Blacklane Expands U.S. City-to-City Service

Chauffeured ride-hailing provider Blacklane has expanded its city-to-city service in the United States with 28 new routes, the company announced Tuesday.

Some of the city pairs include Austin-San Antonio, Chicago-Milwaukee, Los Angeles and each Las Vegas and San Diego, Miami-Orlando, and New York and each Boston, Philadelphia and Washington, D.C. All rides have a fixed fare including taxes, tolls and tips, according to the company. Rides can be shared with up to four individuals.

“We are strategically investing in important and popular long-distance routes across several markets to diversity our business model and expand into new sectors,” Blacklane co-founder and CEO Jens Wohltorf said in a statement. “This is also beneficial from an urban mobility perspective as our rides are a real alternative to short-haul flights.”

In addition, Blacklane now offers 98 new city pairs globally, bringing the city-to-city total to 127 routes in Australia, Canada, France, Ireland, Italy, Saudi Arabia, the United States, the United Kingdom, the United Arab Emirates and Thailand, according to the company.

Donna M. Airoldi www.businesstravelnews.com