Chauffeured car network GroundLink will cease operations on Aug. 31. Already facing challenges from app-based competition and emerging local transportation options, the ground transportation sector entered a truly tight corner due to the pandemic. “During the next three to six months, the strong will survive and the weak will disappear,” said Eric Okon, co-owner and…
Longtime ground transportation tech integrator Groundspan recently created a side business out of helping clients source suppliers and keep them honest. It’s no wonder there may be a need; the ground transport category is more complicated than ever. Pricing, alone, makes buyers dizzy. Speakers during a panel discussion at the Global Business Travel Association convention…
Limo industry ties appeared in Scott Solombrino’s most important Global Business Travel Association hire — his “second-in-command.” The organization on Friday afternoon announced the appointment of a former exec at the executive director’s former chauffeured car company, Dav El Boston Coach, to a new role for the group. As of today, Lisa Censullo is GBTA’s…
Hired in April as the Global Business Travel Association’s executive director, Scott Solombrino a month later resigned from the National Limousine Association board of directors. “The original plan was for Scott to serve out his term,” NLA president Gary Buffo wrote Monday by email. “However, based on Scott’s new position at GBTA, and the vast…
With Mike McCormick declining to pursue a new contract as Global Business Travel Association executive director and COO, the group appointed board fixture Scott Solombrino in his place. That this may ruffle feathers is nothing new for Solombrino, a politically minded former chauffeured transportation exec. During a phone interview, though, he asked people to put…
In a business travel sector as dynamic and competitive as ground transportation, there’s a lot to keep up with. While it’s got some new twists, one thing that hasn’t changed is the buyer’s need to heed add-on charges. “It’s a massive issue,” claimed Blacklane CEO and co-founder Jens Wohltorf during a phone interview last month. “The creativity…
How closely should companies watch who is driving their people around? Execs needing to reduce risk use chauffeured services that outline data privacy, insurance and safety commitments in corporate contracts. VIPs can get dedicated drivers. Other employees traditionally used taxis, putting faith in public protections. Then came Uber and a regulatory melee. While companies with…
End of content
End of content
