work in a per capita rate. It will be bankruptcy in the first month. Trust me, the idea is good and I thought of it a long time ago, but financially it couldn't work.
The only thing I could do is open a new business for shuttles only, but then again, how will I compete with FREE!!! :brick:
